The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-15
PROPOSALS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL. BE RECEIVED
Military w Division @ Of % the Miss @issoSTi, 81. Louis
Mo-, until IL M, on the 20th day of February,
is, ,sSS ior the Iansportation port OF Government
10 posts on the Missouri river, as indicated
during the time from March 20, 1859, to October
From st. Louis to Sioux City, Forts Randall
sully, Rice, Stevenson. Buford, Camp Cook
meuth Of the MuscIeshell river, and Fort
From wyandotte, Kansas, to Sioux City.
Forts Randall, Sully, Rice. Stevenson, Buford,
Camp Cook, or any post that may be established
at the mouth OF the Muscleshell river, and Fort
From Fort Leayenworth to Sioux City, Forts
Randall, Sully, Rice, Stevenson, Buford, Camp
Cook, or any post that may be established at
the mouth Of the Muscleshell river, and Fort
From Omaha to Sioux City, Forts Randall,
Sully, Rice. Stevenson, Buford, Camp Cook, or
any post that may be established at the mouth
of Muscleshell river, and Fort Benton.
From Fort Randall to Forts Sully, Rice, Ste
may be- established at the mouth any Of pMs Muscle @
shell river, and Fort Benton.
From Fort s1aly to Forts Rice, Stevenson,
established at the mouth OF the Muscleshell
From Fort Rice to Forts Stevenson, Buford
Camp Cook, or any post that may be estab-
lished at the mouth of the Muscleshell river,
"i From m Fort Stevenson to Fort Buford Camp
Cook, or any post that may De estapisae1 sst At
From Fort Buford to Camp Cook. or any post
Musclesheii river. and Fort Benton.
From Camp Cook, or any post that may be
| established at the mouth of the Muscleshell
| river to Fort Benton.
| 1t will be the endeavor of the Government to
| ship during the season most favorable for navi-
| CATION of the river, say between June and
August 81. Bidders will state. however, the rate
| (separately for each month from March 20 to
October 20 inclusive, the date OF starting, SO as
to determine the rate to be paid) at which they
Will perform the service from each OF the start
| destination above named.
Ist. The rate at which they will transport each
for officers and for soldiers necessary facilities
| for cooking their rations which will be supplied
| by the Government
I'd. The rate per 100 pounds at which they Will
Sd. The rate each at which they will transport
horses. mules cattle, ambulances, carts, wagons,
etc. uroughs for feeding animals to be supplied
"A lust preference Will be given to parties who
| own and control boats. Boats will De expected
| to always give the Government freight the pre-
ference, and in no case will be allowed to carry
| private to the exclusion of Government freight.
stores by land in the event OF failure by water;
and all stores received by the contractor for
transportation must be delivered at their desti-
Bidders will please give the rate at which they
will furnish transportation down stream.
freight as required the Government reserves
the right to furnish the transportation at the
expense of the contractor; and nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as TO prevent
the Government from transporting public sup
plies on any of Its own boats.
The Government reserves the right to reject
any or all the bids that may be offered.
Bidders are informed that no boat loaded
with Government stores will be allowed to go
above Sioux Cmy, Iowa, drawing over three
and on half feet OF water and that boats will
not be required to go to points above Sioux
City with less than l80 tons
Bidders should give their names In full, as
well as their places of residence, and each pro-
posal must be accompanied with bond in the
kum of $4,000 signed by two or more respon'
| sible persons. guaranteeing that In case the
| contract Is awarded to the person proposing,
| the contract will be accepted and entered into,
said party in accordance with the terms of this
| adverttsement.
| The contractor VIII be required to give bonds
| in the sum of 100000.
| The party TO whom the award is made must
| be prepared to execute the contract at once
| and TO give the required bond for the faithful
performance ce OF the contract.
| AS railroad transportation may De required
| for troops and supplies from Chicago. Illinois,
| to Sioux City, proposals for the same during
| the season above speclded are invited.
entered into, In the event OF award, and blank
| forms Of proposals. can be bad by application
TO ihis office, at the office OF the Chief Quarter
| master, Department OF The missouri, Fort
| Department of the Platte. Omaha, Nebraska;
| apd at The ONCE of Brevet BrtgRdter- General
| Fred. Myers, Deputy Quartermaster- General,
| u: b. Army, Chicago, IlllnolN .,,. -.
endorsed proposals for Army TRANSFORMATION
/ by The Missouri river" those Tor ran, FRO
pOsals for Army Transportation from chicago
| to Sioux City," and addressed 70 tne under
| By order of the Quartermaster. General U. S.A.
| j. L. DONALDSON,
| Assistant Quartermaster- General U. q. A.,
| Chief Quartermaster Military Division OF the
| MigsOurt.. 20 Z5t