The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-05
PROPOSALS,

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- at the Office of the Chief Quartermaster
Military Division Of the Missouri, 81. Louis,
1863 for the Dt transportation i OF Government
troops and supplies from the following points
TO posts on the Missouri river, as Indicated,
during the time from March 90 1869, to October
20, 1869, inclusive, viz -
From 81. Louis 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 Wyandotte, Kansas, to Sioux City,
Forts Randall, Sully, Rice. stevenson, Bntord,
Camp Cook, or any post that may be established
at the mouth OF the Muscleshell river, and Fort
Benton.
Randall, Sully, Rice, Stevenson, Buford, Camp
Cook, or any post that may be established at
the mouth Of the Muscleshell river, and Fort
Benton.
From Omaha to Sioux City, Forts Randall,
Suly, Rice, Stevenson, Buford, Camp Cook, or
any post that may be established at the mouth
of Muscleshell river, and Fort Benton.
venson, Buford, Camp Cook, any post that
may be established at the mouth OF Muscle
she'll river, and Fort Benton.
From Fort SuIy to Forts Rice, Stevenson,
Buford, Camp Cook, or any post That may be
established at the mouth OF the MusSleshell
From Fort Rice to Forts Stevenson, Buford.
Camp Cook, or any post that may be esIao-
! lished at The mouth of the Muscleshell river,
and Fort Benton.
From Fort Stevenson to Fort Buford, Camp
| Cook, or any post that may be established at
! the mouth of the Muscleshell river, and Fort
From Fort Buford to Camp Cook, or any post
! that may be established at the mouth OF the
Muscleshell river, and Fort Benton:
From Camp Cook, or any post that may be
established at the mouth of the Muscleshell
1t win be the endeavor OF the Government to
| ship during the season most favorable for navi-
CATION Of The river, ssy between June t and
| (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
| ing points of destination above named, as fol-
lst. The rate at which they will transport each
officer and soldier Cabin passage to be provided
for officers, and for soldiers necessary facilities
| for cooking their rat1ons, which will be supplied
by the GoverrmenE.
3D. The rate per 100 pounds at which they Will
3d. The rate each at which they will transport
horses mules, cattle, ,Rmbulances, carts, wagons,
etc. (troughs for feeding animals to be supplied
| by the steamboRt).
| own and control boats. Boats Will oe 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.
| The contractor will be required to transport
stores by land in the event of failure by water;
and ali stores received by the contractor for
Transportation, must be delivered at their desti-
nation within the year 1869.
Bidders will please give the rate at which they
will furnish transportation down stream
In case the contrsctlng parry Iadis 10 carry
the right to furnish the transportation at the
expense OF the contractors; ana nothing herein
contained shall be SO construed as TO prevent
the Government from transporting public sup
piles 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 City, Iowa, drawing over three
and one half feet of water, and that boats will
City with less than l30 tons.
! Bidders should give their names in full, as
well as their places of residence, and each pro-
posal must be accompanied with q bond In the
sum 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,
and good and sufficient security furnished by
said party, in accordance with the terms of this
advertisements
The contractor VIII be required to give bonds
The party 10 whom the award is made must
be prepared to execute the contract at once,
and TO give the required bond for the faithful
performance ofthe 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 specified are invited.
Copy of blank form of river CONTRACT 10 De
entered into, in the event of award, anu DlanK
forms of proposals, can be bad by application
to this Office at the office OF the Chlef Quarter.
master, Department OF Chief IIe nsrterIoast
Department of the Platte, Omhna, Ne1Issha G
and at the office of Brevet Brlgadler[Senerai
Fred. Myers. Deputy, Snafsernas'er-0 r-0ener@i'
PToposais for river transportation should be
| Endorsed "PrOposals for Army Transportation
by the Missouri river ShSSe from fU1
, 10 Sioux City," and addressed to the under
signed, tho opartermast General U. S. A..
j. l.. DONALDSON,
Assistant Quartermaster-Gene y. 3. A.,
! Chief Ouartermaster Military Division of the
Missouri. 125 23t
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