Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-03
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTA.
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OFFICE CHIEF @. NJ ,DEpARTM'r OF DAKOTA
st. Paul. MiRn December 2Sth, ln78.
SEALED PROPOSALS, In triplicate, subject
~ to the usual conditions. and requirements.
noon Oh the 10th day Of February, 1870. at which
time and place they will be opened IN the pies
cnce OF bidders. for the transportation Of mill
Department OF DAKOTA. during the year COM
mencing April LIST, 1879, and ending March 3lst,
I-wAGON TRANSPORTATION from and
to stations In the State OF Minnesota and Terri
tory of Dakota. subject to the conditions con-
tanned in form OF contract for that service. adopt
e? a. neSe'pnEE i il M;o tSsS i Wagon rranspor.
tation from and to stations IN the Territory of
Montana; Montana, s; &c form In a "f cnn,rssl % w.t. 'ns s9s editions
s..oN MISSOURI AND YELLOWSTONE
RIVERS. between Yankton, D.. t.. and Fort
souri, river, between said places. from the 10th,
of March to the 3lst Of October. 1879; and from
Ya NJ ma. ana si BitHm nar as, ID, Il & 4 through .%H ~ to ,i Fort
Fort keogh and big Horn depot ON the Yellow
stone river. from and between May list and Au.
gust 3lst, 1879 subject to the conditions contained
iii form OF contract for that service. adopted De.
Proposals for this route should specify a rate
psr mite for each I:h Officer sS re enlis, " man or en- q
whole route. No rates varying with the distance
4.eFEKhiAGE between Fort Abraham Lin
coin, d. T., and Bismarck, d. t.; and between
said Fort and Ferry Landing opposite thereto,
subject to. the conditions contained In form Of
contract fol. that service adopted december 18th,
1913.
Each proposal must be in triplicate. separate
for each route. and accompanied by a bond in
the sum of ten Thousand dollars $4,000. execu-
ted In legal form by " or more responsible per-
sons. certified as fully responsible by a Judge or
Clerk Of IL United States District Court. guaran-
eeing that in case the contract Is awarded to
the person proposing. within sixty days. 1t will
be accepted and entered into, and good and
sufficient security furnished lm% Mediate ya BY hi !
for the faithful fulhllment Of the contract. ex-
crpt for the %ferriage. In which case u bond for
8 5000 must acc mpany the bid:
Tie government reserves the right to reject
any or aal bids that may be offered.
Moreover, no bid will he entertained unless the
bidder Is present in person or by duly authorized
agent or attorney. at the opening 81 the bids, and
fully able to carry out the contract In all respects
it awarded to him. In the case OF river trans.
portatton bidders must submit q llst 81 boats
s sEpeei 9a' psI, tsnna sSe i. sFsl &C. with which they
Blanks TOR proposals and forms Of contract ,ant
table OF distances; also = statement OF ship,
mcnts made or the Missouri and Yellowston.
taken rs the basis ia determining the lowest bic
received under this advertisement, may be hat
by application TO this ONCE. or TO the Office o
The 2aarsermast er,s Department a, at Chicago. 7
Kans. Omaha: Ncb. Bismarck, ID. T.; Yank
ton. ". r.. or Helena, NJ. r.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals 10,
Transn !. on .,t k3nts In Minneso,a md Da.
~ the case may be, and addressed 10 the under.
signed. CHAs. II. TOMPKINS.
deputy Quattcrmastcr General, u. 8. Army.
! jani -dct-wl Chief duartcmnuer.