Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-05
FOR ARMY TRANspORTA.
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA,
Office Of Chief QuartermaSter.
ST. PAUL, MINI, DeCember3 81, 1879.
SEALED PROPOSALS. in triplicate, subject
- to the usual conditions, will be received at
this Office, until 10 O'Clock noon. on the I'd day
OF February, 1850, at which time and place they
the transportation Of Military stores. etc, on the
following described routes III the Department Of
Dakota. during the year commencing April list.
1880. and ending March 81, 1881.
1.-WAGoN TRANSPORTATION. on ROUTE
IN MINNESOTA n DAKOTA from and to
stations in the state of Minnesota and territory
of Dakota, subject to the conditions contained
in form of contract for that service.
2.-WAGoN TRANsroRTATIoN ON ROUTE IN
MoNTANA"-from and to station in the Terrific
ry of Montana. in accordance with conditions
contained in form Of contract for that service.
3-ON MISSOURI AND ELLoWsToNE R1v-
ERs-(combined %servicel between iankton. ID.
on the Missouri River, between said place from
the Goth of March tothe 10th OF November, 1880,
and from Yankton and Bismarck, D.. g., through
between ForTt K.ogn and Big Horn nepot on the Il
Yell0wstone River, from and between April LIST,
and September 18th, 1886, subject to the condl-
tions cOntainedi in the form of contract for that
service. Proposals for the river route will be
made fol- the combined service. and should spe-
city a rate FER MILE. for each officer. enlisted
man or cmploye and animal, and for 100 pounds
per 100 miles for military stores for the whole
route. No rates varying with the distance will
~4.-FERRIAGE between Fort Abraham Lin
coin, D.T. and Bismarck, DIT, and between said
Fort and Ferry landing opposite thereto subject
to the conditions contained in the form OF con-
Traction that service. 80 ATT p g@7
for each route, and accompanied by a bond in
the sum of Ave thousand dollars ~(S50O0)-except
for ferriage service-executed strictly in accord.
ance with the printed Instructions, and upon
the blank fOrm-furnished under this advertise
ment, guaranteeing that the party making the
proposal shall not withdraw the same within
O iVtv RI VS from tho hpfa unnn1nanl for >o,>@.>
them. and that If said proposal is accepted and
a contract Tor the service bid for awarded there.
under. he will, within ten days after being mott
fed of the award, (prOvided such notification be
made within the sixty days above mentioned)
accept the same and furnish good good and snf-
t tlelsnt security aiy, at o1 1ss, d in the me t sum fa,t Gf thirty
formancc Of the contract. Forth ferriage ser.
vice-the bond accompanying the bid will be for
one thousand dollars, $1,000 and the successful
sum Of three thousand dollars (S3,QOOl for the
faithful performance of the contract. I
The government, reserves the right to reject
In the case of river transportation, bidders
must submit a list of boats. giving name, ton
nf o4m tS sse ;s 1si: with whieh'they expect to per-
Blank forms of proposal, bond and contracts
also q table Of. distances on the Missouri and
Yellowstone rivers, together with a statement
mate Of the quantities transported on the wagon
route, during the season of 1879, to be used as a
basis In determining tile lowest bid. MAJ be had
on application to this Office, or to the office OF
the QuartermaSter,s Department at Chicago, III.
st. Louis, Mo-. Fort Leaven worth Kan. Omaha
Neb;. Bismarck, d. L .,iankton, ID. Tor Helena
NJ. I.
Envelopes containing proposals should he
marked Proposals for Transportation on route
in Minnesota and Dakota" Missouri and Vel
lOwstone rivers" &C., as the case may lie and
and addressed to the undersigned.
cH ASST f. u T sos PsPsisn Seps SS% q N. Cen.
US. Army, Chief Quartermaster