Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-07
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANsPORTA
TON.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA,
Office Of Chief Qu~artermaSter.
ST. PAUL, MINI, December 81, 1879.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, subject
~ to the usual conditions, will be received al
this office. until IL o'clock noon. on the I'd day
Of February, 1850, at which time and place they
the TRANSPORTATION Of Military Stores S, etc. on the 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 M 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 TRANSPORTATION 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 YELLOWSTONE RIv-
ERs-(combined %service) between Yankton, ID
T., and Fort Benton, NJ. r., and posts or stations
the goth of March to the 10th Of November, 1885,
and from Yankton and Bismarck, l: T., through
to Fort keogh and Big Horn Depot. NJ. T., and
Yellowstone River, from and between April 1st,
and September 18th, 1856, subject to the condi.
tons contained in the form of contract for that
made for the combined service, and should spe-
city a rate PER MILE, for each officer. enlisted
man or cmplOye and animal, and for 100 pounds
re't ,o % NJ Sat sss Sarying s %itS the 1et distance see wn Wifi
be entertained.
4.-FERRIAGE between Fort Abraham Lin
coin, Ut. and Bismarck, DIT, and between said
Fort and Ferry landing opposite thereto subject
to the conditions contained in the form OF con-
tract for that service.
for each route, and accompanied BY a bond in
the sum Of five thousand dollars (S50O0)-except
for ferriage service-cxecuted strictly in accord.
ance with the printed instructions, and upon
ment, guaranteeing that the party making the
proposal shall not withdraw the same within
sixty days from the date announced for %opsning
| them, and that if said proposal is accepted and
| Il contract for the service bid for awarded there
under. he will, within ten days after being. mott
fled of the award. Crowded such notification be
,ccept the same and furnish good good and suf.
hcient security at once, in the sun of thirty
thousand dollars G3lOO0) for the faithful per-
Torrance of the contract. .Forthe %ferriage ser
vice-the bond accompanying the bid will be fol
one thousand dollars, $4,000 and the successful
bidder will be required to furnish bonds In tn
sum Of three thousand dollars $4,000 for tn
The government reserves the right TO reJec
any or all proposals: ,,
IL the case OF river transportation, Dldder
must submit a list of boats. giving name, ton
mage, age. &C., with which they expect to per
form the service.
Blank forms Of proposal, bond and contracts cts
Yellowstone rivers, together with Il Statement
Of shipments made oil said rivers and an est
mate Of the quantities transported on the WACO
route, during the season Of 1879 to DC MseG as
on application to this office, or to the office {
the Qnartermaster's Department at Chicago. il
St. Louis, Mo-, Fort Leavenworth. KAN. 0mah'
Neb., Bismarck, d. T., Yankton,D ID. Tor Helen
NJ. =,
Envelopes containing proposals should !
marked Proposals for transportation on rou
In Minnesota and Dakota" : Missouri ana ne
lOwstone Rivers' &C., as the case may be al
! and addressed to the undersigned.
Bv order of the Department COMMANDER.
CHAS II. TOMPkINS, Deputy @. M. Gen.
. US. Army, Chief Quartermaste