Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-14
Proposals for Army Transportation.
TANK TOW,

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA,
Ott:ce Chef Quartermaster,
st, Paul, Minn., January 29 lSsli
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, subject
thl. office until II o'clock noon, on the 2Sth day
OF February, 1881, at which time and place they
~ Tlll be opened in the Of bidders for
the following Described routes in the depart.
ment of Dakota, during the year commencing
wAdoN Va TENsP1GhoN fNass9G Ms5sH osTt ss
in Minnesota and Dakota, from and to Sta
tions in the state of Minnesota and Territory Of
tDakota, subject te the conditions contained in
cs SSff TRaNsPosTXoN s3l Sspt on Route
in Montana, from and to stations in the Ter
tlons contained in the form Of contract for that
s;:.WAIEg TRANSPORTATION ON MIS-
Fort Benton, NJ. i, and posts or stations on the the
10Th Of March to the iosh % Of % Nosember, 1857 ST.
subject to conditions contained in form of con.
Proposals are also invited--and must be made
on separate blsnks.-for servi.e from Bismarck.
D.T i through to FSrt Keogh and Big Horn de-
and between any post or station on the Yellow.
stone River, during the season of navigation of
Proposals for the river route should specifya
rate per nsae for each officer, enlisted man or
employee and animal. and for 100 pounds per 100
T"es for military stores for the whole route.
No rates varying with the distance will be en-
= A4-EERR1AqE 4 r between Fort Abraham Lin
coin, D. y, and Bismarck, d. T., and between
| subject to the conditions contained in form of
contract for that service.
Each proposal must be in triplicate separate
the sum of FIVE thousand dollars, ($5,0OOOO)--
except for the ferriage service-executed strict
y II seeoIdanes s. win he printed instlqptiops
advertisement guaranteeing that the party max
ing the proposal shall not withdraw the same
within sixty days from the date announced for
cepted and contract for the service bid for
4 awarded Hereunder, he will within ten days
after being notified Of the award lprovided such
notification be made within the sixty days above
mentioned). ac.ept the same and furnish good
thirty thousand dolIsrs ssooo6@ y for the faith
age aervice the bond accompanying the bid Will
be for one Thousand dollars, Isl ,OO.OO) and the
successful bidder will be required to furnish
(Ss, ,O0O.OO for the faithful performance of the
contract.
The government reserves the right to reject
In the case Of river transportation bidder,
must submit list of boats giving name, ton
mage, 4. age, &c., with which they expect to per
Blank forms of proposals, bond and contracts
1.-THE conditions in form of contract for servic,
on the Missouri river will govern so far as ap
plicable--for service on the Yellowstone river
also table of distances on the Missouri and Vel
lowstone rivers, together with statement O
shipments made on said rivers and an estimat
of quantities transported on the wagon route.
during the season Of 1881, to be used as : basi
application to this Office or to the office Of th
Quartermsster's department at Chicago
Illinois; st. Louis Mo-; Fort Leavenworth, Kan
z ens, M. T.
!. Envelopes containing proposals. should b
E married. Proposals for traneportatio on .Rout
DO, ~ the case may be. and addressed to Ii
. undersigned, ~ =
81 order Of the Department Commander:
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