Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-08
Y'ANK TOy,
Proposals for Army Transportation.


HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA,
Office CHI eff Quartermaster.
st, Paul, Mlnn., January ~, 1851
SEAIED PROPOSALS, in triplicatc, subject
~ ~, to the usual conditions. will be received at
OF February, 1881, at which time and place they
will be opened III the presence of bidders, for
the Transportation Of military stores, etc, on
the following described routes in the depart
ment of Dakota, during the year commencing
April X I lid asSnSi4E Marsh Ss I o,t
in Minnesota and Dakota,"-from and to sta
tions in the state of Minnesota and Territory uf
Dakota, subject to the conditions contained in
% @aGUS vS,eT TRaNspoErAifoN M spI hsrA'rf on Route
in Montana, from and to stations in the Ter
ritory of Montana, in accordance with condi-
tons contained in the form of contract for that
s.--WATER TRANSPORTATION ON MIS-
souri, RIVER, between lankton, u T., and
Fort Benton. M. L., and posts or stations on the
Missouri River, between said places from the
10th of March to the 10th of November, 1851,
subject to conditions contained Ill form of con-
tract for that service.
Proposals are also invitcd--and must be made
on separate b blanks--for service from Bismarck.
DIT, through to Fort keogh and Big Horn de-
pot, NJ T., ION the Yellowstone river) and from
and between any post or station on the Yellow
stone RIVER during he season of navigation of
1881.
| rate per mile for each officer, enlisted man or
| employee and animal. and for 100 pounds per 100
miles for military stores for the whole route.
No rates varying with the distance will be en-
| 4.-FEKRIAGE between Fort Abraham Lin
coin, D. T., and Bismarck, ID. T., and between
SAID Fort and Ferry Landing opposite thereto;
subject to theconditions contained in form of
| contract for that service.
| Each proposal must be in triplicate separate
for each route and accompanied by q bond in
the sun, of five. thousand dollars, ($5WO.OO)--
except for the ferriage servicc-executed strict
" in accordance with the printed instructions,
advertisement.gu guaranteeing that the party max
| ing the proposal shall not withdraw the same
! within sixty days from the date announced for
opening them; and that if said propose! is &C
awarded Hereunder, he will, within ten days
after being notified of the award provided such
notification be made within the sixty days above
mentioned), accept the same and furnish good
and sufficient security, at once. in the sum OF
thirty Thousand dollars $SOO0O.0W for the faith
s OF the For ths
be for one Thousand dollars, (Sl,0O0.0W and tn,
successful bidder will be required to furnish
bonds 5 i'm in the sum of three thousand dollars
contract.
The government reserves the right to rejec
any or all proposals
In the case of river transportation bidder
must submit list of boats, giving name. ton
mage, age, &C., with which they expect to per
y form the service.
Blank forms of proposals. bond and contracts
(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
y lowstOne rivers, together with statement @
shipments made on said rivers; and an estimat
of quantities transported on the wagon routes
during the season Of 1881, to be used rs u basi
in determining the lowest bid, may be had d
application to this office. or to the Office of tn
Quartermaster's department at Chicago
Illinois; ST. Louis Mo-; Fort Leavenworth, kal
, sas: bismarck, D. T.: Yankton, d. T.. or He
: ena, NJ. +.
t Envelopes containing proposals should /
marked Proposals for transportation on Rout
u in Minnesota and Dakota Missouri river
undersigned,
!. BY order Of the Department. Commander;
, CHAS. K. TOMPklNS.
j Deputy Quartermaster General, q. 8. Army,
Chief QuartermAster.