Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-02-15
Proposals for Army Transportation.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA, \
O.Ece On Ell Quarterm;stsr.
81. R:inl Mimi .lan L
I'.ANKTON.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA, !
O.Cce On Ell Quartermast.r.
st, Paul Mlnn.. January 20, 1851
SEAlIED PROPOSALS, in tripiicate, su bject
- To the usual conilOiuns, viii be receIveu AT
this once until II CLOCK, noon, on the Is; ii dny
., February. 1884, at which time and place they
VII be opened Ill the presence or bidders, Tor
the transportation OF mltltary stores etc on
the following uescrlbeu loutes IN the depar
ultnt OF Dahuta. durin. the year commencing
ap! Isl, !sst Ind ,,t enanE Marsirslst iss4
IN Minnesota ana DakO,a, from and to sta
ton, IN the sta .e OF Minnesota ana Territory uf
DaNota subject to the conditions contained in
Nv aGU.> TRANSPORTATION on Route
IN Montana. from anu u stations in the Ter
ritory ut Montana, IN accordance with condl-
service.
s,-5WATER TRANSPORTATION ON MIS-
SOUhl RIVER, between Yankton, d. T., and
Missouri River, between said places. from the
2Oth OF March to the 10th of November, 1881,
subject to conditions contained in form of con-
tract for that service.
Proposals are also invited--and must be made
on separate blanks--for servi,e from Bismarck,
DIT through to Fort Keogh and Big Horn de-
pot, NJ ~, ION the Yellowstone river) and from
and between any post or station on the Yellow
stone hiver, during the season of navigation of
Proposals for the river route should specify
rate per mile for each officer, enlisted man or
employee and animal. and for lOO pounds per 100
niies for military stores for the whole route.
No rates varying with the distance will be en-
4.-FERR1AGE between Fort Abraham Lin
| coin, D. T., and Bismarck, D.. T., and between
SAID Fort and Ferry Landing opposite thereto;
| contract for that service
Each proposal must be in triplicate separate
lor each route, and accompanied by bond in
| the sum OF hve thousand dollars, (S5OOOOO)--
except for the ferriage service--executed strict
~ IN accordance with the printed instructions,
and upon the blank form furnished under this
ing the proposal shall not Withdraw the same
within sixty days from the date announced for
opening them; and that if said proposal 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
mentionedl accept the same and furnish good
and sufficient security, at once, in the sum Of
thirty thousand dollars $sOOOO.0C) for the faith
full peri rmance of the contract. For the ferri-
be for one Thousand dollarr, ($1,0D.OO) and the
successful bidder will be required to furnist
bonds IN the sum OF three thousand dollars
contract.
j The government reserves the right to reject
Il any or all proposals.
must submit list of boats. giving name, ton
mage, age, &c.. with which they expect to per
form the service.
sPlank 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 Yellowatone 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
in determining the lowest bid, may be' had Of
application to this office, to the office of til
Quartermaster's department at Chicago
Illinois; st. Louis Mo. Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas: Bismarck. d. 7 Yankton. d. T.. or Hel
ena, n. T.
Envelopes containing proposals ahould b
marked Proposals. for transportation on .Rout
: in Minnesota and Dakota Missouri river
l kc., " ~ the case may be, and addressed to th
undersigned, -
BY order Of the Department Commander:
CHAS. X. TOMPKINS.
Deputy Quartsrmaster General, u. 8. Army,
Chief Q QaaltsznaateT.