Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-01-15
Proposals
FOR ARMY Transportation.

THE Undersigned will receive al his Office, at
i Foit Leayenwor'h, Kansas Territory, until IL
O'Clock at noon 2ist day Of January, 1851, seal
ed proposals for the transportation of Military
Supplies during the years 1857 and 1858 upon the
following routes, xiZ:
1. From Forts Leavenworth and Riley, in the
Territory OF Kansas; Fort Union in New Mexico,
and Kansas in the State Of Missouri, 10 any Mill
tary Posts or Derots which are now or may be
established in the Territories Of Kansas OF New
Mexico, including FL Paso del Norte and. Posts
in that vicinity, and in the Territory Of Utah
south. of latitude forty.
ii. From Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley In
the Terrific ~ of Kansas; Fort Laramie in the
Territory Of Nebraska, and any point at which o
Depot may be established on the west bank of the
Missouri River, north Of Fort Leavenworth and
south Of latitude forty-two, 70 any Posts or De-
pots which are now or may be established in the
Territory Of Nebraska, south OF latitude forty
four, and in Oregon south of latitude forty four
and in Utah north OF latitude forty, as far west
as longitude one hundred and thirteen.
The amount OF Stores for which the Contract
ors may be required TO furnish transportatious shall
not be less than $4,000 pounds, nor more thani2,-
100000 pounds IN each year, upon each route, but
they may be required TO furnish transportation fol
the whole Of such annual amount, OF any time dti
ring each year, upon notice being given to then
or their agents, as follows:-ten days notice foI
less than 100000 pounds; twenty days notice fol
not less than 100000 pounds, nor more than 600,
900 pounds; twenty five days notice for not less
than 100000 pounds, nor more than 100000
pounds, and forty days notice for not less than :,
600, 900 pounds, nor more than 2 100000 pounds
and the Contractors will he required to have theii
places Of business, suitable agencies establish
ed, at or in the vicinity Of Fort Leavenworth
Fort Laramie and Santa Fe, TO whom such no.
tees may be given.
The whole will be let in single Contract, ant
the party 10 whom the same shall be awarded will
BIS required TO be in readiness for service under The
rcontrisct ~ the LIST day of April, 1857.
THE proposals will state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles for which the required trans porta
ton will be performed on eachroute in each ontl
in the year, and also the rates for which it will b
done for stores transported beyond Fort Union OF
route No. 1, and beyond Fort Laramie on route
No2. Bidders are also required to give theil
names in full, and also their places of residence
and the successful bidder will be required to exc
cute bonds with good security to the amount Of
$50, 900.
| Each proposal must be accompanied bya guar
aniee signed by three or more persons, known OF
satisfactorily certified to the undersigned as com
| petent 10 execute bond in the above amount, set
ting forth that, IT the party proposing shall b.
awarded the contract thew will enter into an OBJ
legation for his faithful performance of the same
! Proposals must be addressed to the undersigned
and endorsed " Proposal, for .4riny TrsRsporfa
tion," and none will be entertained unless FULLY
complying with all the stipuations ahovereqdii ed
| The undersigned reserves tohimself the right t.
reject all bids that he may deem unreasonable.
| E. S. SIBLEY,
B'yt. Major A. @. NJ
Assistnn Quarter Masters Office, !
Fort Leavenwort, Dec. 90, 1856. ) ljan8-2w1