Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-06-25
Proposals
EnR ARMY ATION.

! THE Quarter Master U. S. Army, will receiv-
| L athisOfice, lat Foi tLeavenwor'h, Kansas Tere
rtory, until 10 O'Clock otnoon on the LIST day of
August, 1851 sealed proposals for the Transports
ton of Military Supplies during the years 1858
and 1859 upon thefolowng routes, viz:
/. From Forts Leavenworth and Riley, in the
Territory OF Kansas; Fort Union in New Mexico
and Kansas in the State of Missouri, to any Mill
tary Posts or Depots which are now or may be
established in the Territories Of Kansas or New
Mexico including FL Paso del Norte and Posts
in that vicinity, and in the Territory of Utah
south of latitude forty. .-,se-sfgri .gS,' L
Ii. From Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley in
the Terrific ~ of Kansas; Fort Laramie in the
Territory Of Nebraska, and any point at which q
Depot may be established on the west bank of the
Missouri River. north Of Fort Leavenworth and
south Of latitude forty-two, TO any Posts or De-
pots which are now or may be established in the
Territory of Nebraska, south of latitude forty
four land in Oregon south of latitude forty-fo
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 NAV berequiredto furnish transportatious shall
not be less than 30 600 pounds, nor more Athan
800 900 pounds IN each year, upon each ronte, but
they may be requiredto furnish transportation fOr
the whole of such annual amount, at any time dd.
ring each year, upon notice being given to them
or their agents, as follows-ten days notice for
less than 300 900 pounds; twenty days notice for
600 pounds; twenty five days notice for not less
than 900 pounds, nor more than 100000
pounds, and forty days notice for not less than l ),
600 900 pounds. nor more than 100000 pounds;
and the Contractors will he required to have their
places of business, or 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 a single Contract and
the party TO whom the same shall be awarded will
BIS required TO be in badness for service under the
contract by the 1std day of April, 1858.
The proposals will state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles for which the required tlansporta-
ton will be performed on eachroute in each IN onth
in the wear, and also the rates for which it will be
done for stores transported beyond Fort Union on
route No. /. and beyond Fort Laramie on route
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
$4,000
Each proposal must be accompanied by guar
antee signe1 by three or more persons, known or
satisfactorily certified to the Quarter Master u
nited States Army, at Fort Leavenworh, as COM
petent to execute bond in the above amount, set
ting forth that, IT the party proposing shall be
awarded the contract thev will enter into an OBJ
legation for bis faithful performance of the same.
Proposals must be addressed to the Quarter Mas
ter, United States Army, al Fort Leavenworth,
and endorsed "PrOposdIS for .Army TrdnSporia-
tom" and none will be entertained unless fully
complying with all the stpulations above required.
The party receiving the proposal reserves to
himself the right to reject all bids that he may
deem unreasonable.
E. S. sIBLEY,
+ B'yt Major A. Q. M.
Assistan Quarter Masters Office,
Fort Leavenwort, Dec. %, 1856. ljanS