Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-03-12
Proposals
FOR ARMY TRANSFORMERS

THE Quarter Master U. S. Army, will receive
| at Office, at Fo tLeavenwor'h, Kansas Tere
ritory, until 10 o'clock at noon on the LIST day OF
August 1857, sealed proposals for the Transports
ton of Military Supplies during the years 1858
and 1859 upon thefollowing routes, viz:
l. 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
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. a.
| H. From Fort LeaYenworth and Fort Riley In
The Terrific ry of Kansas; Fort Laramie in the
Territory Of Nebraska, and any point ii which q
Depot NAV be established on the west bank Of the
! Missouri River. north OF Fort Leayenworth and
south of latitude forty-two. 10 any Posts or De-
| moi, which are now or NAV be esab isled in the
! Territory of Nebraska. south Of latitude forty
| four. and in Oregon south of latitude fortyfour,
and in Utah north of latitude forty, us far west
as longitude one hundred and thirteen.
| The amount of Stores for which the Contract
ors may be required 10 furnish ransportatious shall
not be less than 80 900 pounds. ror more tfan p
500 900 pounds IN each year, upon each route ,but
they NAV be required 10 furnish transportation for
the whole Of such annual amount: at any time du.
ring each year, upon notice being given to them
or their agents. as follows:--ten days notice. for
less than 100000 pounds, twenty days notice for
not less than 100000 pounds, nor more than 600,s
900 pounds; twenty FIVE days notice for pot less
than 600 900 pounds, nor more than 1000, 600
pounds and forty days notice for not less than
100000 pounds, nor more than 100000 pounds;
and the Contractors will he required 10 have their
places of business, suitable agencies establish
ed. at or in the vicinity Of Fort Leavenworth,
Fort Laramie and Santa Fe, 10 whom such no.
tices may be given.
The whole will be LET in a single Contract. and
the party 10 whom the same shall be awarded will
BIS required 10 be in readiness for service under the
contract by the LIST day of April, 1857.
The proposals will state The rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles for which the required II anspora-
ton will be performed on each route in each onth
in the year. and also the rates for which il will be
done for stores transported beyond Fort Union on
route No. /, and beyond Fort Laramie route
No2. Bidders are also required 10 give their
names in full and also their places of residence,
and the successful bidder will be required TO exc
cute bonds with good security 10 the amount of
Sl50,OO0.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a guar
antee signeG by three or more persons, known or
i satisfactorily certified 10 the Quarter Master u
nited States Army, at Fort Leayenworth, as cop-
petent TO execute bond in the above amount,s
. ting forth that IT the party proposing shall be
awarded the contract thew will enter into an OBJ
legation for his faithful performance of the same.
Proposals must be addressed to the Quarter Mas
ter, United States Army, at Fort Leayenworth,
and endorsed . Proposals for Army IrGnsporin-
tion," and none win be entertained unless fully
complying with all the stipulations above requh ed
The party receiving the proposal reserves to
himself the right to reject all bids that he may
deem unreasonable. ...'
E. S. SIBLEY,
B'vt. Major A. O. NJ.
e Assistan Quarter Masters Office, !
E Fort LeavenwOrt, Dec. %, 1856. ! ljans-7w1