Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-04-16
Proposals
ron ARMY TRANSPORTATION.

THE Quarter Master U. s. Army, will receiv-
i at hisOfhce, at Font Leavenworth, Kansas Tere
rtory, until 10 O'Clock at noon on the LIST day OF
August 1851, sealed proposals for the Transports
and 1889 upon thefolowing routes, viz:
1. 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
tsry Posts or Depots which are now or may be
established in the Territories Of Kansas or New
Mexico, including FL Paso del Nortc and Posts
in that vicinity, and in the Territory OF Utah
south OF latitude forty.
ii. From Fort Jeavenworth and Fort Riley in
the Terrific ry of Kansas; Fort Laramie in the
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, and in Oregon south Of latitude forty-four,
and in Utah north of latitude forty, as far west
90 longitude one hundred and thirteen.
The amount Of Stores for which the Contract
or NAV be required to furnish transportatious shall
not be less than so 900 pounds, nor more than O..
SOC, 600 pounds each year, upon each route, but
they may be required to 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 500, 900 pounds; twenty days notice for
not less than 5000 pounds, nor more than $780,
600 pounds; twenty five days notice for not less
than 600, 600 pounds, nor more than 100000
pounds, and forty days notice for not less than
900, 600 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. ne. .ls.a-... 4 ..-
| 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 readiness for service under the
contract by the LIST day Of April, 1857.
The proposals viii state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles for which the required Transports
ton will be performed on eachroute in each m onth
in the year, and also the rates for which il will be
done for stores transported beyond Fort Union on
route No. 1, and beyond Fort Laramie on route
Eo2. Bidders are also required TO 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 to the amount Of
| $3.50, 900.
Each proposal must be accompanied bya guar.
antee signeo by three or more persons, known OF
satisfactorily certified to the Quarter Master u
nited States Army, at Fort Leavenworth, as com.
petent 10 execute bond in the above amount, set.
ting forth that,if 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 Leavenworth
and endorsed Proposals for Army Irdnsporta.
tion," and none will be entertained unless fully
complying with all the stipulations above required
The party receiving the proposal reserves tS
himself the right to reject all bids that he may
deem unreasonable. ~
| E.s. sIBLEY,
B'vt. Major A. @. M.
Assistan Quarter Masters Office,
Fort Leayenwort, Dec. ~, 1856. ljans