Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-04-02
Proposals

TINE Quarter Master U. S. Army, will receiv-
/ at hisOfice, at Fol tLeavenworfh Kansas Tere
ritory, until 10 O'Clock at noon on the LIST day of
August 1857 sealed proposals for the transporta
ton OF Military Supplies during the years 1858
and 1859 upon thefollowing routes, viz:
1. From Forts Leavenworth and Riley, in the
Territory of Kansas; Fort Union in New Mexico,
and Kansas in the Stale of Missouri, TO any Mill
tary Posts or Derots 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.
H. From Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley in
the Terrific ny of Kansas; Fort Laramie in the
Territory of Nebraska, and any point at which
Depot may be established on the west bank of the
Missouri River, north Of Fort Leavenworth and
south Of latitude forty-two, 10 any Posts or De-
pots which are now 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 nav be required to furnish transportatious shall
not be less than &c, 900 pounds, nor more than p
1000 pounds IN 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 300 900 pounds; twenty days notice for
not less than 100000 pounds, nor more than 600,-
| 900 pounds; twenty five days notice for not less
| than 600, 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, 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, and
the party 10 whom the same shall be awarded will
BIS required to be in readiness for service under the
contract by the l st day Of April, 1857.
The proposals will state the rate per 100 pound:
per 100 miles for which the required transpora.
ton will be performed on eachroutein each m ontf
in the year. and also the rates for which it will BIZ
done for stores transported beyond Fort Union OF
route No. /, and beyond Fort Laramie on route
No2. Bidders are also required 10 give thei
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 o.
$4,000
Each proposal must be accompanied By guar
antee signeu by three or more persons, known o
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 b
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 Leavenwortt
and endorsed &c Proposals for Army TrdnSporid
tion,o and none will be entertained unless full
complying with all the stipulations above requh ed
The party receiving the proposal reserves t
himself the right TO reject all bids that he ma
deem unreasonable.
E.s. SIBLEY,
B'vt. Major A. Q. 81.
Assistun Quarter Masters Office,
Fort Leavenwort, Dec. 90, 1856. lianS