Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-01-08
Proposals
FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.

THE Undersigned will receive al his Office, at
l. Font Leavenwor'h, Kansas Territory, until IL
o'clock at noon 21st day of January, 1857, 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, TO any Mill
tary Posts or Derots which are.now or may be
es established in the Territories of Kansas or New
Mexico, including Ell 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 ry 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 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
may be required TO furnish transportatious shall
not be less than $4,000 pounds, nor more than'2-
100000 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 6OO,-
600 pounds; twenty five days notice for not less
than 100000 pounds, nor more than 100000
pounds and forty days notice for not less than 1 :
} 100000 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 readiness for service under the
contract by the l ST day of April, 1857.
The proposals will state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles for which the required II ansporta-
ton will be performed on each route in each IN onth
in the year, 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
No =. 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 to the amount Of
SI50,000.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a guar
antee signeu by three or more persons, known or
satisfactorily certified TO the undersigned 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 undersigned
and endorsed :'Proposdls for .4rny Transporter
tion," and none will be entertained unless fully
complying with all the stipulations above requiie ed
The undersigned reserves to himself the right 10
reject all bids that he may deem unreasonable.
E. s. SIBLEY,
B'.t. ~ jor A. Q. NJ.
Assstan Quarter Masters Office,
Fort l.eavenwort, Dec. 90, 1856. LjanS-2wl