Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-04-30
Proposals
FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.

DHE Quarter Master U. S. Army, will receiv-
| | al hisOfice, at For t Leavenwor'h, Kansas Tere
| ritorv until 10 O'Clock at noon on the LIST day Of
Aue1st. 1857, sealed proposals for the ransporta-
| ton of Military Supplies during the years 1858
and 1859 upon thefollowing routes, VIZ :,
| 1. From Forts Leayenworth and Riley, in the
Territory of Kansas; Fort Union in New Mexico,
| and Kansas in the State of Missouri, TO any Mill
! taty Posts or Depots which are now or may be
established in the Territories of Kansas OF New
| Mexico including Ell Paso del Norte and Posts
in that lcinity, and In the Territory or Utah
! south of latitude forty.
III. From Fort Jeavenworth and Fort Riley in
the Terrific nv of Kansas; Fort Laramie in the
Territory Of Nebraska, and any point at which a
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 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
ors NAV be required TO furnish ransportatious shall
not be less than 80 900 pounds, nor more than 9,
500 900 pounds IN each year, upon each route, but
thew NAV 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, 1000 pounds; twenty days notice for
not less than 300 900 pounds, nor more than 600,-
900 pounds; twenty -fve days notice for not less
than coo, 900 pounds, nor more than 100000
pounds and forty DAYS notice for not less than !,
600, 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.
The whole will be let in 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, 1858.
The proposals will state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles for which the required uansporta-
ton will be performed on eachroute in each IN ontt
in the year, and also the rates for which IT will be
done for stores transported beyond Fort Union OF
route No. /. and beyond Fort Laramie on rout,
No2. Bidders are also required TO give theil
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
| S150,0Q0. 49, .t, a-
Each proposal must be accompanied bya guar
| antee signeu by three or more persons, known o.
satisfactorily certified to the Quarter Master U
| nted 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 Leavenworth
and endorsed Proposals for Army Transporta
tion,n and none will be entertained unless fully
complying with all the stipulations above requil ed
The party receiving the proposal reserves t.
himself the right to reject all bids that he ma.
deem unreasonable. H
.-' s... E. S. SIBLEY,
B'vt. Major A. Q. M.
Assistan Quarter Masters Office,
Fort Leavenwort, Dec. 2g, 1856. : ljan8