Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-03-19
Proposals /
FOR ARMY TRANSFORMERS.

THE Quarter Master U. S. Army, will receiv-
l. at hisOfice, at FoIt Leavenwor'h, Kapess Terra
ritory, until 10 O'Clock at noon on the II day OF
August, 1857, sealed proposals for the t'aneporte
ton of Military Supplies during the years looS
and 1859 upon thefolowing routes, M:
l. From Forts Leavenworth and Riley, in tie
Territory of Kansas; Fort Union in New MeMeo,
and Kansas in the Stale of Missouri, TO any Mill
tary Posts or DeLots which are now or mayo
established in the Territories Of Kansas or Few
Mexico, including FL Paso del Norte and Posts
in that vicinity, and in the Territory OF Utah
south of latitude forty.
ii. From Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley In
the Terrific nv 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 OF 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 may be required to furnish ransportatious shall
not be less than 80 900 pounds, nor more than p
500 600 pounds IN each yeaf, uPon each route, but
they may be required to fuERsh 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 folows:-ten days notice for
less than 3000 900 pounds; twenty days notice for
not less than 10000 pounds, nor more than $780,
600 pounds; twenty-five days notice for not lsss,
| than 600 900 pounds, nor more than 1,000,0O0l
pounds, and forty days notice for not less THANH
600 600 pounds, nor more than $500, 900 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 1st day Of April, 1857.
The proposals will state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles FOR which the required tIansporta-
ton will be performed on each ute in each 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
/ No2. 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
cate bonds with good security to the amount of
Sl50,000. sa ss,s
Each proposal must be accompanied by guar
antee signea by three or more persons, known or
satisfactorily certified TO the Quarter Master u
nited States Army, at Fort Leayenworth, as COM
petent TO 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 1rdnsporia-
complying with all the stpuatons above required
| TIE party receiving the proposal reserves TO
himself the right to reject all bids that he may
deem unreasonable.
E. s. SIBLEY,
I. B'vt. Major A. Q. NJ.
} Assistan Quarter Masters Office,
Fort Leavenwort, Dec. 30, 1856. Ljans