Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-26
PROPOSALS.
DROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANS
FORMATION.
OFFICE or TIVE DEPoT QUARTrRMAsTER,)
Fohr LEAvrSwoErH, KANSAS,

OFFICE oy TIVE DEPor QUARTEnnAsTER,)
fOhr LEAvEHwoETH, KAHsAL }
Sealed proposals will he rsss,vs ~ a, az, oxo.
until 70 O'Clock, M, on the slst day OF DFCEmBER
1854, for the 1rsnsportstinn ot Military supplles
| during the year 1865 on the following routes
| RoUrE No From Forts Lesvenvorth. Lara
ME and Rilsy, and ether depois that may be estab-
lshed during the above year on the west bank OF
the Missouri river, north Of Fort LeAvenworth,
| and south Of latitude a. degrees north, 10 any
posts or stations that are or may be established 10
Utah, and south OF latitude u degrees north, and
east Of longitude ia degrees west, and In the Ter
ritOry OF Colorado north Of 20 degrees north. Bid
ders To state the rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles
At which they will transport said stores In ssoh OF
The months from April to September, inclusive, Of
| the year 1855.
RouTE No. 2.-From Forts Lesvenworth, and
| Riley, In the state of Kansas, and the town OF
Kansas, in the State OF Missouri, to any posts o
Of Kansas, or In the Territory OF Colorado, south
OF latitude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies
from Fort Leayenworth, and I. Fort Union, N.
| NJ, or other depot that may DO designated In Mat
| Territory to Fort Garland, and to any other
| point or points on the route. Bidders 10 state
the rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles At which
| they Will transport sad stores In each OF the
months, from April to september, Inclusive, ofthe
ROUTE No. From Fort Union, or such Other
| depot as may be established In the Territory OF
New Mexico, to any posts or stations that are or
may be established In that Territory, and to such
Territory OF Arizona and the state OF Texas west
| of longitude iOo degrees west. Bidders to state
| the rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles at which
they will transport SAID stores in each OF the
months from June to November, inclusive, Of the
year 1865.
The weight to he transported each year will not
exceed 10000 COO pounds on Route No. 10, Oo00o0
pound. on Route No. ! and 9, 900 900 pounds on
Route No. =.
| An additional per centage will be paid W the
transportation OF bacon, hard bread, pine lumber,
| shingles or any other stores.
| Bidders should give their names In full, ~ well
as their place oil residence, and each proposal
| should he accompanied by \ bond In the sum Of
| ten thousand dollars, signed by two or more re-
tpOnstble persons guaranteeing that 10 oase con-
proposal, to the parties proposing, the contract
viii be accepted and entered Into, and goot and
sufficient security furnished by said parties - a..
cOrdance with the terms OF this Adverti,emeLI,
The an ouht OF bonds required will be a. follows:
On route NO. l............ ..........SlOO,ooO
On route No. 2...................... 2OD,0o0
I'm route No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000
satisfactory evidence OF the Atty and solvenoy
OF the bidders and person offered as security will
be required
Proposals must be endorsed proposals for Army
transportation on Route No :" ~, " or -, -
the case may be- and none will be entertained I'm.
less they fully comply with all the requirements
of this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards are made must be pro-
pared to execute contracts at once and to give the
requiI bonds for the faithful performance Of the
same.
Contracts will be made SUBJECT to the approval
of the QuartermAster General, but the right 10 re-
served TO reject any bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be In readiness for service by
the nrGt day OF April 1865, and they will be re-
quired to have place Of agencies at or In the vi.
entity Of Forts LeAvenworth and Union and other
depOts that may be established, at which they
may be communicated with promptly and readily.
By order OF the euAr'ermA ~ e Gs SSpGrs
noi2.sGd Captain and a. q. M, U. L A.