Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-12
PROPOSALS.
DRoPOsALs FOR ARMY TRANS
l. PoRTATtoN,
OFFICE OF THE DEPOr GUANTANAMO
FORT LEArESwohTH, KANSAS

OFFICE OF THE DEPor ouARrEpnA,rrp.)
FORT LEAIEEwonrH, KAssn
Sealed proposal, will be received a. az, ot0.
until y O'Clock, m, on the aist day Of DECEmRFs
IsSi for the Transportation q Military supplies
ROUTE Nc. Prom Forts Leavenworth, I.r.
me and Riley, and ether depots that may BE- s.,ss.
during The se0ys On the west
and south Of latitude "a degrees north, 70 sny
posts or stations that are or may be established Ia
Utah, and south ofistituds Il degree. nortS and
east OF longitude liz degrees west and In the Ter.
ritory OF Colorado north Of 20 degrees north hid.
At which they win transport said stores in each OF
,he months from April to September, inclusive, OF
RouTE No. 2.-From Forts Leavenworth, and
Riley, In the State Of Kansas, and the town OF
Kansas 10 the state OF Missouri, to any posts o,
Of Kansas, or In the Territory Of COLORADO. south
Of latitude 90 degrees north, drawing supplies
from Fort Leayenworth, aud I. Fort unio5, n.
Territory to Fort Garland, and 10 any other
point or points on the route. bidders 70 stste
tSey WI Psr oO P9u1a, pc, 100 mile. At which
months, from April to September, Inclusive, oftho
RouTE No. Prom Fort Union. or ,ush o,hs,
depot as may be established in the Territory OF
rev Mexico, to any posts or stations that are or
may be established In th,t Territory, and to sush
posts or stations as may ,be designsted in the
Territory Of Arizona and the State OF Texas west
Of longitude los degrees west. Bidders TO state
the rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles at which
months from June to November, inclusive, Of the
year 1885,
The weight to be transported each year will not
exceed 1000 coo pounds on Routs No. 49, 100000
bounu, on Route No. and 100000 pounds on
An additional per contsge will be paid for The
transportation OF bacon, hard bread, pine lumber,
shingles, or any other stores.
BIDDERS should give their names In full, a. well
should be accompanied by bond in the sum OF
ten thousand dollars, signed by two or more re-
,pon,ible persons guaranteeing that 10 case con-
proposal, to the parties proposing, the contract
viii be accepted and entered Into and rooi ADD
sumo security furnished by said parties In ao-
eordanee with the terms OF this advertisement.
The an cunt OF bonds required will be a. follows:
On route No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 100000
On route No. 2.......,.............. 1000
On route No. s...................... 1900
Satisfactory evidence OF the loyalty and solysnoy
be required.
Proposals must be endorsed "Propossis for Army
Transportation on Route Nc L." 80, I" or "9, a.
the case may be; and noue will be entertained IN.
less they fully comply with all the requirements
Of this Advertisement.
Parties TO whom awards are N Ade must be pre-
pared to execute contracts At once and to give the
required bonds for the faithful performance OF the
lame.
Contracts will be made subject to the approval
Of tho 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 trSt day Of APRIL 1855, and they will be re-
quirei to have place Of agencies at In the VI
entity OF Forts LeAvenworth and Union and other
depou that may be established, at VII. CHI they
may be communicated with promptly and readily.
by order OF the QuArtermsster General
II. c. HODGES,
noi9.j6d Captain and A. q. NJ, U. 4 A.