Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-27
de27-tde3O Brevet Brig. Gen. and C. S., q, s
" QEARTEBAS'FER.
Fort LEAvENwoRTH, KANSAS
Dprambpr 10 1875 I

Fort LEAvENwORTH, KANSAS,
December IS, 1865. J
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals, will be, received at this Office
until y o'clock the 3lst day of January, 1866, for
the Transportation of Military Supplies during the
year 1866, on the following routes
ROUTE No. From Forts Leavenw0rth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depots that may be established
during the above year on the west bank of the Mis-
souri, river, north of Fort Leavenworh and south of
that are may be established in the Territories of
Nebraska Dacotah, Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
grees west and in the Territory of Colorado north of
40 degrees north. Bidders to state the rate 100
said stores in each Of the months from April to Sep
TENDER, inclusive; of the year 1866.
in the State of Kansas, and the town OF Kansas in
the State of Missouri to any posts stations that
are be established in the State of Kansas. or
in the Territory of Colorado. south Of latitude forty
degrees north. drawing supplies from Fort Leaven-
WORTH and Fort Union, n. NJ, other depot that
and to any other point or points on the route. Bid
ders to state the rate 100 pounds per 100 miles at
which they will transport said stores in each Of the
months, from April to September inclusive, of the
RouTE No From Fort Union, or such other Dc
pot as may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico to any posts or stations that or may be
esta bshed in that Territory, and to such posts or
stations as may be designated in the Territory of
Arizona and State of Texas, west of longitude los
degrees west Bidders to state the rate loo pounds
elusive, of the year 1866,
The weight to be transported each year will not
exceed l0,0DO,OOO pounds on Route No. !, 100000
pounds on Route No. 2, and 6,G00,0O0 on Route No g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
portaon Of bacon, lard bread pine lumJ er, shingles
or any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in full, as well as
their places of residence and each proposal should
be accompanied by bond in the sum of ten thOus-
and dollars, signed by two or more responsible per-
sons guaranteeing that IN contracts awarded
for the route mentioned in the proposal to the par
contract Will accepted and
entered into, and good and sufficient security fur
nshed by said parties, accordance with the terms
of this advertisement.
The amount of bonds required from the contractors
will be rs follows:
On Route No.
ZW,VUO
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and sOlvoncy
of each bidder and person offered security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
!, q or 3, as the case may be- and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re-
quirements of this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards arc made must be prepared
to execute contracts at once and to give the required
bonds for the faithful performance of the same
Contracts will be made subject to the approval Of
the QuarermaSter General but the right is reserved
to reject any or all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readiness for service by the
LIST day of APRIL, 1866 and they will be required to
nifty of Forts LeayenwOrth and Union, and other
depotS that may be established, at which they may
be communicated with promptly and readily.
by order OF the Quartermaster General,
de23-tJa31 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster