Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-04
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F0BT LEAvTS WORTH KANSAS,
December 10 1855 (


PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals VIII be received at this Office
until y O'Clock on the $st day Of January, 1865, for
the TRANSFORMATION Of Military Supplies during the
year 1866. on the following TOutcs
ROUTE No. From Forts Leavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depOts that may he established
during the above year on the west bank o! the Mis-
SCUM river north Of Fort Leavenworth and south of
latitude IL degrees north, to any posts or stations
that are may be established in the Territories of
AcbraSka, Dacotah, Idaho and tab, Seuth OF lati-
ude Il degrees north, and east Of longitude III de-
greca west, and in the Territory Of Colorado north of
40 degrees north Bidders to state the rate per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they will transport
said stores in each Of the months. from April to Sep
tsmber. INCLUSIVE Of the year 1865. ~,
HOTrE No 2.-FrOm Forts LeaVenvoTth and Riley
in the State of Kansas, and the town of Kansas in
the State OF MiSs"uIt to any posts or stations that
may be established iii the State of Kansas
in the Territory Of Colorado south Of latitude forty
degrees north. drawing supplies from Fort Lcavcn-
may be designated in that Territory to Fort Garland,
and to any other point or points on the route. Bid
which they will transport said stores in each of the
months from April to September. inclusive, Of the
year 1865.
pot as may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico TO any posts or stations that OF may be
established iii that Territory, and to such posts or
STATIONS as may be designated in the Territory of
arizona aQd State Of Texas, west Of longitude los
degrees west Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores
N each Of the months from June to November, IN
elusive, of the year 1856.
exceed l0,UOU,UG9 pounds Route No. l, l5,0GNO00
pounds on Route No. ,, and 6UOhO on Route No. s.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
poraon of bacon lard, bread, pine luu CT, shingles
or any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in full, well
their places of residence, aud each proposal should
he accompanied by bond i'll tho Of ten thous-
and dollars, signed by two or more responsible per-
sons guaranteeing that, contracts awarded
for the mentioned III the proposal to the par
ties proposing. the contract will b9 accepted and
entered into and good and sufficient security fur
nshed by said parties in accordance with the terms
Of this advertisement
The amount Of bonds required from the contractors
will be Is follows
On Route NO. lUU,UpV
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Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and solyency
of each bidder ana person offered security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
!, @ 3, " as the case may be. and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re-
auireIaentS of this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards are made must be prepared
to execute contracts at once, and to give the required
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the QuaTtermaser General; but the right Is reserved
to reject any all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readiness for service by the
st day of APRIL 1866, and they will be required to
have place of business agency at IN the Wei
nifty of Forts LcavenwOrth and Union, and other
dcpots that may be established, at which they may
be communicated with promptly and readily.
By order Of the Quartermaster, General,
J. A POTTER,
de23-t,Ja3l Colonel and Chief Quart ermaster