Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-02
RFFICE OF THE DEPOT

OFFICE OF THE DEPOT
" QUARTERASTER.
Fort LEAyENwoRTH. Kansas
December ", 1865.
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
until Y o'clock on the $is day Of January 1866, for
the Transportation of Military Supplies during the
year 1865. on the following routes:
ROUTE No From Forts Leavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depots that may be established
during the above year the west bank Of the Mis-
souri, liver, north of Fort Leavenworth and south OF
latitude ~ degrees north to any posts or stations
Nebraska, Dacotah. Idaho and Utah, south Of lati-
tude a degrees north and east OF longitude III de-
10 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
tember inclusive of the year 1866.
RoUrE No 2-From Forts Leavenworth and Riley,
in the State Of Kansas and the town of Kansas; in
are or may be established in the State of Kansas
in the Territory of Colorado south Of latitude forty
%ayS a n0f IN fGr IRON hort &
may be desgnatedin that Territory, to Fort Garland
and to any other point or points on the route. Bid
de to state the rate per IOO pounds per 100 miles at
which they will transport said stores each of the
months. from April to September, inclusive of the
ROUTE No. 9.-From Fort Union, or such other de-
pot as may be established in the Territory of New
MeXlco to any posts or stations that are or may be
established IN that Territory, and to such posts
stations may be designated in the Territory of
Arizona and State of Texas, west of longitude los
per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores
in each of the months from June to November, in
elusive of the year 1866.
The weight to be transported each year will not
exceed l0,000,000 pounds on Route No. !, l5000000
pounds on Route No 2, and 100000 on Route No. 3.
portaton of bacon, lard bread pine lumg er shingles
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 thouy-
and dollars, signed by two responsible per-
sons guaranteeing that in a contracts awarded
for the route mentioned in the proposal to the par
ties proposing, the contract will be accepted and
entered into, and good and sufficient security fur
nished by said parties IN accordance with the terms
of this advertisement
The amount of bonds required from the contractors
will be as follows:
On Route No. Sl0O,000
2...'......"..................... 20u,0O0
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solvency
of each bidder and person offered security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
t. q or 81 as the case may be- and none will be
quirements of this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards are 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 Quarermaser Generals but the right is reserved
to reject any all bids that may be offered.
CONTRACTORS must be in readiness for service by the
lst day OF APRIL 1866 and they will be required to
have place Of business or agency at in the Wei
nifty OF Forts Leayenworth and Union, and other
be communicated with promptly and readily
By order of the Quartermaster General
j. A POTTER,
deS-tJaa Colonel and Chief Quartermaster