The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-01
nFFACE OF THE DEPOT QUARIERMAS IS rER
" FORT LEAVENwoRTH, KANSAS,
December 10, 1866

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSFORMATION
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS Office until
II O'Clock ON the 3lst day of January 1866 for tAe
1866, on the following routes:-
ROUTE No. 1,-trom Forts Leavenworth, Laramies
and RiIey and other depots that may be estab ished
during the above year on the west banx of the Mis-
sour river, north OF Fort Leavenworth and south OF
latitude AZ degrees north, to any posts or stations
that may be established in the Territories or
Nebraska, DacoIah, Idaho and Utah, south OF latt-
tude Al degrees north, ana east OF longitude ia de~
grees west; and IN the Territory OF Colorado north
of 40 degrees north. Bidders TO state the rate por
10U pounds per 100 miles at which they will trans
port said stoIe each of the months from April to
September Inc usve, OF the ear 1866.
ROUTE No 2-Fio ON rorts Leavenworth and
Riley in the state OF Kansas and the town of KAN
sas the State of Missouri TO any posts or staronS
that are or may be established in the State OF Kan-
sas, or in the Territory OF Colorado south OF lati-
tude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies from Fort
LeayenwOrth; and TO Fort Union, N NJ, or oLher
depot that may De designated IN that Territory, to-
Fort Gar and. and to any other point or points ON
the route Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which Ihey will transport said stores
IN efch Ofthe months nom April to September IN
RoUTE No 3-From Fort Union or suck other
depot may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico TO any posts or stations that or may be
estab sheo in that Territory, and to such posts or
stations as may be ceslRnaAed IN the Territory OF
degrees west Bidders TO state the rate per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they wll transport
salG stores in each Of the months Irom June to Nos
vember inclusive, OF the year 1866.
Tie weight 10 be transported each year will not
exceed l0OO0,O00 pounds Route No. 1, 1900 600
pounds on Route No 2, and 100000 pounds on
Route Nod
No additional percentage will be paid for the
transportation OF bacon, lard, bread, pine lumber
shingles. or any other stores. ,T
Bidders should give their names in full, as well aa
their places OF residence, and each proposal should
be accompanied by o bond IN the sum Of ten thou
sand dollars, signed by two or more responsible
persons, guaranteeing that In case q contract Is
bwaIoed for the route mentioned in the proposal to
the parties proposing, the contract will be accepted
and entered into, and good and sufficient security
furnished by sand parties IN accordance with tho
terms of tins Advertisement
The amount Of bonds required from the contrac@
tors will be as foloas;-
On Route No. l...,..,,..................& i. 100000
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Satisfactory evidence of the Loyalty and sovencY
OF each bdoer and person offered ab security win be
required.
Proposals must be indorsed:-
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
H. 2 or 81" as the case may be, and none will bo
entertained unless they fully comply with all the res
qulrements of his advertisements.
Parties TO whom awards made must be pre-
pared 20 contracts at once and to give the
required bonds for the iathlu performance OF tho
same.
Contracts will be made subject TO the approval Of
the General but the right reserved
10 elect any or all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be In readDe's for service bv the
LIST day of Apn, 1866 anu they will be reQuse 10
have place OF business or agency at the viciS
nity OF EOIts LeavenwOrth and Union. and O'he9
depots that may be established, at which they M l1
communicated with promptly ard readily.
BY order Of the QuartermasteI Genera
j. A P0'TER
1872 aat Colonel and Chief Quartermas c..