Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-24
OFFICE OF TEEE DEPOT
" GUAFsTERASTER,
FORT LEAyENwORTH. KANSAS,
December ~, 1865. !

~ GUARTERASTER,
Fort LEAyENwORTH. KANSAS
December IL, 1865.
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
the Transportation of Military Supplies during the
year 1866, on the following routes
ROUTE No. l.-From Forts l4eavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depos that may be established
during the above year the west bank of the Mis-
souri, river, north of Fort Leavenworth and south of
latitude AZ degrees north to any posts stations
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 per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they will transport
said stores in each Of the months from April to Sep
TENDER, inclusive, of the year 1866
ROUTE No. 2.-From Forts Leavenworth and Riley,
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 to Fort Union n. NJ or other depot that
may be designated in that Territory to Fort Garland
and to any other point or points the route Bid
de 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 September, inclusive, of the
ROUTE No; 9.-From Fort Union or such other de-
pot as may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico to any posts or stations that are or may be
established 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 per 100 pounds
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 100000 pounds on Route No. l, Is, 900
pounds on Route No. q and 100000 on Route No 8.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
portation of bacon, lard bread pine lumber shingles
or any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in full as we'll 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 responsible per-
sons, guaranteeing that, in contracts awarded
for the route mentioned in the proposal to the par
ties proposing, the contract will be accepted and
nlshed 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. 100000
4, 9, a"'''-'.''.''' NN,OOO
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solyency
of each bidder and person offered as security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army transportation on Route No.
l., q g. " as the case may be- and none will he
entertained unless they fully comply with ali the re-
qulrements 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 Quartermaster 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
have place OF business agency at in the vici-
nifty Of Forts Leavenworth 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-tJa3l Colonel and Chief Quartermas taste