The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-10
PROPOSALS,
OFFICE OF TIE DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER
" FORT LEAVENwoRTH, KANSAS, |
December 49, 1865. !

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS office unu
u O'Clock the 3lst day of January, 1865, for the
transportation of Military Supplies during the yeal
1866 on the following rOutes;-
ROUTE No l.-From Forts Leavenworth, Laramie,
and Riley, and other depots that may be eestabnshed
during the above year on the west BANK OF the Mis-
sour river north of Fort Leavenworth and south OF
latitude ~ degrees north to any posts stations
that are OF may be established in the Territories OF
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho, and Utah, south of lat
tude "A degrees north, and east OF longitude ia de
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 trans
port said stores each OF the months from April to
| September inclusive, of the year 1906 , -
ROUTE No. 2-FTom FOrts Leavenworth and
sas the State of Missouri, to any posts stations
that may be established in the State OF Kan
sas, OF in the Territory OF Colorado south of lati
eU aRd To- For nHio1 NJ or other
depot that may be 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 they will transport said stores
in each Of the months tIom April TO September IN
RoUTE No 3.-From Fort Union or such other
depot may be established in the Territory Of New
IN Sst ferory and 70 Gc 1s
stations as may be desgnaaed in the Territory OF
Arizona and State OF Texas west of Longitude l05
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 No
Vember inclusive of the year 1866.
The weight 10 be transported each year will not
exceed 10000,000 pounds Route No. /, 1900 0O0
pounds on Route NO. 2, and 100000 pounds on
Route No. g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the
transportation OF bacon, lard, bread, pine lumber
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 thou
sand dollars, signed by two or more responsible
persons, guaranteeing that, in case contract is
awarded for the route mentioned in the proposal TO
the parties proposing, the contract will be accepted
and entered into ana good and sufficient security
furnished by said parties, IN accordance with the
| terms of this advertisement.
| The amount of bonds required trom the contrac.
/ tors will be as fOllOws;-
| On Route No. 1..,...,.,,''.''''''' ,Sl00OOO
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Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and soVency
of each bidder and person offered as security will be
| equred.
Proposals must be indorsed:-
| Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No
L. o. or -" as the case may be and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re.
uulrements of this advertisement.
| Parties to whom awards are made must be pre-
pared to execute contracts at once and 10 give the
required bonds for the iaithIu, performance of the
Contracts will be made subject TO the approval OF
the Ouartermaster. General but the right reserved
| 10 reject any or all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readiness for service by the
| LIST day of April 1868 and they will be required Ia
have place OF business or agency at or IN the yic
| nifty Of Forts LeaVenworth and unaon, and othei
| depots that may be established, at which they may
| Communicated with promptly ard readily. .
BY order of the Quartermaster General
l22288 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.