Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-29
TO CONTRACTORS,
- QUARTER STER,
FORT LEAvENwORTH. KANSAS
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OFFICE OF THE DEPOT ,,.,,, ....,.,-,
FORT LEAyENwoRTH. KANsAs,l
December ~, 1865.
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
until y O'Clock the 3lst day Of January, 1866 for
the Transportation Of Military Supplies during the
ROUTE No. From Forts Leavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depos that may be established
during the above year on the west bank of the Mis-
souri, RIVER north of Fort Leavenworth and south of
latitude AZ degrees north, to any posts or stations
that are may be established in the Territories of
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 transport
said stores in each Of the months from April to Sen
TENDER, inclusive, of the year 1866.
ROUTE No. 2.-FrOm Forts Leavenworth and RiIey
in the State of Kansas, and the town of Kansas in
ene state OF Missouri, to any posts or stations that
are or may be established in the State of Kansas or
IN tne Territory OF Colorado, south of latitude forty
worth; and to Fort Union n. NJ, otherdepot that
ana TO any other point points the route. Bid
ders to state the rate 100 pounds per 100 miles at
which they will transport said stores in each of the
months from April to September. inclusive, of the
year 1866.
ROUTE No 3.-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, 100000
pounds on Route No. 2, and 6,000000 on Route No g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
portaton of bacon. lard bread, pine lumber shingles
or any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in full, as well rs
their places of residence and each proposal should
be accompanied by bond in the sum of ten thous-
and dollars signed by two more responsible per-
sons, guaranteeing that in contracts awarded
for the route mentioned in the proposal to the par
entered into, and good and sufficient security fur
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.
NgJ,BJU
-, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000
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
l., . or 3, as the case may be, and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the
qulrements of this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards are made must be prepared
to execute contracts at once and give the required
ponds Tor the faithful performance of the same.
Contracts will be made subject to the approval of
the Quartermaster Genera 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
nave place OF business agency at in the vic-
nIty OF Forts Leayenworth and Union. and other
depots that may be established, at which they may
be communicated with promptly and readily.
BY order OF the Quartermaster Gencral,
J. A. POTTER.
de23-tJa3l Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.