Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-30
TO CONTRACTORS.

OFFICE OF THE DEPOT
" QUARTERASTER,
FORT LEAyENwORTH. KANSAS,
December II, 1860. J
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSFORMATION.
Sealed Proposals will be, received at this office
until = o'clock on the SGt day q January 1866 for
year 1866, on the following routes:
ROUTE No. From Forts Leavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depots that may be established
souri, river north of Fort Leavenworth and south OF
latitude ~ degrSe north to any pos R0stf or stations
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah. south Of lati-
tude Al degrees north and east Of longitude ia de-
40 degrees north. Bidders to state the rate per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they will transport
aa IN f the me 1885, from TO
ROUcE 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 or
in the Territory of Colorado south OF latitude forty
degrees north, drawing supple. from Fort Leayen-
may be desgnatedin that Territory TO Fort Garland
and TO any other point or points o. the route. Bid
deTs TO state the rate 100 pounds per 100 miles at
which they VIII transport saul stores in each of the
months, from April to September, inclusive, of the
RoUTE No. 3-From Fort Union, or such other de-
pot as may be established il the Territory of New
Mexico, to any posts or stations that or be
established in that Territory, and to such posts or
stations may be designated in the Territory Of
Arizona and State Of Texas, west of longitude los
degrees west. Bidders to state the rate 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores
in each of the months from June to November IL .
elusive, OF the year 1866.
The weight to be transported each year will not
exceed l0,C00,U0O pounds Route No. ], Is OGG0O0
pounds on Route No. 2, and 60Q0G00 on Route No 8.
No additional percentage viii be paid for the trans
poraon Of Bacon lard, bread, pine umUer, shingles
or any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in ful!, as well as
their places of residence, ami each proposal should
be accompanied by a bond in the sum of ten thous-
and doatS, signed by two or more responsible per-
sons guaranteeing that, in case 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
nshed by said parties in accordance with the terms
of this advertisement.
The amount Of bonds required from the contractors
will be as follows
IN Route. No. $4,000
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Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solyency
of each bidder and person offered security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No
l. . 3, as the may be- and will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re-
quirements of this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards are made must be prepared
to execute contracts once and 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 all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readiness service by the
LIST day of APRIL, 1866 and they will be required to
have place of business agency at in the vic-
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,
J. a. POTTER,
de23-tJa all Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.