Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-25
OFFICE OF THE DEPOT
" QUARTERASTER,
Fort LEAvESwoRTH. KANSAS,
December ~, 1865 !

a kEF1SE OE The DEPOT
" QUARTERAsTER,
FORT LEAyENwoRTH, Kansas,
December ~, 1861 J
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals, will be received at this Office
until y O'Clock the 3lst day of January. 1866 for
year 1866, on the following routes:
route No. From Forts Leavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, aud other depots 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
Nebraska Dacotah, Idaho and Utah. south of lati-
tude Al degrees north and east Of longitude ia de-
grees west and in the Territory of Colorado north of
10 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
ROUTE No. 2-From Forts Leavenworth and Riley,
in the State Of Kansas, and the town of Kansas in
u be in The or Of Kansas or
in the Territory of Colorado south of latitude forty
degrees north. drawing supplies from Fort Leaven-
may be desgnatedin that Territory to Fort Garland
and to other point or points on 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 BIO
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. |, 100000
pounds on Route No. ., and 100000 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 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 more responsible per-
Tor 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
nished 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.
80 GWpUJ0
OU,UUU
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solvency
of each bidder and person offered as security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
l., % or 3, as the case may be, and will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the
quirements of this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards are made must be prepared
to execute contracts ut once and to give the required
bonds for the faithful performance of the SANG.
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 for service by the
LIST day of APRIL 1866 and they will be required to
have place of business agency in the vici-
nifty 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 General,
J. A. POTTER,
de23-tJa31 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster