The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-31
OFFICE OF THE DEPOT QUARTERMAsI
W FoRT LEAVENwoRTH, KANsAA
December 10, 1866. \

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATId
Sealed Proposals will be received at tins Office vi
II O'Clock on the 3lst day of January, 1866 for
Transportation OF Military Supplies during the u
1866, on the following routes -
ROUTE No. l.-trom Forts Leavenworthl LaraI|
and Riley, and oher depots that may be estab Isl
during the above year on the west bank OF the
SCUM river, north OF Fort Leavenworth and sout1
latitude R degrees north, to any posts or stati!
that are OF may be established in the TerIltorie5
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho, and Utah, south OF
tude A degrees north, and east OF longitude ia
grees west and IN the Territory of Colorado nd
OF 40 degrees north. Bidders to state the rate
10U pounds per 100 miles at which they will trI
port said stores III each of the months from Aprj
September Inc usve, OF the ear 1866.
ROUTE No. 2-FIOm forts Leavenworth
Riley, in the state of Kansas, and the town OF K|
sas, the State OF Missouri, to posts or stat
that are or may be established in the State OF K'
sas, or in the Territory OF Colorado, south of
tude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies trsm
Leavenworth; and 10 Fort Union, N. NJ, or o}
depot that may be designated IN that Territory
Fort Gar. and, and to any other point or points,
the route. Bidders to state the rate per 100 Dou|
per 100 miles at which they will transport said std
III each of the months nom April TO September
clTslve, OF the year 1866.
ROUTE No From Fort Union or such OF
depot as may be established in the Territory Of j
Mexico, TO any posts or stations that are or maA
established in that Territory, and to such post
stations as may be deslRnated IN the Terntori
Arizona and State OF Texas west of Longitude
degrees west Bidders 10 state the rate per
pounds per 100 miles at which they VIII transj
saiO stores in each of the months IRON June TO
ytmber inclusive, of the year 1866
The weight 10 be transported each year win
exceed 100000 pounds on Route No. l, l6,0O0'
pounds on Route No. q and 100000 pounds|
Route No. 3
No additional percentage will be paid for
transportation OF bacon, lard, bread, pine lumI
shingles, or any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in full as wei
their places OF residence, and each proposal shd
be accompanied by bond III the sum of ten I'll
sand dollars, signed by two or more resp0nsI
persons, guaranteeing that, In case q contract
Awaroed for the route mention, in the PROPOSE
the parties proposing, the contract will be accel'
and entered into, ana good and sufficient secu'
furnished by said parties IN accordance with
terms Of tins advertisement.
The amount of bonds required from the cont
toTs will be as iOlloNs:-
On Route No. 1..........,...............$ 500 0i
L'''''''''.',... .,'.'.''s' zVV,Ui
. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o., oOOI
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and soveI
OF each bidoer ana person offered as security will
equlred. \
Proposals must be indorsed:-
Proposals. for Army Transportation on Route
H. or 3 =" as the case may be, and none VIII
entertained unless they fully comply with all the,
qurements OF tins advertisement.
Parties to whom awards are made must be n
pared 10 execute contracts at once ana 10 give
required bonds for the faithIui performance of
same.
Contracts will be made subject to the approval
the QuareTmaster General; but tne rlght Is reserh
10 reject any or all bids that may be ohered.
Contractors must be in readiness tor service by
LIST day OF Apn, 1866 AMI they VIII be required
have place OF business or agenc, at or IN the
nity OF Holta LeaVenwOrth and Union. and OF +
depots that may be established at which they ma
communicated with promptly ard readily. n
BY order Of the QuartermasterG General.
j. A POTTER,
70 So Colonel and Chief Quartermaste