Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-12
OFFICE OF TIE DEPOT
" GeUARTERASTER.
F0RT LEAyENwoRTH, KANSAS,
December ~, 1865.

December ~, 1865.
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals. will be received at this office
until y O'Clock the 3ls day Of January 1866, for
year 1865, on the following routes no
ROUTE No. From Forts l.eavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and 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
tb Ie ~ degrees norh to any Pos or stations
Nebraska, Daeotah, Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
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 Sep
TENDER, inclusive, of the year 1866.
ROUTE No From Forts Leaveuworth and Riley
in the State Of Kansas, and the town of Kansas in
the State of Missouri, to any posts stations that
are may be established in the State of Kansas or
in the Territory of Colorado south of latitude forty
worth; and to Fort Union, n NJ, other depot that
may be desgnatedin that Territory, to Fort Garland
and to any other point or points the route. Bid
ders to state the rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles
which they will transport said 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 in the Territory of New
Mexico to any posts 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, Is 5000
pounds on Route No. 2, and 100000 on Route No. g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
portatlo Of bacon, lard bread pine lumber shingles
OF any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in full, as well as
their places OF residence and each proposal should
be accompanied by a bond in the sum Of ton thous-
and dollars, signed by two 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 follows:
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Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and soyency
of each bidder and person offered security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
T. q or 3, as the may be, and will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re-
quircments of this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards are made must be prepared
to execute contracts at and to give the required
bonds for the faithful performance Of the same.
Contracts will be made subject to the approval of
the QuarteraSter General but the right is reserved
to reject any all bids that may be offered
Contractors must he in readiness for service by the
LIST day of APRIL 1866, and they viii be required to
have place OF business or agency at or in the vci
nifty of Forts LeayenwOrth and Union, and other
be communicated with promptly and readily.
By order of the Quartermaster General.
J. A. POTTER,
de23-tJa3l Colonel and Chief Quartermaster