Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-20
OFFICE OF THE DEPOT
" QUAETERASFER,
Fort LEAvENwORTH. KANSAS,
December 49, 1865. !

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Scaled Proposals, will be received at this office
year 1856, 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 AZ degrees north to any posts or stations
that are may be established in the Territories of
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
TENDER, inclusive, of the year 1866.
ROUTE No 2.-From Forts LeayenwOrth 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
degrees north, drawing supplies from Fort Leaven-
may be designated in that Territory to Fort Garland
and to any other point or points on the route Bid
der 20 state the rate per 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 or may 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 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.
exceed lO00OOO0 pounds on Route No. |, 100000
pounds on Route No. 2 and 6,0O0,000 on Route No g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
portation 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 a 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
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 follows:
On Route No. 100000
>. :. Z0g,000
oU,UUU
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.
t. q g. as the case may be, and none 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 at once and TO 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 reserved
to reject any or all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readiness for service by the
1st day of APRIL 1866 and they will be required to
nifty of Forts Leavenworth and Union and other
depots that may DO established, at which they may
be communicated with promptly aad readily.
By order Of the Quartermaster General,
"A. POTTER,
de23-tJa31 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.