The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-08
PROPOSALS.
OFF4CE OF THE DEPOT QUARTERMAsTEB
" FORT LEAvENwoRTH, KANSAS
December 10, 1866.

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION,
Sealed Proposals will be received at tins @ Office untI
Transportation OF Military Supplies during the yeal
1885, on the following routes:-
ROUTE No. 1-Erom Forts Leayenworth, Laramie,
and Riley, and other depots that may be establs
during the above year on the west bank of the Mis-
sour 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
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah. south of lati-
tude A degrees north, and east 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 trans,
port stores each of the months from April to
September inclusive, OF the year 1866.
ROUTE No 2-FIOm Forts Leavenworth and
Riley, in the State of Kansas and the town of Kan
sas the State of Missouri to any posts or stations
that are or may be established in the State OF Kan
tude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies from Fort
Leavenworth; and to Fort Union, N. M. or other
depot that may be designated IN that Territory TO
Fort Garland and to any other point or points
the route Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores
IN each of the months tlom April TO September IN
elusive OF the year 1866.
depot may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico to any posts or stations that are or may be
esablsheo in that Territory, and TO such posts or
stations as may be deslgnased in the Territory of
Arizona and State of Texas, west of Longitude 105
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 irom June to No
Vember inclusive, of the year 1866.
The weight TO be transported each year will not
exceed 10000,O00 pounds on Route No /, 100000
pounds on Route No 2, and 100000 pounds on
j Route No..
No additional percentage will be paid for the
transportation OF bacon, lard, bread, pine lumber,
/ shingles. 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 thou
: sand dollars, signed by two or responsible
persons, guaranteeing that in a contract is
awarded for the route mentioned in the proposal to
the parties proposing the contract will be accepted
: and entered into ana good and sufficient security
n furnished by said parties, In accordance with the
terms of this advertisement.
The amount of bonds required from the contrac.
3 tors will be as f0llows;-
On Route No. l.......,,...............$1 100000
S'''''s'''''''s. '..,....,. 2OO,OO0
o...ss...... 5000
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and sovency
FL of each bidoer person offered security will be
required.
.'Proposals for Army Transportation ON Route No
a. 2 or 3 >" as the case may be, and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the
kou rements of this Advertisements.
Parties TO VI HON awards are made must be pre-
nared 10 execute contracts at once and to give the
reouired bonds for the faithful performance of the
same. -. . A.. -, =
tbe General; but the right reserved
. Ia reject any or all bids that may be offered
Contractors must be In readiness for service by the
1st day of April 1866. anu they will be required to
have q place OF business agency at or IN the Vcl
nity of FOrts Leayenw0rth and Union, and othei
depots that may be established at which they mayb
communicated with promptly and readily.
BY order OF the Quartermaster General, ,,
~ j. A. POTTER,
1928 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.