The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-30
n OFFCE OF THE DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER
" tOk1 LEAvENWORTH, KANSAS,
December 10, 1865.

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS Office until
II O'Clock ON the 3lst day of January, 1866 for the
Transportation OF Military Supplies during the yeaI
1866, ON the following routes:-
ROUTE No. l-ErOm Forts Leavenworth Laramie,
and Riley, and other depots that may be esab Ished
during the above year ON the west BANK of the Mis-
river, north OF Fort Leavenworth and south Of
latitude AZ degrees north, to any posts or stations
that may be established in the Territories OF
Nebraska, DacoIah Idaho, and Utah, south OF lati-
tude "A degrees NORTH and east OF longitude ia dc.
qrees west and IN The Territory of Colorado north
of 40 degrees north. Bidders 10 state the rate per
10O pounds per 100 miles at which they will trans
port SAID stores each OF the months from April TO
September Inc usIVe, OF the year 1886.
ROUTE No 2-FIom Forts Leavenworth and
RIley in the state of Kansas, and the town of Kan
sas IN the State OF Missouri, TO posts stations
that are or nay be established in the State OF Kan
sas, or in tue Territory OF Colorado, south of at-
tude 40 degrees north drawing supplies hom Fort
LeavenwOrth; and TO Fort Union, N. NJ, other
depot that may De designated IN that Territory, TO
Fort Gar and and TO any other point or points on
the route Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores
IN eson OF the months nom April to September IN
ROUTE No 8-Erom Fort Union or such other
depot may be established in the Territory Of New
Mexico, TO any posts or stations that or may be
estab sheo in that Territory and to such posts or
stations as may be deslRnated IN The Territory Of
Arizona and state OF Texas west OF longitude l05
degrees west Bidders 10 state he rate per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they VIII transport
saio stores in each OF the months nom June to No
vember inclusive, OF the year 1866.
The weight 10 be transported each year will not
exceed 100000 pounds Route NO 1, 1900 600
pounds on Route No. 2, and 100000 pounds ON
Route No. 3
No additional percentage win be paid for the
transportation 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
lie accompanied by bond IN the sum Of ten thou
sand dollars signed by two more responsible
persons, guaranteeing that, in case a contract is
AWARDED tor the route mentIon, in the proposal 10
the parties proposing, the contract will be accepted
and entered into ana good and sufficient security
furnished bY said parties, IN accordance with the
terms of tins advertisement.
The amount OF bonds required from the cOntrac-
tors will be as iUlloWs;-
On Route No, l.....,,....,..........,...$l 100000
z''''''''''''''' '''''.'... ZOO,UOO
Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and sovency
OF each BIDDER ana person offered as security will be
eQuIred.
Proposals must be indorsod:-
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
L. 2 or 3 ," as the may be, and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re-
gun ements OF this advertisement.
Parties to whom awards made must be pre-
pared TO execute contracts at once and TO give the
required bonds for the iaithIu performance OF the
same.
Contracts will be made subject to the approval Of
the Quarter Generals but the right y reserved
10 reject any or all bids that may be offered
Contractors must be in readuess for service by the
LIST day OF Apn, 1866 anu they Will be required TO
have place OF BUSINESS or agency at or IN the Yci
nity of Forts LeaVenworth and Union and othel
depots that may be established at which they mayb
communicated with promptly ard readily.
BY order of the Quartermaster General,
1929 Colonel and Chief Quartermasfer.