The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-27
OFFlCE OF THE DEPOT QUARIERMAsTER
" FORT LEAvENWoRTH, KANSAS,
December 10, 1866.

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS office unM
II O'Clock on the 31st day of January 1866 for the
Transportation OF Military Supplies during the year
1866, on the following routes:-
ROUTE No. l.-From Forts Leavenworth, Laramie,
and Riley, and other depots that may be estab ished
during the above year on the west banx of the Mis-
sour river, north OF Fort Leavenworth and south OF
na sTs az S 70 o. any pos OF
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho, and Utah. south of laH-
tude A degrees north, and east longitude ia do.
grees west; and IN the Territory of Colorado north
of 40 degrees north. Bidders to state the rate per
10U pounds per 100 miles at which they will trans
port said stores IN each of the months IRON April to
September Inc usive ofthe year 1906
ROUTE No. 2-FTOm Forts Leavenworth and
Riley, in the state of Kansas and the town of Kan
that are or nay be established in the State OF Kan
sas in the Territory OF Colorado, south of lati-
tude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies from Fort
Leavenwortn; and to Fort Union, n. M, or other
depot that may be designated IN that Territory TO
Fort Gar and and to any other point o.. points ON
the route Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which hey will transport said stores
IN each Of the months nom April to September IN
elusive, of the year 1866. .. l..t .flIjl
ROUTE No 8-From Fort Union or such other
depot may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico, to any posts or stations that are or may be
established in that Territory and to such posts or
stations as may be deslgnated IN the Territory OF
Arizona and State of Texas, west of Longitude 100
degrees west. Bidders 10 state he rate per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they wll transport
said stores in each of the months rom June to No.
vember inclusive, of the year 1866.
The weight TO be transported each year viii not
exceed 1O,OO0OO0 pounds on Route No. l, 16OOOOOO
pounds on Route No. 2, and 100000 pounds on
Route No. g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the
transportation OF bacon, lard Bread pine lumber,
shingles. or any other stores. sI
Bidders should give their names in full, as well IS
their places OF residence, and each proposal should
be accompanied by bond IN the sum of ten thou
sand dollars, signed by two or more responsible
persons guaranteeing that in case q contract Is
awarded for the route mentioned in the proposal to
the parties proposing, the contract will be accepted
and entered into, and good and sufficient security
furnished by said paTnes, in accordance with the
terms of tins advertisement.
The amount of bonds required from the contrac-
tors will be as folloWs:-
On Route NO. ...............,..,....,.$l0 $l0O,0O0
" S''''''''.'''''' ...,..,,.. ZOO,O0V
. " o'...'.''... ...............g. 60,OOO
Satisfactory evidence of the Loyalty and sOlVency
equlred. b.
Proposals must be indorsed =
proposals. Tor Army Transportation on Route No.
H. or q ," as the case may be, and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re-
qul lrements OF this advertisements
Parties TO whom awards are made must be pre-
pare0 to execute contracts at once and TO give the
required bonds for the faithful performance of the
same n
Contracts will be made subject to the approval of
the General but the right reserved
TO reject any or all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readiness for service bv the
let day of April 1866 anu they will be REQUIRED to
nifty OF hOrts Leavenworth and Union and othef
depots that may be established at which thev NAV h
communicated with promptly and readily
BY order OF the QuartermasterG General
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