Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-17
OFFICE OF THE DEPOT
" QUARTERASTEEs
Fort LEAVENwORTH, KANSAS,
Decnmhel ". lShl

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
the TRANSPORTATION Of Military supplies during the
year 1866 on the following routes:
ROUTE No. From Forts IeavcnwOrth, Laramie
and Riley. and other depots that may be established
during the above year the west bank of the Mis-
souri, river north of Fort Leavenworth and south Of
that are or may be established in the Territories Of
Nebraska DacOtah, Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
tude Al degrees north and east of longitude III de-
grees west and in the Territory of Colorado north of
40 degrees north. Bidders to state the 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.
in the State of Kansas, and the town of Kansas in
the State of Missouri to any posts or 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-
worth and to Fort Union n. NJ, or other depot that
may be designated in that Territory to Fort Garland
and to any other point or points the route. Bid
der to state the rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles
which they viii transport SAID stores In each of the
months from April to September, inclusive, of the
ROUTE No. 3.-From Fort Union, OF such other de-
pot as may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico. 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 the per 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores
IN each Ct the months from June to November, in
The weight to be transported each year will not
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pounds on Route No. 2 and 5000 900 on Route No. g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
portation of bacon, lard bread pine um err 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 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
nshed 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
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Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and sovency
Of each bidder and person offered as security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No
T. 2, g. as the may be- and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re-
quiremcnts 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 Quarermaster General but the right is reserved
to reject any all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readiness for service by the
st day of APR IL, 1866 and they will be required to
have place of business agency at or in the Wei
nifty of Forts Leayenworth and Union. and other
depots that may be established, at which they may
be communicated with promptly and readily.
By order Of the Quartermaster General,
ia. POTTER,
de23-tJaa Colonel and Chief Quartermaster