Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-13
" QUARTERASTER,
Fort LEAvENwoRTH. KANSAS,
December ~, 1865.

Fort LEAyENwoRTH. KANSAS.
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
until unit T. o'clock on the Sit day Ct Jnuary 1855 for
year 1866, on the following routes:
route No. From Forts Leavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depots that may be established
during the above year on the west bank of the Mis-
souri, 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, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
tude Al degrees north and east of longitude ia de-
40 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
are or may be established in the State of Kansas or
in the Territory of Colorado south of latitude forty
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 on the route Bid
ders 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 September, inclusive, of the
ROUTE No. 3.-From Fort Union, or such other de-
pot as may be established in the Territory of New
to any or s15 a are Fec
stations as may be designated in the Territory Of
Arizona and State of Texas, west of longitude los
per loo miles at which they will transport said stores
in each of the months from June to November, in
elusive, of the year 1866
The weight to be transported each year will not
exceed 100000 pounds Route No. l. 15,000,0 900
pounds on Route No 2 and 100000 on Route No. 3.
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 we'll as
their places of residence and each proposal should
be accompanied by bond in the sum of ten thous-
and dollars signed by two or more responsible per-
sons guaranteeing that in case q 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 as follows:
Qp Route No. 'o COG
" "a ZUo,0O0
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solyency
of each bidder and person offered security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
t. O. as the case may be. and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the
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 Genera but the right is reserved
to reject any or all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readiness for service by the
LIST day of APRIL 1866, and they will be required to
have place of business agency at in the yci
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 Genera,
de23-tJaS1 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.