The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-26
n FFlCE OF THE DEPOT QUARTERMASTER
" FoR1 LEAvENwoKTH, KANSAS,
December TO- 1866. {

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS Office until
II O'Clock on the 3lst day of January 1885, for the
Transportation OF Military Supplies during the yeai
1866, on the following r0Ites:-
ROUTE No. l.-krOm Forts Leavenworth, Laramie,
and Riley and other depOts that may be estab lshed
during the above year on the west banx of the Mis-.
sonn river, north of Fort Leavenworth and south Of
latitude ~ degrees north, to any posts or stations
that are may be established in the Territories or
Nebraska, Dacoiah, Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
erees west; and in The Territory of Colorado north
OF 90 degrees north Bidders to state the rate per
1OO pounds per 100 miles at which they will trans
port stores each of the months IRON April to
September Inc usive, OF the year 1866.
ROUTE No. 2-FIom Horts Leavenworth and
Rllev in the state of Kansas and the town of Kan
sas the State of Missouri to any posts stations
that are or may be established in the State OF Kan
sas, or in the Territory OF Colorado, south of lati
tude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies from Fort
LeaveDworth; and To Fort Union, N. NJ or other
depot that may be designated IN that Territory, to
Fort Garand 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 each OF the months nom April to September IN
ROUTE No 8-From Fort Union or such other
depot as may be established in the Territory Of New
Mexico, 10 any posts stations that are or may be
estab she0 in that Territory, and to such posts
stations as may be deslgnated in the Territory OF
Arizona and State OF Texas, west OF Longitude l05
degrees west Bidders TO state the rate per 100
pounds pei. 100 miles at which they wlI transport
sara stores in each of the months June to No
vember inclusive, of the year 1866.
The weight 10 be transported each year will not
exceed lO,OUU,O0O pounds on Route NO i, l6OOO,OOO
pounds on Route No. 2, and 100000 pounds on
Route NO.3
No additonal percentage will be paid for the
transportation OF bacon, lard, bread, pine lumber,
shingles, or any other stores
Bidders should give their names in ful' 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 more responsible
persons, guaranteeing that, IN case a contract is
swaroed for the route mentioned in tine proposal to
the parties proposing the contract will be accepted
and entered into, ana good and sufficient security
furnished by said paftles, IN accordance with the
terms of tins advertisement.
1he amount OF bonds required rom the contrac-
tors will be as fOlloBs;-
On Route No. 4. .....-''''.'''''''..'.'. .SlVOOOO
2-....'''-''.''' '''.,'',., 20l000
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Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and sOlVencY
OF each bidoer ana person offered security will De
eQulred.
Proposals must be indorsed:-
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
oulrements OF tins advertisement.
Parties TO HON awards made must be pre-
pared 10 execute contracts at and to give the
required bonds for the iaithIu performance Of tho
same.
Contracts viii be made subject to the approval of
the QuarleImaster.Genora but the RIGHT reserved
TO eject any all bids that may be offered.
contractors must be ia readiness tOrserVce by the
1st DAY OF April, 1866 they will be required 70
have place OF BUSINESS or agency at or IN the vcl
nitY OF FOrts LOaVenWOrth and Union. and Othei
delOts that may be established at which they may
communicated with promptly ard readily.
BY order of the QuarteTmaster General
j. A POTTER,
1922 So Colonel and Chief Quarternaster.