The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-22
OFNCE OF THE DEPOT QUARTERMAsTEE
" Fort LEAVENWoRTH, KANSAS,
December 10, 1866, (

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS office untI
II O'Clock the 31st day of January, 1866, for the
transportation OF Military Supplies during the yeal
1866, on the following rOutes:-
ROUTE No. 1-from Forts LeaVenworth Laramie,
and Riley and other depots that may be esab Ished
during the above year on the west BANK of the Mis-
soun 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 A degrees north and east OF longitude ia de-
grees west and IN the Territory of Colorado north
of 40 degrees north. Bidders to state the rate
100 pounds per 100 miles at which they will trans
port said stores each of the mouths April to
September Inc usive, of the year 1866.
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 any posts stations
that or may be established in the State OF Kan
sas OF IN tne r oa Sout ro Enrt
Leavenworth; and TO Fort Union, N. M, 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 at which they will transport SAID stores
IN each of the months nom April to September In
clTslve of the year 1866.
ROUTE No. 3.-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
estab isheo in that Territory and to such posts or
stations may be desgnaeed IN the Territory OF
Arizona and State of Texas west OF Longitude 100
degrees west. Bidders to state The rate per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they VIII transport
sal1 stores In each of the months Irom June to No
vember inclusive, of the year 1866.
The weight 10 be transported each year will not
exceed 0000U00 pounds on Route No. i, 16,O00,OO
pounds on Route No 2, and 100000 pounds on
Route No. B.
No additional percentage will be paid for the
transportation OF bacon, lard, bread, pine lumber
shingles or any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in iull 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 contract is
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 this advertisement.
The amount of bonds required trom the contrac-
tors will be as folloWs;-
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Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and sOrvencV
OF each bidoer person offered as security will be
equmed.
Proposals must be Endorsed -
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
l. 2 or 3 ," as the case may be, and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the re-
QuIrements of this Advertisements.
Parties to whom awards are made must be pre-
pared TO execute contracts at once and TO give the
required bonds for the taithIu performance OF the
same. E
Contracts will be made subject to the approval OF
the Quarter master Generals but the right reserved
10 reject any OF all bids that may be offered. 49,
Contractors must be in readiness for service pY me
1st day OF Apnl, 1866 anu they Will De requIeu 10
have place OF business or agency at or III Lhe Vci
nitV OF HOrts Leavenworth and Union ahu oulel
depots that may be established at which they may
communicated with promptly ard readly'
BY order of the Quarermaster Genera; 1rpp
1928 Colonel and Chief Quartermastef.