Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-11
RFFICE OF THE DEPOT
" QEARTERASTER,
Fort LEAvENWORTH, KANSAS,
DecemheI lH. 1Si6

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 LeavenwOrth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depots that may be established
during the above year on the west ban of the Mis-
souri, river north of Fort LeavenwOrth and south of
latitude il degrees north to any posts or stations
that are or may be established in the Territories of
Nebraska, Dac0tah. Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
tude A degrees north and east Of longitude ia de-
grceS vest and in the Territory OF Colorado north of
10 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, CT the year 1866.
ROUTE No From Forts Leavenworth and Riley,
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, other depot that
may be designated in that Territory to Fort Garland
and to any other point or points on the route Bid
der to state the per 100 pounds per 100 miles
which they will transport said stores in each of the
months from April to September, inclusive. of the
ROUTE No 3-From Fort Union, o. such other de-
pot may be established in the Territory of New
established in that Territory, and to such posts
stations may be designated in the Territory of
Arizona and State Of Texas, west of longitude l05
degrees west Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores
in each Of the months from June to November in
elusive, of the year 1866.
The W eight to be transported each year will not
exceed 100000 pounds on Route No. l. 15WO,0G0
pounds on Route No. 2, and 60G0,000 on Route No g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
portatiOn Of bacon, lard bread pine GER 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 u bond in the OF ten thous-
and dollars, signed by two or more responsible per-
sons guaranteeing that, in case contracts awarded
for the route mentioned in the proposal to the par
ties proposing, the contract will be accented 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
On Route NO.
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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.
entertained unless they fully comply with ali the re-
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 Quartermaser General 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
nave place OF business agency at or in the yci-
nifty OF Forts Leavenworth and Union and other
be communicated with promptly and readily
BY order OF the Quartermaster General
j; A. POTTER,