The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-13
OFFICE OF THE DEPOT QUARIERMAsTER
" Fort LEAVENWoRTH, KANSAS,
December 19, 1856,

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION,
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS Office unu
II O'Clock the 31st day of January, 1866 for tue
Transportation OF Military Supplies during the yeal
1866, on the following routes >
ROUTE No. 1.-Hrom Forts Leavenworth, Laramie,
and Riley and other depOts that may be estab lshed
during the above 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 are OF may be established in the Territories
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
tude A degrees north and east OF longitude LA de-
of 40 degrees north Bidders to state the rate per
1OO pounds per 100 miles at which they will trans
port said stores each of the months from April to
September Inc usve, OF the year 1866.
ROUTE No. 2-FI ON Forts Leavenworth and
Riley in the state of Kansas and the town of Kan
sas in the State of Missouri to any posts or stations
tn at may be established in the State OF Kan
sas, or in the Territory OF Colorado, south OF at
tude 40 degrees north, drawing supplies from Fort
LeavenwOrth; and 10 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 Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds
per 100 miles at which they will transport said stores
IN each of the months flom April TO September In"
ROUTE No 3.-From Fort Union or such other
depet as may be established in the Territory OF New
estab ishe0 in that Territory and TO such posts or
stations may be desiRnased IN the territory OF
Arizona and State of Texas, west OF Longitude lO0
degrees west. Bidders TO state the rate per lOQ
pounds per 100 miles at which they viii transport
saiG stores in each of the months rom June To NO
Vember inclusive, of the year 1866. m
The weight TO be transported each year VIII not
exceed 100000 pounds on Route No. l, 15,OOOOOO
pounds on Route No. 2, and 6,OOOOOO pounds on
No additional percentage will be paid for the
transportation OF bacon, lard, bread, pine lhhDerJ
shingles or any other stores.
Bidders should give their names in iull as wen as
their places of residence, and each proposal soulu
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
awarded for the route mentioned in the proposal 70
the parties proposing, the contract VIII De accepted
and entered into, and good and suhcient security
furnished by said parties, IN accordance Win the
terms of this advertisement. go -
The amount of bonds required from the contrac-
| tors will be as folloWs;- -,oo a..
On Route No. Sd6VV0OOO11
2..,,..''''''''' '''''''''' Ac0'000 c0'V009
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solYency
OF each bidoer person offered as security Will nc
equTed.
| Proposals must be indorsed;-
| Proposals. for Army Transportation on Route N o.
L. or 81" as the case may be, and none Will be
entertained unless they fully comply WIN all the re'
| uulrements of tins Advertisement.
| Parties to whom awards are made must DC pre-
pared TO execute contracts at once ana 10 give ine
| required bonds for the faithful performance oil the
| same . , -,
Contracts will be made subject to the approval OF
the General; but the right y reserved
| 10 reject any or all bids that may be offered 49,
Contractors must be in readiness for service DIV tne
LIST day of Apnl, 1866 anu they VIII De IequIeu, ~
have place business or agency az OF III tne h W.
| nity of HOrts LeavenWOrth and Union, anu otns
depots that may be established, at whcn IIoS may
| communicated with promptly and readliy'
By order of the Quartermaster' SfeaeTsGl TPsGlTTER
1922 So Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.