Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-08
OFFICE OF TIE DEPOT
GUARTERASTER,
FoET LEAvENw0RTF, KANSAS,
December IT, 1865

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December ~, 1865. J
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
unit y o'clock on the $st day Of January 1866, for
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 est1b;hod
souri, river north Of Fort Leavenworth and south Of
latitude A degrees north to any posts or stations
that may be established in the Territories of
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah. south of lati-
tudo 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 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 From Forts LeavenwOrth 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
degrees north, drawing supplies, from Fort Leayen-
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 lOO 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
Mexico, to any posts stations that or may be
established in that Territory, and to such posts
stations may be designated in the Territory of
Arizona and State of Texas, west of longitude Jos
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
The weight to be transported each year will not
exceed 100000 pounds on Route No. l, 100000
pounds 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 well 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 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
nlshed 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 $4,000
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Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solvency
of each bidder and person offered security will be
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
l., ., or 81 " as the may be- and 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 and to give the required
bonds for the faithful performance of the same
Contracts will be made subject to the approval of
the Quarermaster 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 AID they will be required to
nifty of Forts Leavenworth and Union. and other
depots that may be established, at which they may
be communicated with promptly and readily.
By order Of the QuartermaSter General,
j. A. POTTER,
de23-tJa31 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.