The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-29
FFICE OF THE DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER
" Fort LEAvENWoRTH, KANSAS, |
December 10, 1855.

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS office until
u O'Clock on the 8lst day of January 1866 for the
Iransportat on OF Military Supplies during the yeal
1866, on the following routes:-
ROUTE No l,-trom Forts Leavenworth, Laramie,
and Riley, and other depots that may be estab lshed
during the above year on the west banx Of the Mis-.
sour river, north OF Fort Leavenworth and south OF
that are OF may be established in the Territories Of
Nebraska, Dacorah Idaho, and Utah, south OF lati-
tude A degrees norm ana east o. Ia oe
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 usive, OF the year 1866.
ROUTE No, 2-From 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 are or may be established in the State OF Kan
tnSs ao degrees nortH daWinV suUpies from Fort
Leavenworth; and to Fort Union N. NJ, or other
depot that may be designated IN that Territory, to
Fort Gar and. 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 may be established in the Territory Of New
Mexico, TO any posts or stations that or may be
estab ished in that Territory and to such posts or
stations as may be desiRnased IN the Territory Of
Arizona and State of Texas, west of Longitude 105
degrees west Bidders TO state the rate per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they wll transport
vember inclusive, OF the year 1866
The weight 10 be transported each year will not
eNCeeu lOUUUUUU pOunus Ou hOUb6 NO IL lO,UUU,OOO
pounds on Route NO. q and 100000 pounds ON
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 full, as well as
their places OF residence, and each proposal should
be accompanied by o bond IN the sum of ten thou
sand dollars, signed by two or more responsible
persons, guaranteeing that in case a contract ID
hwaToed for the route mentions in the proposal to
the parties proposing, the contract will be accepted
and entered into, and good and sufficient security
furnished by said parties IN accordance with the
terms Of this advertisement
The amount of bonds required from the contrac-
tors will be as fOows;-
On Route No. l..,.......................$1 900
2............... .,.,...,.. 200OOO
" S..,.....,.s............,.. D. 6OOUU
Satisfactory evidence of the Loyalty and solVencY
OF each bidoer and person offered security will be
equIred.
Proposals must be indorsed:- n
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
qulrements OF this Advertisement
Parties to whom awards are made must be pre-
pared to execute contracts at once and to give the
required bonds for the 1aithlui performance OF the
same.
the Quarter General; but the right reserved
to reject any all bids that may be offered.
Contractors must be in readness for service by the
LIST day of Apnl, 1866 anu they Will be required TO
have place OF BUSINESS or agency at IN the vict
nity Of EOTts Leavenworth and Union, and otheI
depots that may be established, at which they NAV b
communicated with promptly ard readily.
BY order of the Quartermaster General
j. POTTER.
70 s8 Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.