Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-05
" GUARTERASEER,
FoRT LEAyENwORTH. KANSAS,

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:
RQgTE No. From Forts ieavenw9rth, Laramie
during the above year on the west bank of the Mis-
souri, river north of Fort Leayenworth and south of
latitude AZ degrees north to any posts stations
that are may be established in the Territories of
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
tude Al degrees north, and east of longitude ia de-
grees west 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. of the year 1866.
RoUrE No From Forts Leavenworh and Riley,
in the State Of Kansas. and the town of Kansas ii
the State OF Missouri, to any posts or stations that
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, or 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 rate per 100 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
established in that Territory, and to such posts or
stations as may be designated in the Territory of
Arizona and State of Texas, west of longitude los
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 weight to be transported each year will not
exceed 100000 pounds Route No /, $50 loo
pounds on Route No. 2 and 5000 600 on Route No g.
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 we'll 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
nished 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 10000
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Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and solyency
of each bidder and person offered as security will be
required
Proposals must be endorsed
.. Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No.
l. =, or ), " as the may be- and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all 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 QuartermaSter Genera 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
have place of business agency at or in the Wei
nifty of Forts LeavenwOrth and Union, and other
be comm unicated with promptly and readily.
By order OF the QuartermaSte ter General,
ia. POTTER,
de23-tJa3l Colonel and Chief Quartermaster.