Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-22
OFFICE OF THE DEPOT
~ QUARTERASTER,
Fort LEAyENwoRTH. KANSAS,
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Fort LEAyENwoRTH KANSAS,
December IT, 1865. !
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 I4eavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depots that may be established
during the above year on the west bank of the Mis-
souri, river north of Fort Leavenworth and south of
that are or may be established in the Territories Of
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah. south of lati-
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
tember, inclusive. of the year 1866.
ROUTE No. 2.-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
worth; and to Fort Union n. NJ, or other depot that
may be designatedin that Territory to Fort Garland
and to any other point 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 or stations that or may be
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 lO5
degrees west Bidders to state the rate 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. l, 15,O0O000
pounds on Route No. 2, and 6,UO0.0OO on Route No g.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
pOrtatOn 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 a 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.
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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., q or 3, 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 TOR 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
have place Of business agency at in the vici-
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-tJaI Colonel and Chief Quartermaster