Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-15
" QUARTERASTER,
FORT LEAvENWoRTH, KANSAS,
Decembe ~ 1861

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
until II O'Clock the 3ls day of January 1866 fol
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 established
during the above year on the west bank of the Mis-
souri, river, north of Fort Leavenworth and south o.
latitude ~ degrees north, to any posts stations
that or may be established in the Territories Of
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah, south Of lati-
tude A degrees north, and east of longitude ia de-
grees west and in the Territory of Colorado north
40 degrees north Bidders to state the rate per l0C
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 Leayenworth and Riley
in the State of Kansas, and the town of Kansas in
the State of Missouri to any posts or stations that
are or may be established in the State of Kansas OF
in the Territory of Colorado south of latitude forty
degrees north. drawing supplies from Fort Leaven-
worth; and to Fort Union, n NJ. other depot that
may be designated that Territory to Fort Garland
and to any other point or points the route. Bid
ders to state the rate per 100 pounds per 100 miles
which they will transport said stores in each of the
months from April to September inclusive, of the
year 1866.
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 may be
established in that Territory, and to such posts OF
stations 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
The weight to be transported each year will moi
exceed 100000 pounds on Route No. l, 1900 00C
pounds on Route No 2, and 100000 on Route No. 8
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, 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 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. 900
" :, 20o000
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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
t. q 49, " the may be, and none 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 once, and to give the required
bonds for 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
have place of business agency at in the vici
nifty of Forts Leavenworth and Union, and othel
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