Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-23
OFFICE OF THE DEPOT
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I U kUARTERASTER.
| FORT LEAvENWORTH. KANSAS,
December II, 1865. !


FORT LEAvENwORTH. KANSAS,
December ~, 1865. J
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Office
until Y o'clock on the 3st day Of January, 1866, for
the Transportation of Military Supplies during the
year 1866 on the following routes
ROUTE No. From Forts 1Ieavenworth, Laramie
and Riley, and other depots that may be established
during the above year on the west bank of the Ms
souri, river north of Fort LeavenwOrth and south of
latitude ~ degrees north, to any posts or stations
that may be established in the Territories of
Nebraska, DacOtah Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
tude Al degrees north, and cast 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 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,
in the Territory of Colorado south Of latitude forty
degrees north, drawing supplies from Fort Leaven-
may be ccsgnatedin that Territory, to Fort Garland
and to any other point or Joints on the route. Bid
dera to state the rate per 100 pounds per 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 may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico, to any posts stations that may be
established in that Territory, and to such posts
Arizona and State of Texas, west Of longitude los
degrees west Bidders to state the rate per 100 pounds
per lUU miles at winch 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 10,UO,UO pounds on Route No. l, Is 900 900
pounds on Route No. 2, and 100000 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 the par
ties proposing the contract will be accepted and
entered into, and good and sufficient security fur
nshed 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., 2, or g. as 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 ut 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 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 vci-
| 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.
Proposals for Hay.
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