The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-03
PROPOSALS.
OFF4CE OF THEDEPoT TER
" FORT LEAVENwoRTH, KANSAS,
December 10, 1865. I

PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Sealed Proposals will be received at TINS office unit
IL O'Clock the 8lst day of January, 1866 for the
Transportation of Military Supplies during the yeal
1866, on the following routes:-
ROUTE NO. Iron forts lfavehWorth Laramie,
and Riley, and other depots that may be established
during the above year on the west BANK of the Mis-
soun river north OF Fort Leavenworth and south OF
latitude AZ degrees north, to any posts or stations
that are OF may be established in the territories
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho, and Utah, south of ati.
tude A degrees north and east 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 trans
port said stores each of the months from April to
September Inc. usIve, Of the year 1866.
ROUTE No. 2-FTom Forts Leavenworth and
Riley, in the state of Kansas, and the town of Kan
sas, the State of Missouri, to any posts or stations
that are or may be established in the State OF Kan
sas, or in the Territory OF Colorado, south of at
tude 40 degrees north drawing supplies from Fort
Leayenwortn; and TO Fort Union, N. M, or other
depot that may oe 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 10 September IN
clIslve OF the year 1856.
ROUTE No 9.-From Fort Union or such other
depot may be established in the Territory of New
Mexico, 10 any posts or stations that or may be
estab ished in that Territory, and to such posts
stations as may be desIgnased IN the Territory OF
Arizona and State OF Texas west of longitude l05
degrees west. Bidders TO state the rate per 100
pounds per 100 miles at which they wlll transport
saId stores In each of the months irom June to No
Yember inclusive, of the year 1885,
The weight TO be transported each year will not
eSceeQ POUNDS on hOute NO. L.
pounds on Route No. 2, and 100000 pounds on
Route NO.3
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, well as
their places of residence, and each proposal should
| be accompanied by bond IN the sum Of ten thou
sand dollars, signed by two or more responsible
persons, guaranteeing that in case contract is
AWARDED for the route mentioned in tine proposal to
the parties proposing, the contract will be accepted
and entered into, ana good and sufficient security
furnished bY said paIties IN accordance with the
| terms of this advertisement
The amount of bonds required rom the contrac
| tors will be as fOloNs;-
On hOute NO, l'..,'''''''''''''''' 'plUUVUJ
5'"''''''''''' '''''''''' Zo0UO0 Zo00UUO00
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and sOlvencY
of each bdOer and person offered as security will be
required.
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route No
- q or B." as the case may be, and none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with all the
ourements of this Advertisement
Parties to whom awards are made must be pre-.
pared 10 execute contracts at once and to give the
REQUIRED bonds for the iaithiu performance OF the
Contracts will be made subject to the approval Of
the Quart Generals but the right reserved
| TO reject any or all bids that may be offered
Contractors must be in readiness tors service by the
LIST dav OF Apri 1866 anu they will be required to
have a place OF Onsnoss or agency AZ or IN the vci
| nity OF Horta Leavenworth and Union. and Other
denots that NAV be established at which they may be
| Communicated with promptly and readily.
| BY order OF the Quartermaster SSeneral
! j. A pOiTER
I222 est Colonel and Chief Quartegmaser