Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-31
GAFFICE OF TIRE DEP0T
u tURRgERASTEEg,
EORT LEAyEEWORTH, hANsss.l
December Is, 1905. !

9AFFICE OF TEEE DE5'bF
~ stELSagERASTEE2,
FORT LEAyEEwORTH, Kansas
December IS, IsoJ. J
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Sealed Proposals will be received At this oG,oo
until y O'Clock on the 3iSt day Of January, 1900 II
the Transportation of Military Supplies DUNG
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 ban of the Mis-
souri, river, north of Fort LeaVenworth and south of
latitude ~ degrees north to any posts or stations
Nebraska, Dacotah, Idaho and Utah, south of lati-
tudc a degrees north and east Of longitude IA de-
gress west and IN the 9rTltory OF Colorado north Of
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 1865.
ROUTE No From Forts leavenwOrth and Riley,
in the State Of Kansas and the town OF Kansas, in
are 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 tort Unlon n NJ, or other depot that
may be designatedin that Territory to Fort Garland,
and to any other point or points on the route. Bid
der 70 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 or may be
established IN that Territory and to such posts or
stations may be designated in the Territory of
Arizona and State of Texas, west Cf longitude l05
degrees west DdueS 10 state the rate per IUO pounds
per 100 miles which they will transport said stores
in each Of the months from June to November, IN
elusive. of the year 1866.
The weight 20 De TRANSPORTED each year will not
exceed iO,BJO.0U0 mounds Route No. |, 100000
pounds Route No. Z. and 6,Uhh0a0 Route No. 3.
No additional percentage will be paid for the trans
portation of bacon lard bread, pine um err 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 of ten thous-
and dollars, signed by two or more responsible per-
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 sand parties IN accordance with the terms
of this advert Sement.
The amount of bonds required from the contractors
will be as follows:
On Route No.
"A 4, 5"'''.''"'''..''''''' -W,UUU
o.'.''''''.'' uV,JJO
Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and Solyency
required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation Route No.
T. q or -, as The may he, 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 a once, and to give the required
bonds for the faithful performance of the same.
Contracts will be made subject to the approval of
the QuaTtermaSter General but the right reserved
TO reject any or all bids that may offered.
Contractors must be in readiness for service by the
st day of APRIL 1866, and they will be required to
nave place OF business or agency at or IN the Vici
Elty OF Forts LeavenwOrth and Union, and other
depOts that may be established at which they NAV
be communicated with promptly and readily
BY order OF the QuartermaSter General,
de25-tJaI Colonel and Chief Quartermastcr