The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-04
PROPOSALS.
PRQQPT6QssALs FOR ARMY TRANsPoRTA

QUAKrERMAsTET- g GENERALS OFFIcE,
soatoa " WpAIsHINgToN, d. O., January 10 iooI;
until ~ o'clock M. on tie 5sth day of February
1907, lor the transportation of military supplies
eudiing ending NE NE year commencing April l. 1867 and
ROUTE NO /. puN
,h ioiil III or MCPHERSON, Nebraska Territory, or
me me year, on the Omaha branch of the Union
ny sSIng fS., ha,lroad, west of Fort MCPHERSON; or
posts or depots as are now or may be established
IN me territory Of Nebraska, west of longitude
lO2 degrees, in the Territory Of Montana, south
of latitude 46 degrees in the Territory of Daco-
ian, west OF longitude 1914 degrees in the Terri
eos sosy 90 0l south of latitude A degrees and
ries of Utah and Colorado, north OF latitude 40
degrees including, 4 NECESSARY, Denver City.
FROM Fort Riley, State of Kansas, or such
points as may be determined upon during the
year, on the Union Pacific Railroad, E. D., to
any posts or depots that are now or NAV be
established in the State of Kansas or in the
degrees north. and to Fort Union New Mexico
or other depot that may be designated in that
Territory. and TO any other point or points on
ROUTE NO. 8.
From Fort Union, or such other Depot as
may be established in the Territory of New
Maxico to any posts or stations that are or
may be established in that Territory, and to
such posts or stations as may be designated in
the Territory of Arizona and in the State of
Texas west OF loPgitTnEae PgGiTEs 100 MH degrees.
From st, Paul, Minnesota, to such posts as
are now or may be established in the State of
Minnesota and in that portion of Dacotah Ter
ritoTy lying east of the Missouri river.
The weights to be transported during the
wear will not exceed on Route No. /, thirty mill
million go 600 6OO) pounds; Route No. 3, eight
million (S.0O0O00 pounds, and on Route No. 4,
three million five hundred thousand (3,5OO,OOO
pounds.
Proposals will be made for each Route sepa-
lately.
OOnnls hundred (lOM miles Mt which they
Will transport the stores in each month OF the
year beginning April l, 1857 and ending March
bidders should give theirnames in full as well
as their places of residence, and each proposal
should be accompanied by bond in the sum OF
ten thousand $4,000 signed by two or more
responsible persons, guaranteeing that in case
a contract is awarded for the route mentioned
in the proposal to the party proposing, the con-
tract will be accepted and entered into and good
and sufficient security furnished by said party
in accordance with the terms OF this advertise
ment.
The contractor will be required to give bonds
in the following amounts
On Route No S250,0OO.
On Route No. 100000.
on Route No. 100000.
On Route No. $4,000.
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and SOL
vency of each bidder and person offered as
secu rity will he required.
Proposals must be endorsed
Proposals for Army Transportation on Route
No. ], 2, g. or A. as the case may be. and none
will be entertained unless they fully comply
with the requirements of this advertisement.
The party to whom an award is made must be
prepared to execute the contract at once, and
TO give the required bonds for the faithful per-
formance of the contract.
The contractor each route must be In
readiness for service by the 1st day OF April,
1867, and will be required to have place of
business or agency at which he may be COM
municated with promptly and readily. For
route No. l, at Omaha, Nebraska Territory; for
route No. 2, at Fort Riley, Kansas; for route No.
g. at Fort Union, New Mexico for route No. 4,
at st. Paul, Minnesota; or at such other point
in each of the several routes as may be indi-
Gated as the starting point Of the route.
Blank forms showing the conditions Of the
contract to be entered into for each route can
be had on application at this Office, or at the
office Of the Quartermaster at New York, 81.
Louis, Fort Leavenworth, Omaha, Santa Fe,
Fort Smelling, and must accompany and be a
part of the proposal.
By order of the Quartermaster-Gener
ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brevet Colonel and
1857 Assistant Quartermaster U. S. A.
QUARTERMASTER-GENF IS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February %, 1867.
POSTPONEMENT OF OPENING OF BIDS
FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
The time for the opening of the proposals for
army transportation, invited by the advertise
ment from this office of January l5, 1867, is
hereby extended to II M. Of THURSDAY, the
seventh day of March, 1867.
BY order of the Quartermaster-G General.
% 9t ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brevet Col. and Assist Quartermaster U. S. A.