The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-02
PROPOSALS
PRso,RRosAL0 FOR ARnr TRANsPoRrA-
G EFERAL's OFFtOH,
WAsHlHeToN, ID. c., January 10 1867. !

/ Fiok. -. ~ 80 =.
oUARrERMAsrER.GENE G ENERAL's . oFF1oE, / -
WAsHlHeTON, ID. c., January 10 1867.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
until - O'Clock NJ, the 2Sth OF February, 1867
oI the transportation Of Military Supplies, during
the year commencing April 1, 1867 and ending
March 81, 1868, on the fol owing routes - p.
From Fort bIoPbSrSon SebTasts Territory or such
paris as may Oe determined upon during the year
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pacific Railroad
west OF Fort MCPHERSON or from Fort Laramie
Dakotah Territory, to such posts or depots as
now OF may be established IN the Territory OF Ne.
braska west of longitude 100 deg. in the Ierl ory
OF Montana, south OF latitude 40 deg in the Terri
tory OF Dakoiah, west OF longitude l04 deg in the
Territory Of Idaho, south OF latitude "A deg and
east OF longitude ia deg and IN the Territories Of
Utah ard Colorado north of latituds 40 ueg.
cudlDG' II necessary, Denver CITY.
From Fort Riley, State OF Kan'as, or such points
as may be determ ned upon dunng the year on he
mat are now or NAV be established in the State of
kansas or in the Territory OF Colorado, south of 40
degrees north, and TO Fort Union, New Mexico, or
other depot ;that may be designated in that Ter
route.
FROM hort Union or such other depot as may be
, eslaosneu Isl ia the territory OF New Mexico, TO any
posts OF stations that are or may be established IN
that Territory, and 70 such posts or stations
as mey be designated in the Territory OF Arizona,
and IN the State Of Texas west of longitude 105
degrees.
From ST. Paul, Minnesota TO such posts as are
now or may be established in the state OF Minnesota
and IN tnat portion OF Dakoah Territory lylng east Of
1he Ueght to be transported during the wear will
not exceed, on Route No. l. 10000 900 pounds; on
Route No 2, 20 600 600 pounds; on Route No g.
g OoOQOO POUNDS ana on RJute No. 4, $500 600
pounds.
Proposals will be made for each route separately
Bidders will stare the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they will transport the stores in
each month OF the, year, beginning April !, 1867,
and ending March 81 1868.
Bidders should give their names in full, as well
as their places of residence, and each proposal
ghnn hp N nind hU q hnnn In no ,nf
ten thousand $40 900 dollars, signed by two or
responsible persons, guaranteeing that In case
the proposal TO The party proposing, the contract
VIII be accepted and entered into, and goed and
suclent security furnished by SAID part in accord
ance with the terms OF this advertisement.
The contractor will be required to give bonds IN
! the Following amounts
On Route No l, S250C0O. n
. On Route No. 2 500 000.
On Route No. g. 100000.
| On Route No. 4, $50 ,000
Satisfactory evidence of the LOYALTY and sOlvency
OF each bidder and person offered as security win be
required
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
| TRANSFORMATION on Route No. / 2 3, or A. as the
| case may be, and none will be entertained unless
they luly comply with the requirements OF this ad
| verusement.
The party to whom an award is made must be pre-.
pared to execute the contract al once, and to give
the required bonds for the faithful performance OF
the contract
The right to reject any and all bids that may be
| offered is reserved.
The contractors on each route must be in readl.
|
be required to have place of business agency at
winch he may be communicated With promptly and
readily for Route No at Omaha, N. T.. Tor Route
No Eat Fort Riley Kansas; ior Route No 8 at Fort
Union, New Mexico; for Route No. 4 at SAINT Paul,
Minnesota, or at such other point for each of the
several routes as may be indicated as the starting
point of the route.
tract to be entered INTO for esep Pr ref c 0 f on
at at M tgs YorS Saint Louis Fort Leyen
worth, Omaha, santa Fe, and Fort Smelling, anG
must accompany and be part of the proposal.
By yoEds 9ESsT OF the Quar- R1ss
Brtvet Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster, U s.
DROPOsALs FOR NEW JAIL-DEPARr
L ment OF the Interior.
Sealed Proposals Will be received at this Depart
ment until II O'Clock M, on MONDAY, the Attn o
March, 1867. Tor the erection of the Ja in and TO
the District of Columbia, author zed and provided
for by the act OF Congress approved July %, 1886
The designs, detail drawings, and specification
can be at the architects office, in the eastern
grounds OF the Capitol Washington city, every day
except Sundays, between the hours of a. NJ. and
Z. Nj on and after the 28th instant
Separate bids Will be received for the masonry
work, brick work, IRON work and carpentry WORK
The contractor whose bid may be accepted will bt
required to enter into a sufficient bond, to be ap
proved by the Secretary of the Interior, tor thu
faithful completion OF his contract. Payments wll
be made as the work progresses, estimates certi
he'd to by the architect, but twenty per centum
the estimates will be retained until the contract Ii
lhe contract will be awarded to the lowest re
sponsble bidder, but the Department reserves the
right to reject any or all OF the bids, should u
be deemed Tor the interest OF the Government tC
| do so. .
The bids will be opened at noon on the 4th o.
March next, IN presence of such OF the bidders a.
may choose to attend.
Proposals shOud be endorsed on the envelope
"PrOposal for New Jail" and be directed to thC
"SecTetary OF the Interior WASHINGTON ID, c."
| o. H. BRO OWNING,
1876 SGT Secretary of the Interior.
DROPOsALS FOR CONTINUING della
UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE
No 200 SOUTH Sixth STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, January 7, 1867. J
Sealed Proposals. IN duplicate, with copy of th
advertisement attached to each, will be received a
tins Office until the 2st of February, 1851 tor stone
to the amount OF $67 900 tsixty seven thousand dol
laTs) tor the Delaware Breakwater.
The stone TO be OF the hardest and most durable
quality the delivery to commence ON or about the
10Th of May, and to be completed Dy the 10Th o
september and the weekly delivery to be as nearly
bla nnff