The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-24
PROPOSALS
pRoPosALs FOR Array TRANSFORM.
U UAkfEHhAhIER-H HEh ERAEs OFFICE
WAsmEoTON, u. G January Is 1867.

OUARrEBMAsTER.GEn EnKRAL's OFF1oE, I
WASHINGTON, u. G January 10 1867
Scaled Proposals will be received at this Ofdos
until IL O'Clock on the 28th OF February, 1861,
the year commencing Apu 1, 1867, and ending
March 81 1858, on ne IS,i l0l Dying routes'-
From Fort MCPHERSON, Nebraska Territory or such
parts may Ue determined upOn during the year
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pacific Railroad,
west of Fort MCPHERSON or from hOrt Lafamio,
Dakotah Territory, 10 such posts or depOts as are
now or may be established IN the Territory OF Me-
braska, west of longitude 1O2 deg, in the IouiorY
OF Montana, south OF lRttude 40 deg in the Terri
tory of Dakolah, west Of longitude lO4 deg, in the
1er1toTy of Idaho, south of lsulude A. deg and
esst Of longitude III deg and the Territories Of
Utah and Colorado north of latitude 40 deg, IN.
cludiDg' II necessary, Denver CITY
From Fort Riley, state OF Kan'as, or such points
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 Territory of Colorado south OF 40
degrees north, and TO Fort Union, New Mexico, OF
other depot that may be designated in that FER
rtory, ana TO any other point or points on the
route.
From Fort Union or such other depot as may be
established in the Territory of New Mexico, 20 any
posts or stations that are may be established IN
that territory, and TO such posts stations
as may be designated in the Territory OF Arizona,
degrees
ROUTE No a.
From ST. Paul, Minnesota, to such posts are
now may be established in the state OF Minnesota.
and IN tnat portion OF Dakoah Territory yInR east of
The eight to be transported during the year will
not exceed, on Route No. / 10000 900 pounds; on
| Route No q 10000 600 pounds; on Route No g.
| 100000 poundsi ana on Route No. A. S,500,0OO
| pOunos.
Proposals will be made for each route separately.
| Bidders will stale the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they WILL transport the stores in
and ending March 81 1865
! Bidders should gve their names in full, as well
| as then places of residence, and each proposal
! should be accompanied by bond in the sum of
ten thousand S10,O0Ol dollars, signed by two
more responsible persons, guaranteeing that In case
a contract is awarded Tor the route mentioned In
| the proposal to the party proposing the contract
VIII be accepted and entered into, and good and
sufficient security furnished by SAID party 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, S25O,C0O.
| On Route No. Q, $200.000
| On Route No. 3. 100000
| On Route No. 4, S60000.
satisfactory evidence of the LOYALTY and solvencv
OF each Dldder and person offered as security will be
| required.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
transportation on Route No. l, 2, 3 or L." as the
case may be- and none will be entertained unless
they iuiy comply with the requirements OF this ad-
The party to whom an award is made must be pre-
pared to execute the contract once, and TO give
the required bonds for the faithful performance of
The right to reject any and all bids that may be
offered is reserved.
The contractors on each route must be in readi-
ness Tor service by the 1st day of April 1867 and will
be required TO have place OF business or agencv at
which he may be communicated with promptly and
readily for Route No at Omaha, T.. Tor Route
No lat Fort Riley Kansas iOr Route No 8 at Fort
Union, New Mexico; for Route No. at SAINT Paul,
Minnesota, or aJ such other point for each of the
several routes as may be indicated as the starting
point Of the route
Blank forms showing the conditions of the con-
tract to be entered INTO for each be had on
application at TINS office, at the Office tine Quar-
teTmaster at New York, Saint Louis Fort Leaven-
worth, Omaha, santa Fe, and Fort Smelling, and
must accompany and be part of the proposal.
By order OF the Quar- ermaster. General.
19tE2Sl ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brevet Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster, U.S.A.