The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-06
PROPOSALS. FOR ARMY TRANsPoRTA-

DROPosALs FOR ARMY TRANsPoRTA-
Il onSKTERNfAs AsTER- GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., January 10, 1867.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
mill II o'clock NJ, on the 2Sth day of February,
1867 for the transportation of military supplies
during the year commencing April l, 1867, and
ending March 81 S{F lSgT on She S9 iIlO"lns rou'eS
From Fort Mel herson, Nebraska Territory, or
such points as may be determined upon curing
Pacific Railroad west of Fort MCPHERSON; or
from Fort Laramie Dacotah Territory, to such
posts or depots as are now or may beestaolished
in the Territory of Nebraska, west of longitude
IO2 degrees, in the Territory OF Montana, south
IF latitude 46 degrees in the Territory of Daco-
tab west of longitude I04 degrees in the Terri.
torv of Idaho, south of latitude Al degrees and
east OF longitude ia degrees, and in the Terrific,
ries of Utah and Colorado, north OF latitude 4O
0'e ROUTE NO. 2.
From Fort Riley, State of Kansas, or such
noints as may be determined upon during the
year, on the Union Pacific Railroad, E. d., TO
any posts or depots that are now now or may , pc
Territory of Colorado, south of latitude 40
degrees north, and to Fort Union, New Mexico
Territory. and to any other point or points on
the route. ,r-,,r, >-1 .
From Fort Union, or such other Depot as
NAV 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 lOnBlbuu6 lUO uSSIG0Ss
ROUTE NO. 4.
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
ritory lying east of the Missouri river.
The weights to be transported during the
| year will not exceed on Route No !, thirty mill
lion (3O 600 O00) pounds; on Route No. 2, twenty
million (20,0OO,0OO) pounds; on Route NO. ., eight
! three million five hundred thousand (35OO,OOO
pounds ,c, ~. -
Proposals Will be made Tor each Route sepa-
Bidders will state the rate per hundred QOO)
| pounds per hundred Q00 miles at which they
| will transport the stores in each month of the
year beginning April /, 1867, and ending March
| 81, 1868.
as their places of residence, and each proposal
| should be accompanied by bond in the sum of
| ten thousand 100000 signed by two or more
| 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. S250000.
| On Route No. 2 $20O00O.
! On Route No. 3 100000.
On Route No. 4 $50,000
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and SOL
vency of each bidder and person offered as
security will be required
Proposals must be endorsed
! Proposals for Army Transportation on Route
! NO, /, 2, 3, or 4" as the case may be. and none
| Will De 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, ana
| to give the required bonds for the faithful per-
| foTmance of the contract.
| The contractor on each route must be In
| readiness Tor service by the lst 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. |, 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
| be had on application at this office, or at the
| ofHce of the Quartermaster at New York ST.
| Touis Fort Leavenworth, Omaha. Santa Fe
| Fort Smelling, and must accompany and be a
| part of the proposal.
| ALEXANDER BLISS,
! Brevet Colonel and
1l9t3T Assistant-Q Quartermaster u. S. A.
| OuARTERDIAsTER-GENFR OFFICE,
WAsHINGTON, ID. c., February %, 1867 I
| 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 - NJ. of THURSDAY, the
! seventh day of March, 1867.
| By order of the Quartermaster- General.
| 225'9t ALEXANDER BLISS,
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