The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-16
PROPOSALS
- FOR ARMT TRANsPoRrA'
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=, WAsuIgsToE, 2. O, January 10 1851;
ioI the transportation Of Military Supplies, durlna
March 81, 1855, on ihe follo owing rOutes;--
ROUTE No. I. -,
ner,s az roa, bo al unon durng the wear
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pacific X ulroao
west Of Fort kePhersOn, or from Hort Laramie
Dakotah Territory, to such posts or depot' as are
brasia, west Of Longitude 100 deg in the Territory
tory Of DaRoiSb, west Of longitude 1Ol deg in the
TefitoIy Of Idaho, south Of latitude a deg and
Utah and Colorado north Of latitude 20 deg IN
cludiDg, II necessary, Denver C'ty.
as may be determ ned upon dunnR the year on me
Union Pacific Railrt ad E. D., to any posts or depoe
Kansas or in the IL rrtory of Colorado, south OF 40
degreee north, and TO ForI Union, New Mexico OF
other depot that may be designated in that Ter
ritOry, and 10 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, 70 any
poets or stahens that are or may be established IN
as % may io DESIGNATED in the territory Of Arizona,
ana in the Slate of Texas west OF longitude lOS
degrees. - .
From 81. Paul, Minnesota to such posts as are
now may be established in the state OF Minuesoa a.
and IN that pOIuOn OF Dakosh Territory Ylng east OF
1he eight to be transported during the year win
not txceed, on Route No $4,000 900 pounds ON
Route No. 2, 20, ,0O0 600 pounds; on Route No 3,
0oO0OO pounds; ana ON Route No. 4, 100000
Proposals will be made for each route separately
Bidders will sta the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they will transport the stores in
each month OF the yIars beginning April l, 1867,
and ending March 81 1868.
I as then places Of residence, and each proposal
should be accompanied BY bond In the sum Of
responsible persons, guaranteeing that in
a contract is awarded Tor the route mentioned in
viii be accepted and entered into, and COED and
lufelent security furnished by said party In accord
ance with the terms of this advertisement
Ihe contractor will be required to give bonds
the following amounts oo,o coo
On Route No. 2, 500 600.
| On Route No. 9, 100000.
| On Route No. $6O,OOO
satisac Ory evidence of the Ioi atty and s0lvency
OF each bidder and person offered as security win D
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
| TRANSPORTATION on Route No. 2, or A." as the
case may be, and none will be entertained unlest
they iully comply with the requirements OF this ad
The party to whom an award is made must be pre-
! pared to execute the contract at once aud to give
the IeQuned bonds tor the faithful performance o
me right 10 reject any and all bids that may b,
The contractors on each route must be In readi
for service by the lat day of Apl 1867 and viii
be required 10 have place of business agency a
which he may be communicated with promptly anC
readily for Route No ] at Omaha, N. T.. Tor Routt
NO Eat Fort Riley, Kansas Tor Route No at For
Union, New Mexico; for Route No. at can't Paul
Minnesota, or at such other point for each of tn
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 route be had
application at TINS Office at the Office OF the Quar-
teImas,er at New York, Saint Louis, Fort Leaven
worth, Omaha santa Fe, and Fort Smelling, anC
must accompany and be part of the proposal.
By order of the Quar- ermaster- ntrai:
! l9tF281 ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brtvet Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster, U IS.