The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-31
PROPOSALS
pAoPosALs FOR ARmY TRANsPoRrA.
QUAlRrEnMAsrER. GENERAt's OFT1or,


WAsuiNeroN, ID. G. January 10 1857
scaled lTol osals wIl be Received at this office
for the transportation OF Miiisry suppBes duTIng J
TIE year commencing Apnl L 1867, and ending
ROUTE No. l.
From Fort McPhersoD Nebraska Territory or suoh
paris as may DC determined upon during the wear
on the Omaha braroh OF the Union Pacific Railroad.
west of Fort n cPherson from hort laramie
now or NAV be estsbsed nj tne ~ qPG % Ss
bTasea west of longitude l02 deg, the Territory
Of Montana south Of LATITUDE 40 dog in the Terri
tory OF Dakoah, west OF lonqtude lO4 dog in the !
Territory OF Idaho, south OF latitude "A deg and
east of longitude ia deg and IN the Ierriohes Of
Utah and Colorado north of latitude 40 deg, IN
ROUTE No 2.
From Fort Riley, State OF Kansas, or such points
as as may be determined upon during the year on the
Union Pacific Railroad, E D., to any posts or depots
that now or NAV be established Ia the State of I
Kansas or in the Territory of Colorado south of
degrees north and to For Union, New Mexico, or
other depot :that may be designated in that Ter
route.
From Fort Union or such other depot as may b
established in the Territory of New Mexico, 10 anVN
posts OF stations that are or may be established mi
as may be designated in the Territory of Arizona
snd IN the State OF Texas west of longitude los
ROUTE No A.
From St Paul, Minnesota to such posts as are
now OF may be established in the state OF Minnesota
and IN that portion OF Dakotah Territory lying east Of
the Missouri river.
not exceed on Route No. 1, 10000 900 pounds; on
Route No. 2 20,0O0000 pounds; on Route No 8,
SOoO.9VO pounds and ON Route No. 4, 100000
Proposals will be made for tach route separateIv
Bidders will stare the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they Will transport the stores in
each month oil 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
should be accompanied by bond in the sum Of
ten thousand S1O,O00) dollars, signed by two or
more responsible persons guaranteeing that in case
a contract Is ded Tor the route mentioned in
viii be accepted and entered into and COED and
lucient security furnished by said party in accord
ance with the terms of this advertisement.
lhe contractor will be required to give bonds In
the following amounts;-
On Route No. 2 $500 600.
On Route No. 9, 100000.
On Route No. 4 $50, 600.
EatsIdc' ofy evidence of the To- altv and sOVencY
OF each bidder and person offered security will be
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
transportation on Route No 2, 8, or T." as the
case may be- and none will be entertained unless
tney luly comply with the requirements Of this ad-
The party to whom award is made must be pre-
pared to execute the contract at once aud to give
the contract
The right TO reject any and all bids that may be
The contractors on each route must be in readf.
ness for service by the 1st day of Apli 1867 and will
be required to have place OF business agency at
which he may be communicated with promptly and
readily for Route No at Omaha, N. T.; tor Route
No Eat Fort Riley, Kansas Tor Route No. at Fort
Union, New MeXicO for Route No. at SAINT Paul.
Minnesota, or at such other point for each Of the
several routes as may be indicated as the starting
Blank forms showing the conditions of the CON.
tract to be entered into for each route be had on
application at this Office at the Office the Quar-
termaster at New York, Saint Louis, Fort Leayen-
worth, Omaha, santa Fe, and Fort Smelling, and
must accompany and be part of the proposal
BY order Of the Quar- r,ermaster- General.
lstt2Sl ALEXANDER BLISS
Brfye: Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster, U.s.A.
DROPOsALs FOR CONTINUING DELA.
Il WARE BREAKWATER.
UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, 4
No. 2O9 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, ! a
PHILADELPHIA, January Z, 1867. } >
Sealed Proposals, in duplicate, with copy of this
advertisement attached to each will be received at
this office until the 2lst OF February, 1867 for stone
lars) for the Delaware BreakWater
The stone to be OF the hardest and most durable
9ualityi the delivery to commence on or about the
16th OF May, and TO be completed 0Y the 18th OF
september, and the weekly delivery to be as nearly
as possible uniform.
quired to be IN blocks of not less than two TONS and
one-hfth in blocks OF upwards OF one-tourth OF
The stones will be subject to rigid inspection and
will be received or not, as the Engineer, or his
agents, shall find them to accord, or not, as to
quality and size with the above description.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons, whose signatures should be appended to
the guarantee, and who should be certified to as
beng good and sufficient security, by the United
States District Judge, Attorney, or Collector, or
A reservation of ten per centum on partial pay.
ments will be made duIlng the delivery of the
stone.
for Delaware Breakwater"
Bids win be opened at II O'Clock NJ, on THURS.
DAY, the 2lst OF February, 1867, and bidders are
For further information; apply at this office:
tuths CIV Maj Eng, and BVt. Lt-Col,