The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-21
PROPOSALS
PgSo,PP92sALs FOR ARMY TRANsPORrA.
QUARTERMAsTER' GENERAL's OTF1cE,

QUARTERMABrER-G GENERALS OFFICE
WAsHlEeTONg d. O. January Is 1867
until IL O'Clock M, on the 28th of February 1867
oI the transportation of Military Supplies, during
tue year commencing April /, 1867, and ending
March 81, 1868, on the fol owing routes -
ROUTE No. 1.
From Fort Mcpherson, Nebraska Territory, or such
parts Us may be determined upon during the year
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pacific Railroad,
west OF Fort hcPherson or from Fort Laramie
Dakotah Territory, to such posts or depots as are
now or may be established in the Territory of Ne.
braska west of longitude 102 deg, in the Territory
G d montana south OF latitude 40 deg in the Terri
Territory Of Idaho, south of latitude "A deg and
east OF longitude ia deg and IN the Territories Of
Utah and Colorado north of latitude 40 deg, In
Guiding, If necessary, Denver City.
From Fort Riley, state of Kan'as, or such points
es may be determne upon during the year ON the
Union Pacific Railroad, d. D. to any posts or depOts
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
ntory, and TO any other point or points on the
ROUTE No. 3.
From Fort Union or such other depot rs may be
established in the Territory of New Mexico, 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 longitude lO5
degrees
From St Paul, Minnesota, TO such posts as are
now OF may be established in the state OF Minnesota,
iolhOu OdkOlhu 1ttIlOIN lying bdat VI
the Missouri river.
The weight to be transported during the wear will
not exceed, on Route No. /, 10000 600 pounds; on
Route No 2, 200O0,O00 pounds Route No 3,
pounds.
Proposals will be made for each route separately.
Bidders will stae the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they Will transport the stores in
each month OF the year, beginning April l, 1867,
and ending March 81, 1868.
Bidders should give their names in full, as well
their places of residence, and each proposal
should be accompanied DV bond in the OF
ten thousand lSl0,000l dollars, signed by two or
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 /, $250C00.
On Route No. 2 $500 600.
On Route No. g. 100000.
On Route No. 4 $50, ,0O0
Satisfactory evidence of the 10 atty and sOiyenCY
OF each bidder and person offered as security will be
Proposals must be endorsed proposals for Army
transportation on Route No. 1, q 3, or a." as the
case may be- and none will be entertained unless
they iuly comply with the requirements of this ad
vertsement.
The party to whom an award is made must be pre-
pared to execute the contract at 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.
for service by the 1s day OF April 1861 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 at Fort Riley, Kansas 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 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 this Office at the Office OF 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 Quarlermaster- General.
/ l9tF2Sl ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brevet Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster US A.