The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-20
PROPOSALS
PRePosALs FOR AMY TRANsPORTA-
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OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER, !
ses5 OFT G H. hansas, N3V, % is d1i s,; mn
l2oclock Nj. the lh OF January, 1888, for the trans
mpep,cpg April l. 1865, and ending March 81, 1862 on
the Following route5pjoo1rrr No
FROM Fort Harker Kansas. Fort Hays. Kansas,
the Chief ouaifeTmaster DepartmeSt of the Missouri
on on the Union Pacific Railroad, n D., TO any places
State Of Kansas aud Territory OF Colorado south Of
Mexico or other epot r5at mSy he @ IN 6a
territory and TO any other points the route to that
ROUTE NO. g.
established IN the Territory Of New Mexico, to any
posts orstaons that are or may be established in that
Territory, and to such posts stations be
sgnaed In the Territory OF Arizona and In the State
Oi le&"'' west OF l9pgI9qde R8iITF No. No. degrees
From such point as may be designated on the Mis-.
Pacific Railroad or the Union Pacific Railroad e. D.,
To tor Gibson, Indian Territory, such other point
& may be established as the military depot In that
The weight to be transported during the year will
not exceed on Route No. p 20 pounds; Route
No 8,OOO,OUO pounds; and on Route No 8, 2OO0O 600
PTopC sails will be made for each route separately
Bidders Will state the rate 100 pOuuus 100
miles at which they will transport the stores In each
month OF the year, beginning April 1868. and end
:. Bddefs viii give. their names in full, as well as
their places of residence, and each proposal must be
asccompa%1itd % by bond In toe sum OF ten thousand
spons0e persons in legal form and properly stamped
guaranteeing that IN case the tract is awarded for
posing i III be accepted and entered into aud good
cordanCe with the terms of this advertisement.
Each bio der must be p esenJ the opening of the
proposals. or he represented by his attorney.
he con will be required to give bonds in the
following amounts
On Route N %. p f200,C00.
On ROu e No g. SlOv,rOo,
On Route No, = $4,000
Satisfactory evil ence OF the loyalty and solvency OF
each bidder and person offered as security Will be re-
quiGed.
PrCpo'als will be Endorsed Proposals for. Army
Transportation Route No "2 80" or "5," "a the
may be- and tUiU be entertained unless they
comply lOith He requirements Of thus ddUeTi tSceHt
The party to whom ard Is made must be pre-
pared to execute the contract without necessary
delay and 10 give the required bonds for the faith ul
performance of the contrac.
The right to reject any and all bids that may be
offered Is reserved.
The contractor or sac, .oute must be in readiness
for by the dap "f pril 1868. and have
place OF business Vf agency at which he may be
Ommunicated with readily. For Route M. at Fort
HaTkeT, and such other points on the railroad may
be designated the starng point OF the rOute for
Route No at Fort Union New Mexico, or such other
point as may be established the depot, and for
Route No, 5 at LeavenwOrth Kansas.
Blank forms showing the conditions of the contract
to be entered into for each route be had upon ap
piCaton at this Office at the Office of the Quarter
master at New York. Chicago, ST. Louis, ST. Paul,
Fort Leavenworth, Omaha, Denver, q, T., and Santa
Fe. and must accompany and be a part OF the pro-
posals, - -.
L. Q. EASTON,
Deputy Quartermaster. uerRl
H3tJ11 I. q. NJ. Dept of the Missouri.