The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-09
PROPOSALS
PRSS,PPo,sALs S,Po,s FOR Array TRANSFORM.

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QUARrERMAsrER.GENERA OFF1oE.
sesl.a mAsHIEeToN ID. G. January 10 1867
until 10 lioposas win be received at this Office
for the ,ranspOrtaiOn Of Htary ~ sSSUes davns 1gg
March a JIyse@emencng, Isee April L. 1867, and ending
ROUTE No / 'Ou'es' te.
paT,s uo cfhereon, Nebraska Territory or such
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pac1s y
west OF Fort hcPherson or from Hort fs1amie'
now may be established IA the N Tat,p Ssp0ts % os Are
braska west Of Longitude 100 deg, in the feSp,orv %
tory OF Dakotah, west Of longtude IOl deg IN tI,a
Territory of Idaho, south Of latitude "A DEG - and
Utah and Colorado north Of latitude 20 deg. nv NJ
cludiDg If necessary PGiI& Denver CITY.
From Fort Riley, State OF Kansas, or such points
as may be determined upon during the wear on ihe
Union Pacific Railroad, E. D.. any posts or depots
that now or NAV be establlshed in the State Of
Kansas or in the Territory Of Colorado south Of 20
degrees north, and to Forl Union, New Mexico, or
other depot :that may be designated In that Ter
ntory, and to any other point or points on the
route. , -
From Fort Union or such other depot may be
established IN the Territory OF New Mexico, TO any
posts or stations that are or may be established
as may be designated in the Territory Of Arizona,
and in the State of Texas west of longitude log
degrees.
From ST. Paul, Minnesota, to such posts are
may be established in the state OF Minnesota,
and IN That portion OF Dakotah Territory ynR east OF
The eight to be transported during the wear win
not exceed, on Route No. /, $4,000 600 pounds; on
Route No. 2, 20OO0,000 pounds; on Route No 3,
100000 pounds; ana on Route No. 4, 3,50O000
pounds.
Bidders will sta,e the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they will transport the stores in
each month Mo OF me y1sss beginning April l. 1867
Bidders should give their names IN FULL as well
should be accompanied by a bond in the sum OF
ten thousand SlO,OOO) dollars, signed by two or
a contract is awarded ior the route mentioned in
the proposal to the party proposing, the contract
will be accepted and entered into, and COED and
ance with the terme of this advertisement.
-, he contractor will be required to give bonds in
| the following amounts
| On Route No ], S250C00.
On Route No. 2, 800 600
On Route No. 3. 100000
| On Route No. 4, $4,000.
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solvenoy
OF each bidder and person offered as security win DO
| required.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
| transportation on Route No. J. 2, g. or A." as the
| case may be- and none will be entertained unless
they fully 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, and 10 give
the required bonds for the faithful performance Of
The right to reject any and all bids that may be
The contractors on each route must be in readi-
ness Tor service by the ls day of April 1857 and will
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. 4 at SAINT Paul.
| Minnesota, or at such other point for each of the
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 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- ermaster- General.
| 19tF2Sl ALEXANDER BLISS,
| caic nnarf rfnaq qfar
DRoPosALs FOR NEW JAIL.-DEPART-
i ment oil the Interior.
WASHINGTON January "a, 1867.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Depart.
ment until IL O'Clock N, on MONDAY, the 4th of
March 1867 1or the erection OF tne Jall in and for
the District of Columbia, authorized and provided
for by the act of Congress approved July 25, 1865
The designs, detail drawings, and specifications
can be seen at the architects office, in the eastern
except Sundays, between the hours of A. M and
T. M, on and after the 28th instant.
Separate bids Will be received for the masonry
work brick work, IRON work, and carpentry work.
required to enter INTO sufficient bond, to be ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Interior, for the
faithful completion OF his contract. Payments will
be made as the work progresses, on estimates cer-
fled to by the architect, but twenty per centum of
the estimates will be retained until the contract Ii
completed.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsble bidder, but the Department reserves the
right TO reject any ali of the bids, should IT
be deemed lor the interest OF the Government to
do
The bids will be opened at noon on the 4th Of
March next, presence of such OF the bidders as
may choose to attend
"PrOposal for New Jail" and be directed to the
Secretary OF the Interior, washington, D, c."
o. H. BROWNING,
l. 26s6t Secretary of the Interior.