Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-26

DEPOT QuARIERMAsTER's OFFICE,
ss.,.a BY ANJoNI4, TExAs October l., 1915
SAY SAY Will ,bs Dc reGeyea 4 this office until SATtR
Hoon, TOT the transportation of military supplies
Tor tive years from the LIST day Of January next on
RorTE No. 2.-From San Antonio, Texas. to
ssd .c and Bslknap Buffalo SPRINGS
may be established on the Texas tronas sontS OF
Red River and north of 81 degrees north latitude
koJTE No. 4-From Indianola. Texas, TO San
ANTONIO, Texas, and intervening points.
RoTTE No. 5,-From Indianola, Texas, to Aus.
tin. Texas. and intervening points.
Bidders will state the rate per one hundred tIOl,
pounds per one hundred (lfO) miles At which they
viii transport said supplies, and must give their
names In fnll. with residence and post offi.e al
dress, and ifa iirm the name of each member will
sum OF ten thousand dollars signed by two or
more persons Whose responsibility must be certi
ned 10 Dy a clerk OF court OF record } that the
bidder viii, in case the contract is awarded
hum, enter upon The fulfilment thereof, and fur
nisb g0od ana sufhclent security that he will
faithfully carry out the conditions therein act
iorth, and each security viii state hi, place Of
Separate bids and bonds are required for each
The contractor on each route will be reqnired to
keep on his route good mule teams of not less than
san mules each. in numbers as follows:
N "C9'' y: 1,seS snaS !fve Teams
5, Twenty five
route he essened from any cause to snch an extent
to require the numIer OF teams absSe named.
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charge OF the transportation lines.
The amount of bonds that will be required of the
contractor VIII be nifty thousand dollars $50 ,0OU
The person or persons to whom any award is
made must lie prepared to execute contracts and
give the required bonds at once. and be in readi-
ness for service on the first DAY of January next
as before mentioned.
satisfactory evidence OF the loyalty and solven-
cS q each bidder and persons offered rs security
The bids will be opened on the dsy and hour be-
fore named, and bidders have the privilege of la
present at the opening.
No proposal will be entertained that does not
fully comply with the terms Of this Rd srment
Any contract made under the advertisement will
be subject ~ the approval Of the Quartermaster
General aud the right is reserved to reject any or
, all bids tf.|rF -
Forms of contract may he seen at the Offices of
the Chief Quartermaster. Fifth Military District,
at New Orleans, the Chief ouartermaster District
of Texas, at Galveston, the Post artermaster at
Austin, and at this office. 800 y
Proposals must be plainly Endorsed - Proposals
for Army Transportation" and addressed to the
undersigned At this place. j. @. &. LEE,
no S.tdB Brevet 1t. Col and A. Q. NJ, U.s.A.
A RhY SUPPLIES. =
Recruiting R,nd..ror., No. 4 Ma,a Street,
.. Bangor, Ne. November Is, 1871 {
Sealed Proposals. Tin du plicateD will he recer ed
by the undersigned until u u. m. SATURDAY
November Dth. 1867, for furnishing subs isteuce
70 the recruiting party and recruits At this
station, from December 81, 1851, to December 81 !,
Each bidder will state the price at which be will
furnish the complete ration cooked, or three snb-
stantial meals equivalent to the ration.
a Inc enT eio pes enclosing proposals. must be en-
FOR '"r'0er particulars apply 3 S, sMeHHs
Capt; 10th nifty, and Bvt. MAJ, US A.,
no l9-6tB Recruiting Officer