The national Republican., 1867-11-27
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANS.
PORTATIoN
OFFICE CHEZ QuARrggNAsrER, !
DRPlRTnEHr or DAEnrI


Sealed proposals will be received at this once
until IL oeloek m, on the 10Th day Of January $685.
i e, ns TrasspOrt.tioa Of military Supple. daring
81, 1850, on Route DO 4, from Saint Paul, MINI, or
Saint Cloud MINI, BY the shortest road or line, TO
State OF MUnssOta and in that portion of DaIo,a Ter
rtory lying east OF the Missouri river and bounded
BY IL, and from Port SteyenEon or other Delegated
posts or such as may be established cast or north Of
that river, In DAKOTA Territory.
The weight to be transported on this Route No 4
sba not exceed ten million pounds, no 900 900 n.y.
Bidders will state the rate pUr one hundred u6Ol
pounds per one hundred (l00) miles for each month
O. the year beginning April 1883, and ending March
Bidders should give thsir names Ia fall as we'll "a
their places Of residence, and each proposal should
be accompanied by bond In the Of ten thousand
dollars, hgued by two or more responsible persoos
guaranteeing that In case contract 10 awarded for
the route mentioned 10 the proposal the party pro.
posing, the contract will be accepted and entered Into
Aad good and ,uflcieat security furnished by said
insRt
The contractor will be required to give bond. IN
the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars (siOo GOO
Satisfactory evidence OF the loyalty and soIyency
OF each bidder aud person offered as security will be
required.
PROPOSAL. must be indorssd Proposals for Aruy
Transportation on Route No. l." and none will be-
entertained unless they fully comply with the re-.
quirements OF this Advertisement.
Tho 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
contract.
The right to reject any .nd all bids that may be
offered IL Tessrved.
Tho contractor must be In READINGS. for service by
the lst day OF April, 1865, and will be required TO
have place Of business or agency at which he may
be communicated with promptly aud readily for
Route No. 4, at Saint Pau, MINI, Fort Stevenson,
Dakota Territory, or q such other point as may be
Indicated as tho starting point Of the route.
Blank forms, showing the conditions Of the con
uaet TO be entered into can be had on application At
anH on - Al. "a.
York, Chicago, st. Lou's, Fort LeaSsnworth, Omaha
az sPd ~ sT5! Snsiss and must AseOS%Psp{ sHd bsa part
Lieut.. Col, Deputy Q. NJ Gen,
brsret Brig. Gen, U.s.A,
nOls.9ot Chief Q N Dspaftmeat Of Dakota.
DR0P0SALS FOR ARMY TRANS
l. PoRTATIoN
DRPor QuARTKRsAsTBR' OPPicE
SAN ANTONIO, texas, October l, 1887 (
Sealed proposals., which must be made In dupli.
cate, will be received ~ this Office until SATURDAY
the sob day Of November next. i IL clock, noon,
for the transportation Of mil tary supplies for two
years from the lst day Of January next the fol.
RouTR No 2-From San Antonio, TexAs. To Fort.
Chsdbourne ssd Belknap. Buf,ln Springs, and such
other MILITARY Posts and Camps as are or may be
established the Texas frontier south Of Red river
and north Of 50 degrees north latitude.
koUTE NO, I i-Prom Ipdianola, Texas, to San An.
tonic, Texas, md intervening points,
RourE No 6.-from IndiHnola, Texas, to Austin,
rsxas, srd intervening points.
Bidders will state the rate per one hund ed Q0O)
pounds per one hundred (i00) miles at which They
viii transport said supplies, and must give their
and Il a firm the name Of each member will be sep.
arately signed.
Each bid NUT be accompanied by 4 bond In the
sum Of ten thousand dollars, signed BY two or more
persons, hose responsibility must be certified TO by
clerk Of court Of reeord that the bidder will, In
ease the contract is awarded to him, enter upon the
fulhlment thereof, and furnish good and sufficient
security that he will faithfully carry out the cond-
lions therein set forth, and each security will state
his place Of residence.
Separate bids and bonds are required for each
route.
The contractor on each route will be required to
keep on his route good male teams Of not less than
siI mules each, 10 numbers as follows:
On Route No. p Twenty i've Teams
"" Z tssventy-n
Should, however, the tram sportation on any route
be lesseoed from any etuse to such extent as not
to require tho number Of teams above named II may
be temporarily lessened BY the onaesr In charge Of
The amount OF bonds that will be required OF the
contractor will be hfty thousand dollars s'oocO on
each route.
The person or persons to whom any award Ia made
must be prepared to execute contracts and give the
required bonds at once and be In readiness for
Vice on the hrst day OF January next as before mem
Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and solyeney
Of each bidder and persons offered as security will
The bids will be opened oa ths day and hour before
named and bidders have the privilege Of being pres
ent Al the opening,
No proposal will be entertained that does not fully
comply with the terms OF this advertisement
Any contract made under the Advertisement will
ho subject 10 the approval Of the ouartermAatsr
General and the right Is reserved to eeet any or all
bids.
Forms OF contract may be at the oinees Of the
Chief QuRrtsrmaster, 9th Military District at Now
Orleans, the Chief Quarternaster District Of Texas
at Galveston the Post QuArtermastsr At Austin and
at this Office
Proposals must be plainly endorsed "Proposals
for Afmy TTauKDOTtAtiOn ~ addraaaad IA tha
dersigned, at this place. j. @, O, LEE,
oc22. I'd BTeyet 1t. Col and A O M u g. A.