The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-27
PROPOSALS
nRoPosALs Zoe ARMY TRANsPoRrA
- 6TARrHRMAsrEn. GEHERAL,s OFg1oE.


WAsHINeToN, ID. c., January 10 1867.
Sealed Proposals Will be received at this Office
until IL o'clock M, on the 2sth Of February 1867,
the year commencing April /, 1857, and ending
March 81, 1868, on the following routes;-
ROUTE No. i.
From Fort Mcpherson, Nebraska Territory, or such
parts as may DO determined upon during the year
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pacific Rallroad,
west of Fort Mcpherson. 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 l02 deg, in the Territory
of Montana, south Of latitude 40 deg in the Terri
tory of DAkotah, west OF longitude 1O4 deg in the
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 degp IN
cludiDg, If necessary, Denver City.
From Fort Riley, State OF kan'as, or such poins
as may be deteTm ned upon during the year on the
Union Pacific Railroad, E. D., to any posts or depots
Kansas in the Territory of Colorado, south OF 4O
degrees north, and to Fort Union, New Mexico OF
other depot sthat may be designated IN that Ter
ritory, and TO any other point or points on the
route, -
From Fort Union or such other depot as 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 'lO6
degrees. -.
From ST. Paul, Minnesota, TO such posts as
now or may be established in the state OF Minnesota
the Missouri river.
The v eight to be transported during the year viii
not exceed, on Route No. 1, $4,000 900 pounds; on
Route No 2, 20,0O0,000 pounds; on Route No B.
100000 pounds; ana on Route No. 4, 850O,OOO
Proposals will be made for each route separately
Bidders will stale the rate per 100 pounds per
IUO miles, at Wmeh tney VIII transport the sI0res ID
and ending March 81, 1868
Bidders should give their names in full as VOL
as their places of residence, and each proposal
should be accompanied by bond In the sum Of
ten thousand $4,000 dollars, signed by two OF
more responsible persons, guaranteeing that in case
a contract is awarded for the route mentioned in
the proposal to the party proposing, the contract
will be accepted and entered into, and COED and
sufficient security furnished BY said party in accord
ance with the terms of this advertisement.
1he contractor will be required to give bonds
the following amounts
On Route No /, $25O,COO.
On Route No. 8. 100000.
On Route No. 4, $4,000.
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and Solvency
OF each bidder and person offered as security will be
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
Transportation on Route No. l. 2, 9, or a." as the
case may be, and none will be entertained unless
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 contract
The right TO reject any and all bids that may be
offered is reserved.
The contractors on each route must be In readi.
ness lOr service Dy tne ISL uay OF Apil 1co ana VIII
be required 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 Eat Fort Riley, Kansas; for Route No. 3 at Fort
Union, New Mexico; for Route No. 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 be had on
application at TINS Office, or at the office OF the Quar-
termaster at New York, Saint Louis Fort Leayen.
must accompany and be part of the proposal.
By order of the Quar- lermaster- General.
/ 19tF28l ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brtvet Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster, U.S.A