The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-30
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY qRANsPoREA-

IOROPOSALS FOk ARMY TRANSPOREA-
OFFICE CHIEF QgARTERMAsTER,
sese VIII p recevsS AsSsS a. HGy & 6cs G 1
II O'Clock NJ. the llth OF January 1883 for the
mencing April !, 1865 and ending March 81 1869, on
the following routeIB;OOUT BOUTE No.2
From Fort Harker, Kansas, Fort Hays. Kansas,
the CIief ouaiteImasier Department of the Missouri,
on on the Uhon Pacific kaToad E D. to ,iy any places @
State OF Kansas aud Territory Of Colorado south Of
Me2co or other depot tbn may tS % ia 6a
depot. ,,o,-,,, ,-o
established N The Territory of New Mexico, to any
posts orsaons that are or may be established in that
territory and TO such posts or stations as may be de-
ignated in the Territory Of Arizona, and in the State
Oh leA@S' west OF iPRS1uyTTIEs R6SuTE ~ No. degrees
From such point as may be designated on the Mis-;
souri, Pacific Railroad, Southwest Branch of Missouri
Pacific Railroad, or the Union Pacific Railroad r. D.,
to For Gibson Indian Territory, such oIher point
as may be established as the military depot In that
The Weight to be Transported during the year Will
not exceed on Route No. COCOON pounds on Route
No. SOGO,OOO pounds; and on Route No. 3, 100000
Prop sails VIII be made for each route separately.
Bidders VIII slate The rate per 100 POUNDS per 100
miles al which they VIII transport the stores In each
month Of The YEAR beginning April /, 1865 and end
BIDDERS viii give their names nan ao in full as well as
ACCOMPANIED by bond In the sum OF ten thousand
spobsi6e persons in legal form aud properly stamped
guaranteeing that m ease the COP tract is awarded for
posing, Will accepted and entered into, aud good
sufficient security furnished By said party in
cOrdance with the terms OF this advertisement,
Esch bi0 der must be NJ the opening OF the
proposals. or be represented by his attorney.
1he.Contractor will be required 70 give bonds In the
following amounts
On Route No. 2, e2OO,COOs
On ROuie No. 3, SlOU,0OO
Ou Route No, 8, $4,000 ,
Satisfactory evioe OF the loyalty and s0vency OF
each bidder and person offered as security Will be re-
quiTed.
Trans spOrtation Route No. "2 "''3" '5," the
case MAY be, and 1UE be entertained unless they
comply lOit The requirements Of LhtS ddUer tSeHt6RL
The party TO whom avs ard Is made must be pre-
pared TO execute the contract without unnecessary
delay and give the required bonds for the faith ul
performance of the CONTRACT.
The right TO reject any and all bids that may be
offered is reserved. . . ,,-
for service by dsP Of pr 1863 and must have
a place of business Vf agency at which he may be
communicated with readily. For Route No. az Fort
HaTker and such other points on the railroad as may
be designated the starting point OF the route for
point as may be established as the depot, and for
Route No 8 at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Blank forms showing the conditions OF the contract
to be entered into for each route can be had upon APP
plicaton at this Office at the office or the Quarter
master at New York Chicago, st. Louis, 81 raul,
Fort Leavenworth, Omaha, Denver, q. T., ana santa
Fe, and must accompany and be part OF the pro-
posals, T. n EAsTOrJ
Deputy QuarteFmaster General,
128tJ11 q. O. M. Dept OF the Missouri