The national Republican., 1867-01-26
PROPOSALS. FOR ARMY TRANS.
iii PORTATION

PoRTATIoN.
ouARrERHAsrER GEHER AIS oTTicR
s..,., WLsaisoTSS' D: G., January u, ls@: S,u
u SsL on ne asS Of fsSrusry issa for the
transportation Of Military Supplies during the year
commencing April l, 1857, and ending March 81, 1858
ROUTE No. l.
Prom Fort MoPherson, Nebraska Territory, or such
he omahs branch Oiths Union Paene railroad, west Of
Fort Mcpherson, or from Fort Laramie, Dakota Terri
tsS.Ssd % In tie Territory Of EsSr..Es west q ious
tude lo2 deg In the Territory Of Montana, south Of
Ss .i,Sy 1 pssSs sSi
the TsrrtO,es Of Utah and Colorado north Of latitude 20
d's'' 'n'''d'ns II nfss;1iE sS1TE No. Rsns'r 4 CITY
From Fort Riley, State Of Kansas or such points
Pasho railroad, B. D. to any posts or dspots that are
now or may be established 10 the STATE Of Kansas or in
north and 70 Fort Uslon, New Mexico or other depot
that may be designated In that Territory and to any
other point or P''a'iR RoUfs q II iss'' Nc. 5.
From Fort Union or such other depot a. may be es-
Or .Sn. hat
in he Territory Arizona, aud in the State Of Texas
"''' VI '''S"''' ROUTE No. l.
From ST. Paul, Minnesota, to such posts as are now
may be established In the State Of Minnesota, and In
that portion Of Dakota Territory lying east Of the MIS-
The weigh, to bo transported during the year will go,
exceed Route No. l, 50, 900, 900 pounds on Route
No. p 20, OoO, 900 pounds Route No. g. s. OOO 900
poPPna PlSpc.s. viii Vi % Ss made for each iOSts Separately.
Bidders will state the rate per 100 pounds per loo
miles at which they will transport the stores In each
month Of the year, beginning April 1857, and ending
Bidders should give their names iu full. as we'll a.
their places Of resdenee and each proposal should be
accompanied by "a bond IN the sum Of ten thousand
CslO O0o) dollars, signed By two or more responsibls
for the route mentioned In the proposal to the party
proposing the contract will be accepted and entered
inio, and good and sumeent security Furnished BY
said party In accordance with the terms Of this advsr
| usement
The contractor will be required tOg,vs bonds iu the
| following amounts:
On Route No, !, s21O. 900.
On Route No. 5, I0O 900.
On Route No. T. go 900.
Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and soyeney o
each bidder and person offered as security will be re-
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
transportation Route No. s. ora, A. the case
may be, and none will be entertained unless they
fully comply with the requirements Of this advertise
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
| tract.
The right to reject any and all bids that may be Of
The eontraetors on each route must be in rsadinss,
service By the LIST day Of April 1857 and will be
he may be communicated with promptly and readily
for Route No. !, at omahs, n T for RoIts No; ? at
New Msxieoi for Route No at Saint Paul, Minnesota,
at such other point for each Of the several Routes
Blank forms showing the conditions Of the contract to
entered into for each route can be had on application
York, Saint Louis, Fort LsAvsnwOrth, Omaha, santa
Ps and Fort Smelling, and must accompany and be
part Of the proposal.
| ALEXANDER BLISS, Breyet Colonel and
JRl0.36t Assistant QuArtermAIter, U. 8. A.