The national Republican., 1867-11-26
no.o.st
DROPoSALS FOR ARMY TRANS.
IL P0RTATIoN.
0PHIcR CHIEp QuARrERnAsrHHl
DEPARrhENI OF DAKn1A 4

nehed proposals VIII be reesived At this once
until II oeloek m, the 10th day Of JAuuary 1865
for the Transportation Of Military Supplies during
the year commanding April 1865 and ending March
iseSs on RS1se no 4 from saint Paul, Minn., or
such Posts a. are now may be established In the
State Of and In that portion Of Dakota Ter
by H. and from Fort Stevenson, or other dssigpsted
point on the Missouri river, eastward TO present
posts, or such as may be established eas, north Of
that river, In DAKOTA Territory.
The weight to be transported on this Route No
shall not exceed ten million pounds, 40 900 900 NJ
Bidders will state the rate per one hundred Q0O)
pounds per ono hundred Q00) miles for each month
81, 1850
bidders should give ,heir namos Ia fall, as we'll a.
their places Of residence aud each proposal should
be accompanied by bond In the sum Of ten thousand
dollars, sigssd by two or more responsible persops
hs ropts msetisnsd in n. n,ono.s ~ rs,;. lor
posng the contract will be accepted and entered
and good and ,uticient seeuriiy furnished by said
party in aeeordanes with the terms Of this advertise
The contractor will be required 10 give bond. 10
the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars QtlOO 900
Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and soivepcy
required.
Proposal. must be indor.ed, Proposal. for Army
Transportation on Route Ns(4," aud none will be
entertained unless they fully comply with the re-
quirsments Of this Advertisement
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.
Ths, right to rsJso. any and all bids that may be
Tho contractor mus. be In readiness for service by
the lst day Of April ls6s and will be required to
be communicated with promptly and readily for
Route No. 4, At Saint Paul, MINI, Fort Stevenson,
Dakota Territory, or Al such other point may bc
| Indicated as the starting point Of the route.
| Blank forms, showing the conditions OF the con
tract to be entered into, be had application al
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and Fort Smelling, and must accompany and be part
of tho proposals s. ,. H6LkgIRD,
Lieut.. Col, Deputy q. Gen,
| Brsyet Brig. 0en., U. sA,
| nols.Sot Chief NJ, Department Of Daksta.
| |DROP0SALS FOR ARMY TRANS.
DEPor QUARrRRNLsrER' = OFFICE D
SAN Asrosio, texas, October !, 1857.
| Scaled proposals, which must be made In dupli
cate, will be received Al this once until SATURDAY
the sob day Of November next, At IL o'clock, moan,
Tor ne I'nsp9rt..ion o. military supplies for two
RoufE No. a-Yrom San Antonio, Texas, to Fort.
other Military Posts s.d Camp. q. are or anu may ,uS Be-
established on the Texas frontier south Of Red river
and north Of SO degrees north latitude
ROUTE No. 4-from Indianola, Texas, 10 San An
tonic, Texas, and Intervening points
| RoUrR No. b.-Prom Indianola, Toxas, 10 Austin,
Texas, and Intervening points.
pounds per one hundred g0o) miles at which they
will transport said supplies, and must give their
and II arm ise name Of each member VIII, Ss .S"
| aratsly signed.
Bach bid mu.t be accompanied by q bond In the
persons. Whose responsibility must be- esrtasa to by
clerk Of court Of record that the bidder will, In
ease the contract 10 awarded to him, enter upon the
| fulhlment thereof and furnish good aud su ualeeut
security that he will faithfully carry out tho con
lions therein set forth, and each security will state
| his place Of residence.
Il aK.ta ..l
| route.
The contractor on each rOuts will be required 10
keep on his route good mule teams Of not less than
On Route No. q Twenty. ave Teams
"" +" !" .ssysnty;aye !" :.
| Should. however, tho transportation on auy route
be lesseued from any cause TO such extent moi
to require the number Of teams above named II may
be temporarily le.senod by the oaeer In charge Ol
The amount Of bonds that will bs required Of the
contractor will be nfty thousand dollars ESQ., OOO) on
The person or persons to whom any award Is made
must be prepared to execute contracts and give the
required bonds At once, and be In readiness for SER
| toned.
Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty aud sOlvsney
o. each bidder and persons offered as security will
The bids will be opened on the day and hour before
named and bidders have the privilege Of being pres
No proposal viii be entertained that does not fall,
| comply with the terms OF this Advertisement
| Any contract made under the advertisement will
| be subject to the approval Of the QuartermastsI
General, and the right IL reserved to reject any ali
bids.
Forms OF contract may be seen at the oaees Of III.
Chief Quartormaster, 9th Military District, at New
Orleans, the Chief QuartermAster District Of Texas
At Galveston, the Post ouaEtermEstsr At Austin and
| al this Office.
Proposals must be plainly endorsed Proposal,
for Army transportation, and addressed 10 the un
| deTsigned, at this place. J. O, O. LEB,
oe22-td Brevet Il. Col. and A. O NJ, U.sA