New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-08-31
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
FOR TRANsPORTA-
TION TO MOBILE
OFFICE ASSISTANT QUARrERsrAsTER, {,

OFFICE ASSISTANT QUABTERSrAsTER,
mr., New Orleans La August g., lS67
> copy Of this advertisement attached TO each, are
invited and will be received at this office until
tember, 1851 for The transportation OF all Govern
nent Troops and Supplies that may be required by
twelve months, commencing on the Ith day OF Octo-
0er 1867 and ending on the eth day OF October 1865
New Or cans. La, 70 Fort Pike, La. or return.
New Orleans, La, to Ship Island, Miss, or return
New Orleans, La to Mobile, Ala, or return.
Fort Pike La, to Ship Island, Miss, return.
Fort Pike La, to Mobile, Ia, or return.
ship Island, Miss, to Mobile Ala, or return.
Proposals VIII state at what rates bidders propose
TO transport to Or from each Of the above named
points.
each, and the following class Of freight, viz:
Horses Mules, and Beet Cattle each per head.
Iron machinery lead, zinc, tin. copper. nails riv
cts, bolts, paints, shot stoves, wire heavy hardware
hollow ware, grindstones ordnance, heavy ordnance
stores etc, OF each per 100 one hundred pounds.
Hay straw moss, and oakum of each per bale.
Lumber pine, per -- thousand teet.
Oats and Corn rer sack
Measurement Goods-CIothing, equipage, crates,
crockery furniture, doors, blinds, sashes, wagon
ces books stationery etc, Of each per cubic foot.
Dry Goods-tlour, meal, bread, rice, crackers,
dried apples, onions potatoes, turnps, white sugar.
Wet Goods-PorE, beef, liquids, lard, lime, cement
plaster, tar, rosn, nloasses, brown sugar tellow,
grease etc, Of each per barrel,
Ambulances, spring wagons carts, and wheelbar-
each
Army Wagons complete each
Fruits Jams. Jelhes, window glass, pickles eE
Candles, crackers, hard bread, farfna spices, con.
6ensed milk, can meats, soap, ETC. Of each per box.
Hams per cask.
Hams per teree
Ice per EOCshe8G.
Lard per tierce.
Lard per keg.
Rice fierce.
Pals per dozen.
Sugar per huEshoA3
Sugar Havana per box.
Salt per sack and per barrel
Shovels and spades per dozen.
Tea per chest.
LatHs per thousand.
Shingles per thousand.
Tobacco per box.
Rope per coil.
BrOems per dozen
All Troops and Freight to be received aud delv-
cred in New Orleans at the Pontchartrain Railroad
Depot, or at the head of New Basin,
All Troops and Freight to be received and dev
cred at Fort Pike, Ship Island, and Mobile, at such
wharves as may be designated By the Quartermaster
on duty at the above named points.
Troops and Public Freight to be taken to the full
capacity of the vessels when SO required by the
Q9artermaS'ers department, ,,,
Bidders must be prepared to establish a semi
weekly line OF steamers between all OF the above
The ability of the bidder to fulfill his agreement
must be guaranteed by two responsible persons
whose signatures must be appended to the guaran.
The responsibility Of the guarantors must be
shown by the official certificate Of the Clerk OF the
nearest District Court, or by the United States Dis
Bills viii be Endorsed Proposals for Transporta-
ton TO Mobile, and addressed to the undersigned.
The government reserves the right to reject any or
BY order Of Chief Quarterinaster Fifth Military
District. --..-.---.
Breyst Lieut.. Colonel and A. O. NJ, U. S, a.
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