The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-19
PROPOSALS
JP0sALs FOR ARnY TRANSFORM.

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QUARrERRA srER. G GEEERAL's oFT1oE,
WASHINGTON, D. 9 January 10 1867.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
until IL O'Clock M on the 28h of February, 1857,
fol the transportation OF Military Supplies, during
TIE year commencing April l, 1867, and ending
March 81, 1868, on the fol OWING foutes; > I.'1
ROUTE mol ...
From Fort MCPHERSON, Nebraska Territory, or such
paris as may De determined upon during the year
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pacific Railroad,
west OF Fort bcPherson or from bort Laramie,
Dakotah Territory, TO such posts or depots as are
now or may be established IA the Territory Of Me-
braska, west of longitude 1O2 deg, in the fentory
tory of Dakotah, west of longitude 104 deg, in the
1erruory Of Idaho, south of latitude A deg and
eest of lOngitude ia deg and IN the Territories Of
Utah and Colorado north OF latitude 40 deg, IN
euding' II necessary p6tISp Denver N CITY
From Fort Riley, state OF Kansas or such points
as may be determ ned upon during the year on the
umon Pacific Railroad e. d. to any posts or depOts
Kansas or in the IL rrtoIJ of Colorado south of 40
degrees north, and to Forl Union, New Mexico or
other depot that may be designated in that Ter
ntory, 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 may be established IN
that Territory, and to such posts or stations
as may be designated in the Territory OF Arizona,
degrees.
From st. Paul. Minnesota, to such posts as are
now or may be established in the state OF Minnesota,
and IN tna portion OF Dakotah Territory ying east OF
The Weight to be transported during the year win
not exceed, on Route No. l. $4,000 600 pounds; on
Route No 2 200OO,OO0 pounds; on Route No 3,
SOOO,OOO pounds; ana on Route No. T. 8,500,O00
pounds
Proposals viii be made for each route separately.
100 miles ut which they Will transport the stores in
each month OF the year beginning April !, 1857,
Bidders should give their names IN iull, as wen
as their places Of residence, and each proposal
should be accompanied by bond In the sum OF
ten thousand S10,O00l dollars, signed by two or
more responsible persons, guaranteeing that In
a contract is awarded Tor the route mentioned in
the proposal to the party proposing, the contract
will be accepted and entered into, and COED and
Iufcent security furnished BY SAID party in accord-
ance with the terms of this advertisements
lhe contractor will be required to give bonds
the following amounts - -
On Route No l, $4,000.
On Route No. 3. 100000.
Un Route No. f. S50,U00.
Satisfactory evidence of the loy atty and sovency
OF each bidder and person offered security win bd
required.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
transportation on Route No. l. 2, g. or 4" as thd
case may be, and none will be entertained unless
they iully comply with the requirements of this ad-
verusement.
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 right TO reject any and all bids that may be
The contractors on each route must be In readi.
for service by the 1st day of Apli. 1857 and viii
be required 10 have place OF business agency at
which he may be communicated with promptly and
readily Tor Route No. at Omaha N. T.; tor Route
No Eat Fort Riley, Kansas Tor Route No at Fort
Union, New Mexico; for Route No. at Salnt Paul,
| Minnesota, such other point for each of the
several routes as may be indicated as the STARTING
| point of the route.
tract to be entered INTO for each be had on
application at TINS Office, at the Office the Quar-.
termaster at New York, Saint Louis, Fort Leaven-
| worth, Omaha, santa Fe, and Fort Smelling, and
must accompany and be part of the proposal
By order of the Quar-, ermaster- General.
19tE28l ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brevet Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster US. A.