The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-28
PROPOSALS
FOR ARMY TRANsrORrA.
QUAnInnMAarEn. q onNERAL,a OrrIcr.

QUARTEBM AeTER.G G ENERAL's OFFICE,
scaled Proposals will be received at this Office
until 70 O'Clock on the 2sth OF February, 1861
tle year commencing April 1, 1867. and ending
March 81 1865 on the fol owing routes;-
ROUTE MOL
Trom Fort MCPHERSON, Nebraska Territory such
paris may determined upon during the year
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pacific nlroad
west of Fort n cPhersOn or from hort LstSmIe,
DakOtah Territory, TO such posts or depOts as are
brasEa, west of Longitude lO2 deg in the fefIttory
OF Montana, south OF LATITUDE 40 deg in the Terri
tory of Dskotah, west OF LONGITUDE lO1 deg in the
east Of longitude ia deg and IN the Territories Of
Utah aud Colorado north of latitude 40 degs IN
oludiog' If necessary; I,G,ISR Denver IT. Oi5y'
From Fort Riley, state OF Kan as or such points
as may be determ ned upon during the year on the
Union Pacific Railroad r. D. to any posts or depots
that are now or NAV be establlshed IN the state Of
degrees north, and to Forl Union, New Mexico. or
other depot sthat may be designated in that FER
ntory, ana to any other point or points on the
route.
From Fort Union such Other depot Rs may be
established in the Territory of New Mexioo TO any
posts or stations that are or may be established IN
1saI IN IeTTS1y FIJI and to such posts or stations
degrees.
From St. Paul, Minnesota, TO such posts as arc
now or may be established in the state OF Minnesota.
and tnat portion OF Dakotah Territory Ylng east of
The weight to be transported during the wear win
| not exceed on Route NO 1. 10000 900 pounds; on
| Route No. g. 20, 900 900 pounds; on Route No g.
| 5000 600 POUNDS; ana on Route No. 4, $500, 900
| POUNDS.
| Proposals will be made for each route separately
- Bidders will state the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they will transport the stores in
each month OF the year, beginning April l. 1867
and ending March 81, 1868. Wv"
Bidders should give their names in full as well
as then places Of residence, and each proposal
should be accompanied by bond In the sum of
| nO hat 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
sufficient security furnished bp SAID party n accord.
ance with the terms of this advertisement
ne contractor VIII be required to give bonds I'm
the following amounts;-
On Route No l, s25O,COO.
On Route No. g. S100O0O.
On Route No. A. $50, 600.
satisfactory evidence of the valty and solvenCY
required.
Proposals must be endorsed proposals for Army
transportation Route No. 1, 2, 3, or A." as the
case may be, and none will be entertained unless
they luIly comply with the requirements of this ad-
The party to whom an award is made must be pre-
pareu 10 execute the contract at once aud to give
the required bonds for the faithful performance Of
the contract.
The right to reject any and all bids that may be
The contractors on each route must be In readI-
ness for service by the 1st day of April 1867 and will
De required to have place OF business or agency at
winch he may be communicated with promptly and
readily for Route No. at Omaha, N. T.; for Route
No Eat Fort Riley, Kansas; 1Or Route No 8 at Fort
Union, New Mexico; for Route No at saint Paul.
Minnesota, or aC such other point for each of the
several routes as may be indicated as the starting
point of the route.
Blank forms showing the conditions of the con-
tract to be entered INTO for each route can be had on
application at TINS office, at the Office tine 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
| 19tF28l ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brtvet Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster U.S.A.