The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-19
PROPOSALS
PRsPosALs FOR ARMY TRANsPoRTA-
OFFICE CHIEF QuARTERMAeTER,
FORT LEAyEN WORTH Kansas Nov To- 1897 I

OFFICE CHIEF QuARrERMAsTER,
sealed proposals will be received at this office until
2o,coek NJ the llth OF January 1885, for the trans
men,Slng April 1888 and ending March 3D. 1889, on
the iOli0wlns rOu'eiio ROUTE no. a.
aIdSn IRON Fort Herker, Kansas, Fort Hays, Kansas
the Chief Quartermaster Department the Missouri,
may be Gessnated by tbe shipping ms % oee IN t5e
S.Sie Of kansas aud Territory Of Colorado south of
Mexico other depot that may be designated IL thai
depot anu W any O'ner pOln'S on the route 70 'nH
From Fort Union or such other depot as may be
established IN the Territory Of New Mexico, to any
Territory and such posts or stations az may be de
sgnated in the Territory Of Arizona and In the state
-91'''' west O' iiSSt58Is R6UTS No. N oSsreeS'
PacSo Rsosd sy Ie Bach O@ Of mssou
paeihc Rallroad OF the Union Pacific Railroad, r. d.
as may be established the military depot in that
The weight to be Transported during the year VIII
not exceed on Route NO 2 900 pounds on Route
Proposals win be made for each route separately.
BddeIs VIII state the rate per 100 pounds per 100
miles at whichthey will transport the stores each
ne March 81, 1863. F - - 4'O'' anu oNN
BIDDERS will give their names in full, as well as
aeeompapitd by q bond in the sum of ten thousand
PoGsS,e persons in legal form properly stamped
The route mentioned in the proposal to the party pro
posing VIII be accepted and entered into, aud good
cordance with the terms OF this advertisement.
Each bidder must be pI esent at the opening OF the
proposals, or be represented by his attorney.
he contractor will be required 10 give bonds In the
following amounts
On Route No. ?, $500 COO.
On Route No, 3, SlOO,0Oo.
On Route No. ,, $4,000
Satisfactory evidence OF the loyalty and solvency Of
each bidder and person offered as security will be
quired.
Proposals will be indorsed proposals for Army
Transportation on Route No. "2," ""S" "5, as the
case may be, and none iOiU be entertained unless they
comply IOth The requirements Of AlS advertisement.
The party to whom an award is made must be pre-
pared to execute the contract without unnecessary
delay and 10 give the required bonds for the faith f
performance of the contract.
The right to reject any and all bids that may be
offered Is reserved
The contractor or ears route must be in readiness
for service by the st daP If pr 1868 and must have
a place Of business Of agency at which he may be
communicated with readily. For Route No. Rt Fort
Harker, and such other points the railroad may
be designated the starting point of the route for
Route No. at Fort Union New Mexico or such other
point may be established as the depot and for
Route No, 5 at LeRvenwOrth, Kansas.
Blank forms showing the conditions OF the contract
to be entered into for each route be had upon
plicatOn at this Office at the office OF the Quarter
master at New York. Chicago, st. Louis, ST. Paul,
Fort Leavenworth, Omaha, Denver, Q. T.. and Santa
Fe, and must accompany and be a part OF the pro-
posals, -
L. @. EASTON,
Deputy Quartermaster- General,
n8tJ11 q. Q. NJ. Dept of the Missouri.