The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-26
PROPOSALS
PAoPosALs FOR ARMY TRANSFORM.

Il ZION.
QUARTERMAsTER-G G ENBRAL,s OFFICE
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January Is 1867.
Sealed Proposals will be Received at this Office
until m II o'clock M on the 2Sth of February, 1867
the year commencing April /, 1867, and ending
March 81, 1868, on the fol owing routes:--
ROUTE MOL.
From Fort MCPHERSON, Nebraska Territory or such
parts as may DO determined upon during the year
on the Omaha branch OF the Union Pacific Railroad,
west of Fort NcPherson, or from Hort Laramie,
Dakotah Territory, to such posts or depots as are
braska, west of Longitude 1O2 deg in the Territory
OF Montana, south OF latitude 40 deg in the Terri
tory OF Dakoiah, west Of longitude 1O4 deg, in the
Territory OF Idaho, south of latitude Al deg and
east OF longitude ia deg and IN the Territories Of
Utah and Colorado north of latitude 40 deg,
cludiDg, II necessary, Denver City
ROUTE No. 2.
From Fort Riley, State OF Kansas, or such points
as may be determ ned upon during the year on the
Union Pacific Railroad, e, D., TO any posts depots
mat are now or may be established in the State OF
degrees north, and to FOrI Union, New Mexico, OF
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 may be
established in the Territory of New Mexico, to any
posts or stations that are or may be established IN
that Territory and to such posts or stations
as may be designated in the Territory of Arizona,
and in the State of Texas west of longitude los
degrees. -,
From st. Paul, Minnesota, to such posts as are
may be established in the State OF Minnesota
and IN tnat portion OF Dakotah Territory lying east Of
The eight to be transported during the year will
not exceed, on Route No /, 3O,OO0OO0 pounds; on
Route No. 2, 900 pounds; on Route No 8,
SOOOOOO poundsj ana on Route No. 4, 3,50O,O00
POUNDS.
Proposals will be made for each route separately
Bidders will stale the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they Will transport the stores in
each month OF the year. ear beginning April l. 1867,
Bidders should give their names in full, as wOl
as their places of residence, and each proposal
ACC0mnAnln6 n
ten thousand 80 000) dollars, signed by two OF
more responsible persons, guaranteeing that In case
a contract Is awarded Tor the route mentioned In
the proposal to the party proposing, the contract
win be accepted and entered into, and coed and
sufficient security furnished by said party in accord
ance with the terms of this advertisement.
1he contractor will be required to give bonds
! the following amounts
On Route No !, $250C0O.
On Route No. 9. $1OOgOO.
On Route No. 4, $4,000.
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solvency
required.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
TRANSPORTATION on Route No. l, 2, 3, or a." the
case may be, and none will be entertained unless
they 1uIly comply with the requirements OF this adj
The party to whom an award il made must be pre-.
pared to execute the contract at once and to give
the requned bonds for the faithful performance Of
The right to reject any and all bids that may be
| offered is reserved.
| The contractors on each route must be In readi.
for service by the lat day of April 1867 and will
be required to have place of business or agency at
| which he may be communicated with promptly and
| readily for 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 saint PAU
Minnesota, or at such other point for each of the
several routes 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 be had
application at TINS office, at the Office the Quar-
teTmaster at New York, Saint Louis, Fort LeRven
worth, Omaha, santa Fe and Fort Smelling anC
must accompany and be a part OF the proposal
DIV rAn nf thn IN
/ l9tF28l ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brtvet Colonel and Assistant QuartermaSter, U d A