The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-12
PROPOSALS
PkS9}PPoosALs FOR eARMI TRANsPoRTA.

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QtARrER&AsrRn. a eEsERA1,s oTF1on.
soo,oa WASHINGTON, ID. G january 10 1867
uptii 2oiclpC 5lopCsas as wll be Received at this oioe
fo, tbe NJ on the 2sth of February 1857,
tee year comnenomg April /, 1867 and ending
D"Ai0" OIL 1000 ON p5rtp,ow s9e OWING Toutes;--
rnOni or Mef herson, Nebraska Territory or suoh
on the Omaha brSncb ny , upon dunng the
west OF Fort hcPheIson or nom Hort Ia,awie'
now or may be established IN the Terr,ioyv oS % NJ
bTaska, vest Of Longitude 100 deg i'm the TeSrttor
of Nj ntana, south OF latitude 40 deg IN the reS{
tory OF Dakotah, west of longitude 1oi deg in the
Territory Of Idaho, sOnth OF latitude Al deg and
Utah and Colorado north of latitude 40 deg, IN. ~
cludipG' If necessary, Denver CITY
From Fort Riley state OF Kansas, or such points
as may be determined upon dunng the year on The 81
Union Pacific RailTe ad F. d, to any posts or depots
that are or NAV be established in the State OF
Kansas in the Territory of ColOredo, south of 40
degrees north, and to FOrl Union, New Mexico. or
other depot .that may be designated In that Ter
ritOTy, ana 10 any other point or points on the
route -,
From Fort Union such other depot as may be
established in the Territory of New Mexico, 70 any
that Territory, and 20 such posts or stations
as may be designated in the Territory of Arizona,
and in the STATE OF Texas west OF longitude lO6
degrees. -
From st. Paul Minnesota, to such posts. are
now may be established in the state OF Minnesota,
and IN That portion OF DakOtah Territory lyng east OF
h1se0ur1
The weight to be transported during the year win
not exceed, on Route No. 1. 80O000O0 pounds; on
Route No 2. 20OO0OO0 pounds; on Route No, 3.
100000 poundsj ana on Route No. 4, 8,6OOOO0
POUNDS.
Bidders will stale the rate per 100 pounds per
100 miles, at which they Will transport the stores in
each month OF The year. beginning April ], 1857
Bidders should give theiT. names IN iu as well
as then places of residence, and each proposal
should be accompanied by bond in the sum OF
| ten thousand $4,000 dollars signed by two or
more responsible persons, guaranteeing that In case
| contract is awarded ior the route mentioned in
the proposal to he party proposing, the contract
| Will be accepted and entered into aud coed and
sufficient security furnished by sad party in accOrds
ance with the terms Of this advertisement.
| The contractor will be required to give bonds
| the following amounts
| On Route No l, $250C00.
| On Route No. 3, S100,O00.
| On Route No. 4 $50 coo.
Satisfactory evidence of the loyalty and solVency
OF each bidder and person offered as security win ba
| Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
transportation on Route No. l. z, o. or - as ing
they fully comply with therequirements OF this ad-
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 readf.
Tor by the lst day of ApIi 1867, and will
be required TO have place OF business or AGENCY at
which he may be communicated with promptly and
readily Tor Route No. l at Omaha, N, T., tor Route
No Eat Fort Riley, Kansas; ior Route No. 8 at Fort
| Union New Mexico for Route No at SAINT Paul,
| Minnesota, or at such other point for each of the
several routes as may be indicated as the starting
Blank forms showing the conditions OF the con.
tract 10 be entered INTO for each route can be had
application ut this 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- rermaster-t1enera
, | 19tF2Sl ALEXANDER BLISS,
Brevet Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster, U.S.A
DROPOsALS FOR NEW JAIL.-DEPART
, L menI O1 the Interior.
WASHINGTON, January "a, 1867.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Depart
ment until II O'Clock M, on MONDAY, the 4th Oi
March, 1867 for the erection OF the Jal in and for
! the District of Columbia, authorized and provided
for by the act OF Congress approved July rs, 1855.
: The designs detail drawings, and specifications
be at the architects office, in the eastern
grounds OF the Capitol, Washington city, every day
except Sundays, between the hours OF A. M. and
L. M, on and after the 2Sth instant
, Separate bids Will be received for the masonry
work, brick work, IRON work, and carpentry work.
The contractor whose bid may be accepted will be
required to enter INTO sufficient bond to be ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Interior, for the
faithful completion OF his contract Payments will
be made as the work progresses on estimates certt
fed to by the architect, out twenty per centum
the estimates will be retained until the contracth
completed.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest re-
spOnsibe bidder, but the Department reserves tM
right to reject any OF all of the bids, should L.
be deemed ior the interest OF the Government II
do so.
The bids will be opened at noon on the 4th o.
March next IN presence of such OF the bidders as
may choose to attend.
Proposals should be endorsed on the envelope
Proposal for New JAIL" aud be directed to the
Secretary OF the Interior, washington ID e"
o. H. BROWNING,
126s SGT Secretary of the Interior.