The national Republican., 1867-01-24
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DRoPoSALS FOR ARMY TRANS
Il PoRTATI0N.
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WAsHlSoroN, D. O., January rs, lsgT
~ clock N, % shs ash q tsSru,ry 1857 for u.
sOnnsssi April l. 1857, and !ndiss a.isA 81, isss,
on the following roe,ssI niIr,
Prom FORT Mcpherson. N.lrsska Territory, or such
parts a. may be determined iron during the year on
Fort hsPhsuon, or from Fort Laramie, Dakota Terri.
,oy 2 .rsh posts oI depot. as are now or may be
tadS Sci deg ia tSe TsfpItory sop..Ss .oaGS Of
lattads 20 Deg 10 the Territory Of Dakota, west o.
.sSs a. d,s IN -. T',,S,, Id-hO 'ous q
the Ter tories Of Utah and cOorsdo north isituds 20
d's'' ineladins' II n's.s..sy; scS-y ;p'n,'r city.
From Port Riley, STATE q Kansas, or such point. a.
nay be detsrmnsa upOn daring the rear on tSs Union
soa Or may 5. :sd s,s. sspis: s., are m
the Territory of Colorado south Of latitude 20 degree.
H., nay ;s., T.sfy GssiT ana % s:ss, sss
other pOin' or point. S o. The reurs
Prom Fort Union such other depot as may be o..
tablish.d IN the Territory Of New Msiieo posts
sry sss sa.s ps.. or s:s. s a.s ): ss. ~: r
IN ne Territory q AiIona and In the State Of Tszas
Prom st. Paul, Minnesota, TO such posts a. are now
or may bs ss.b,hsi in Ii. State Of xsns.ots snd il
ths. portion Of Dakota Territory lying east Of lhs Ms
The weight to be transported during III. year vi 10,
No. q 10 900, 900 pounds; on Routs No l. s. 900, 900
pounds. sad a Roais V. 8 . go, 900 pcusd.
Bidders viii state the rate per 100 pounds Per 100
miles, N which they will transport the stores IN each
%S %onS q q the ysa beginning April l. 1857 and sndins
Bidders should give their names 10 fuii .. veil a.
their places Of residence and each proposal should be
accompanied By q bond In the sum Of ten thousand
persons susrsnts.ps tia, ease sontras, Is s%srs"s
for the route mentioned IN the proposal TO the party
proposing the contract will be accepted and entered
in,o, .nd good sns .umesnt , security furnisisd By
tisemsnt
TSs contractor will b. required torsv. bond. in til.
On Route No. /, saSo. 900.
On Route No. o 100, 600
On Route No. 4, 90, 00O
Satisfactory evidence Of the loyalty and soysney Of
each bidder and person offered as security viii be 70.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Army
Transportation on Route No. !, s. ora, As the ease
may be, and none will be entertained unless they
ment.
The party to whom an award is made mus. be pre-.
pared to execute the contract at once and to give the
required bonds for the faithful performance Of the
tract.
Ths rsh. to reject any and all bids that may b. Of
fered 10 reserved.
The eontraetors on each route must be in rsadinsss
for service BY the lst day Of April 1907 and will be
qured to have place Of business agency at which
for Route No i, at Omaha, n. T. Tor Routs No 4 a
Port Riley, Kansas; for Route No. g. at Fort Union,
New Msxieoi for Route No at Saint Paul. Minnesota,
or h such other point for each Of the several Routes
may be indicated as the starting point Of the route
be entered into for each route be had application
York, Saint Louis, Fort Leavsnworth, Omaha, Santa
70, and Fort Smelling, and must accompany and be
~ order of he ou.rtsrm..ter General.
ALEXANDER BLISS, Brsyet Colonel add
jais-sot Assistant ouArtermastsr, U. g. A