New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-14
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
FOR TRANsPORTA-
TION.
OFFICE Cg1EF QuARTERMAsTER,
Department of Louisiana,

OFFICE CR1EF QuARTKRMAsTER,
Department of Louisiana,
New Orleans, La, August 8, ls6s.)
CEALED PROPOSALS IN DUPLICATE, WITH
invited and viii be Teeeiyed at TINS otnes so until
he TRANSFORMATION Of ali 6ogernment Troops and
Supplies that may be required by the Quartermas
e COZ on the rst day Of October, 1858 and
ending the thirtieth day of September. 1867
From New Crieans to Galveston, Texas, or
From New Orleans to Indianola, Texas. CT
From New Orleans to Brazos Santiago, Texas,
From Galveston to Indanola TEXAS, or return;
From Indianola to Brazos Santiago, Texas, or re-
Proposals will state at what rates bidders propose
to transport to or from each Of the above named
oficers and Enlisted Men Cabin and Deck Passen.
gers. each, and the following classes CT freight.
Horses, Mules, and Beef Cattle, each per head.
Sheep per head
RiTsts, Bots Pants shot stoves, Wire heavy
Hardware, Hollow Ware, GrIndstones Ordnance,
heavy Ordnance Stores, etc, OF each per one hnno-
red tioD pounds
Hay, Straw Moss. and oakunn. Of each per bale.
Lumber, Pine per one thousand feet.
Lumber, oak, per one thousand feet.
HEIsrRESENT GooDs.- Clothing. Equipage,
Crates, 0rockery, Furniture Doors, Blinds, seshes
and Tierces. Books, Stationery, etc, Of each per
cubic foot. Co..
Dried Apples Onions, Potatoes, Turnips, White
Sugar, etc, OF each per barrel -,
Cement, Plaster. Tar, Rosln, Mo4sses Brown Sugar,
Tallow, Grease, etr., of each per barrel.
Ambulanees Spring Wagons, CARTS ana wheel
Army WAGONS, complete, each. ,..,,-,
Fruits, Jams, Jsilies. Wlndo" GIass' Flokles, h1-
tracts, ETC., of each per box. ..
Candles, Crackers, Hard Bread, FGrina, Spices
per box.
Hams, per eask.
Hams, per tieree.
Ice, per hogshead-
Lard, per tieFee,
Lsrd, per keg.
Rice, per tierce.
Pals, per dozen.
Sugar, per hogs cad.
Sugar Havana, per box
Salt, per sack and per barre.
Shovels and Spades. per Dozen.
Iaths Per thousand,
Shingles, per thousand
Tobacco, per box.
Rope, per coil.
Freight to be delivered at any OF all OF the above
named points at such wharves as may be designated
by the Depot Quartermastets, ,,.
Bidders must be prepared to make at least semi
weekly trips between New orleans Galveston. aua
weston and Brazos Santiago or return,
Troops aud public freight to be taken e the III
capacity Of the vessels proposed TO perform TINS
service when required by the QuartermAster's De
The ability OF the bidder to faf bis agreement
must be guaranteed by two responsible persons
| whose gnatures must be appended 70 the guarsn
shown By the ofcisl certieats Of tbs Clerk Of II,
nearest District Court or the United States Dlste
Proposals will only be received for the Transports
| ton TO and from ali the above named points
No bids will be entertained from parties who nav
/ hitherto failed 10 comply with their engagement
/ with any branch Of the government
The United States reserves the right to reject an
| or all bids.
1 Proposals must be Endorsed Pronosals for Trans
partA ion, i" and addressed 20 the undersigned.
/ By command Of brevet Major General X. Y. BIZ
chRnan. : .........
| CHARLES H. T0MPKINs,
| Rreyst Brig Gen and Chief QuaItermAster,
! $3.50 Department Of Louisiana.