New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-01
OFFICIAL NOTICES,
FOB TRANsPORTA
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Fifth Military District,
New Orleans, La, February q, 1873.

OEFTCE GlHIEF AuAnTWRNfAgnER. 4
Fifth Military District
New Orleans, La, February a. 1873.
cEALED PROPOSALS ARE INVITED AND
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Texas, until TUESDAY, the slst day Of March
troops and military supplies from and to points
within the sub district Of the Rio Grsnde for the
Proposals. will state at VIVA. rates bidders propose
TO transport troops and army supplies from and to
Route No. L-From Brazos Santiago to Browns
vile, by river, or via Point Isabel.
Route No. From Brownsville to RiDggold Bar
Route No s--Ringgold Barracks to Laredo
bidders VIII contract to transport troops ana sup.
plies to be classified as follows;
gers, each and the following class OF freight VIZ:
Horses, mules and beef cattle, per head sheep, per
rivets, bolts paints, shot. stoves, wire heavy hard
ware, hollow ware, grindstones, ordnance, heavy
ordnance stores ETC., per one hundred pounds,
Goal, per ton; hay, per bale lumber, pine, per
OaEum, lumber (oak), per 1000 feet; oats and corn
Measurement goods, clothing, equipsge, crates,
crockery, furniture, doors, blinds, esshes, wagon
tongues, mating mattresses light casks and tierces,
books, stationery etc, per cubic foot.
Dry goods, flour, meal bread, rice crackers, dried
Der barrel wet goods pork beef LIQUIDS lard, lime
cement plaster, tea, rosin nolasses, brown sugar
Vinegar and pickles in kegs, per key; ambuances
and spring wagons, eaShi army wagons Complete,
eaons 1EaA1s, JAMS lelllsst WINDOW glass; PICKLES.
extracts etc. per box; candles crackers, hard bread
farina spices, condensed milk, meats, SOAP
per box hams. per oask; hams, per terce; ice, per
hogshead; lard, per tierce lard per key; rice, per
tierce pals per dozen; sugar per hogshead; sugar
tHayanOl per box tea, per chest salt, sack and
Darrell shovels and spades per dozen neebaTrows,
EACH laths per 1905 shingles 1000; tobacco, per
| box rope per coil; broOms per dozen,
All freights to be delivered at such landings ware
houses, other places of unloading at each Of the
| above named points, may be designated by the
| Depot Qurtermsster at Brownsville, other author.
lied officers agents of the Quartermasters Depart
| ment.
| Contractors must be prepared to transport the
troops and public freight at any of the above named
| points when required and must take such troops
AND supplies to the full capacity of the vessel OF
other means Of transportation provided if required
| by the quartermasters department, and the pro-
pOsas must state the character and class of vessels
proposed 10 be furnished for water transportation
| and tine kind Of teams whether OK or mule teams
for land transportation. All proposals must be in
| triplicate, with copy Of this advertisement ut
| tached to each, and must be accompanied by tbs
names Of at least two sufficient sureties, who will
signify by Endorsement thereon their willingness tc
become responsible for the performance Of the con
| tract.
| portation, and will be addressed to The Supervs
ing Quarterma ster, Sub District o. the Rio GrRnde
Brownsville, Texas. All proposals received will b.
forwarded to the chief quarternaster Of the disrio
| for approval and award.
| The government reserves the right to reject an
or all bids or any part of bid. -
| CHAS. H. TOMPKIES,
BreTet Brig Gen. and Chief Quartermaster,
fs2s Ct Fifth Military District