New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-18
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PROPOSALS. FOR TRANsPORTA.
TION To MOBILE
OFFICE CHIEF QUARrERNAsrEn.

OFFICE CHEF QU4RTERxAsrER, !
Department OF Louisiana
New Orleans, LOUISIANA, November Is, 1853. }
CEALED PROPOSALS IN TRIPLIoATF, WIFE
Ocopy Of tins advertisement attached to each, are
Y ted and will be received until P. NJ FRIDAY
November twentieth, 1865 for the tran sportation OF
all government troops and supplies that may be re
CURED by the Quartermastef's Department for a
period OF ~ twelve months commencing the
invent y-eighth day of November, 1855 and ending on
the thirlieth day of November 1862 inc uslve from
New OrleAns, Louisiana to Fort Pike. Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana. to ship Island, Missis.
sipp OF return.
New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile, Alabama, or
Fort Pike, Louisiana to Ship Island, Mississippi,
or return
Fort Pike, Louisian, to Mobile. Alabama, or re-
Ship Island, Mississippi, to Mobile, Alabama, or
Proposals will state at what rates bidders pro.
pose to transport from each of the above named
Officers and enlisted men, cabin or deck passage
each and The following class Of freights viz:
Horses Horses. Mules and Beef Cattle, each per head.
n Iron, Mschinery, Lead Zinc, Tin. Conper, Nails
EHiyets Boi'f Paints Shot Stoves. Wire Heavy
stores etc per one hundred pounds.
Hay, Straw, Moss and oakum per bale.
i hum per Fine and OAK, per thousand feet
Measurement Goods-Clothing, Equipage, Crate, ,,
Grockery, Furniture. Doors, Blinds Sashes Wagon
Tongues, Msttings, Mattresses, Ltiht Casks AID
Dry Goods, Flour, Mesi Bread Rice Crackers,
Dr ca apes, "a ons, Potatoes, Turnips White
NAME %et e SSSd RS,k Bsgt liquids L4gd Lime ce
Tallow Grease, etc per barrel
Am6ulanoes Spring WAGONS. Carts and Wheel
barrows each.
Army Wagons &c mplete), each.
Fruits; Jams, Jellies. Window ass, Pickles, Elk =
Candies, Crackers, Hard Bread, Farina Spices,
Condensed Milk, Can Meats, soap, etc.. per box
Hams, per tierces.
Ice, per hogshead.
Lard, per tie ce.
Lard, per key.
Rice. per tierce.
PALS, per dozen.
Powder, per b ITrtl
Powder, per key,
SuFar, per hoRshead.
Sugar (Havana', per box.
Salt, per saek and per barrel.
ShoVeis ard Spades per dozen.
Shinales, err thousand
Tobacco, per box
Rope, per col
All Troops and Freight to be received and deliv-
eyed in New Orleans at the Pontchsrtran Railroad
All troops and freight o be received and delivered
at Fort Pike, ship land aud Mobile, at such
wharNes as may be designated by the Quartermaster
duty at The above named points
Troops and public freight TO be taken to the full
capacity Of the vessels wnen so required by theQuar
Bidders must be prepared to establish a semi.
weekly line of steamers between all of the above
Separate bids will ne received for transportation
between New orleans and Mobile, and New Orleans
and Fort Pike and Ship Island.
The ability Of the bidder to fulfill his agreement
must be guaranteed by two ~ responsible per
sons, whose signatures must be appended to the
guarantee.
No bid will entertained from G. G. Wayne Agent
Mobile PROF. eller Line he having refused to comply
with the provisions of mis- bid when contract was
awarded to him.
Bids will be Endorsed. Proposals for Transporta
ton to MOBILIZE" and addressed to the undersigned
The Government reserves the right TO reject any or
all bids received.
BY command Of Brevet Major General Rousseau.
OHAS. Ii. TOMpKINS
Brevet Brigadier General and G. Q. M
noli6 Department OF Louis-a,