New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-29
OFFICIAL NOTICES,
PROPOSALS. FOR TRANSFORM
TON.
OFFICE qHIEF QyAnTERAAsTER,

Faith Military District
New Orleans La. February "a. lisa (
CEALED PROPOSALS ARE INVITED AM
~ vii be received at the Office of Captain "
A. MainwrightSl, 4 a g, ~, Y. = A., BToWnsviIs
lee6 at u O'Clock NJ, for the transportation !
troops and military supplies from aud to poinS
within TIE sub-distr,ct Of the Rio Grande for a,
Proposals. will state az what rates bidders pro,..
e transport troops and army supplies from and i
Route No. l.-From Brazos Santiago to Brown,
' Roa ~ 1 No. lyon BroRnsSs to Ripeso5
racks. ls4. ~,
Route No. s,---RinggOld Barracks to Laredo.
Proposals will distinctly specify at what rates ~
bidders " II contract 70 transport troops and ~
plies, to be classified as follows; ~
Officers aud enlisted men, cabin or deck pass..
gers. each. and the following class Of freight ~,
Horses, mules, end beef cattle, per head; sheen ~
rivets bolts paints shot stoves, wire heSvS b icy,
ware, hollow ware, grindstones. ordnance bss,
ordnance ord stores, ETC.. per one hundred poun%
Goa, per ton; hay. per bale; lumber, pine, n,
Ostpm, lumber toskD. per 1000 feet; oats and co,.
Measurement goods, clothing. equipage, Graz,
tongues. mating, mattresses light casks and teF
books, stationery, etc., per cubic foot.
Dry goods. flour meal, bread rice, crackers dr;.,
apples onions, potatoes tuFnlps, white sugar n.
per barrel wet goods pork, beef liquids lard Din,
cement. plaster; tea, rosin noiasses. brown saSli
Vinegar and pichles in kegs, per key; ambulsp..
and spring wagons, each; army wagons (complsiSl
each; fruits, jams, jellies, window glass, picfls
extracts etc, per box; candles crackers hard bre,S
iarina, spices, condensed milk, can meats soap IT.
per box; hams, per cask; hams, per tierce; ice ~
hogsheadi lard, per tierce; lard per key; rice ~
fierce; pals, per dozen; sugar per hogshead M,
shavana per box; tea, per chests salt per sack M
barrel; shoveB and spades per dozen; wheelbarrn~s
each; iaths, per 1000 shingles per 1000; tobacco ~
box rope. per coil; brooms, per dozen.
All freishts to be delivered at such landings Ws,.
houses, or otaer places Of unloading at each OF m
Above-named points, as mey be uesignAted by In
Depot QurtermAster at Brownsville or other antbss
ment- -FAe
Contractors must be prepared to trsnspoyt a.
troops and public Fl eight any Of the above nan5
points when required, and must take such troop,
and supplies to the full capacity Of the vessel
other means OF transpo taton provided, II required
BY the qaartermaster's department, and the pro.
posas must state the character and class Of yessf
proposed o be furnished for water transportstiep
and the kind Of teams, whether OK or mule team1
for land transportation. All proposals must Ia h
triplicate, with q copy of this advertisement Al
tached to each, and must be accom- panied BY tha
names Of at least Two sufficient sureties who vii
become responsible for the performance Of the eoS.
tract
Proposals will be indorsed Proposals for Tran.
purtation, and will be addressed to THE Supervs
ing Quarterm sster Sub District OF the Rio Grandea
Brownsville. Texas. All proposals. received will y
forwarded to the chief quartermaster Of the district
for approval and award.
The government reserves the right to reject An,
or all bids or any part Of bid.
OHAS. H, TOMPKINS,
Breyet Brig. Gen and Chief Quartermaster
te2S Ct Fifth MilitaSy District