New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-21
PROPOSALS FOR TRANsPORTA,
TION TO MOBILE.
OFFIcE OHIEF QUARTERMAsrER

OFFICE CHEF QUARTERMAsTER.
Department of louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana October H. 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS IN TRIPLICATE. WITH
Ocopy of this advertisement attached to each are in
v ted and will be received until p NJ. SATURDAY
October thirty first, 1858 for the importation Of ali
government troops and supplies that may be required
D twelve months, CONNIE ocing on the twenty eighth
Gay OF november !s6S, and ending on the thirtielh
New Orleans, louisiana to Fort Pike, Louisiana,
New Orleans Louisiana. to Ship Island, Mississippi,
New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile, Alabama, or
Fort Pike Louisiana, to Ship Island, Mississippi,
Fort Pike, Louisiana, to Mobile. Alabama, or re.
Ship Island, Mississippi, to Mobile, Alabama, or
Proposals will state at what rates bidders PROMISE
to transport from each of the ab1ve.named POINTS
Othcers and enlisted men, CABIN or deck passage
each, and the following class of freight viz:
Horses, Mules and Beef Cattle each per head.
, Iron, Machinery, Lead: Zinc, Tin, Copper, Nails
Rivets, Bolts, Paints, Shot, Stoves, Wire, Heavy
Hardware, oloware, Grindstones, Ordnance,
pounds. F
Goal per ton.
Lumber, Pine and Oak, per thousand feet.
Oats and Corn, per sack.
Groekery Furniture, Doors, Blinds Sashes, Wagon
tongues, Matangs, Mattresses, Light Casks and
Goods oa BrsaPS Ro. fCq
Dried Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Tarnips, White
Wet Wet Goods Pork, Beef Liquids, Lard, Lime,
Cement Plaster Tar, Rosin,, MoIasses, Brown
Ambulances, Spring Wagons, Darts and Wheel.
Army Wagons complete. each.
Fruits, Jams. Jellies, Window Glass Pickles, Ex,
Candles, Crackers Hard Bread, Farina, Spices,
qpdensed Mllk Jan Meats Soap, ETC., per boz.
Hams, per cask.
Hams, per tierce.
Ice, per hoRshead.
LARD, per tierce.
Lard, per key
Rice, per fierce.
Pals, per dozen.
Powder, per barrel.
Powder, per key.
Sugar per hogshead.
Sugar tHavanal. per box
Salt, per sack and per barrel.
Shoves and Spades, per dozen.
Tea, per chest.
Laths, per thousand.
Shingles, per thousand.
Tobacco, per box.
Rops, per coil
All Troops and Freight to be received and deliv-
cred in New Orleans at the PonchArtr&in Railroad
Depot, at the foot of Glrod street.
All troops and freight be received and delivered
az Fort Pike, ship Island and Mobile at such
wharves as may be designated by the Quartermaster
on duty at the above named points.
Troops and public freight TO be taken to the full
capacity OF the vessels when so required by the
QuaItermaster's Department.
Bidders must be prepared to establish a semi
weekly line OF steamers between all Of the above
Separate b ds will be received for transportation
between New Orleans and Mobile, and New Orleans
and Fort Pike and Snip Island.
The ability of the bidder to fulfil his agreement
must be guaranteed BY two ~ responsible persons
Bids will be Endorsed g Proposals tor Transports
ton to Mobile and addressed to the undersigned
Inc Government reserves the right to reject any
By command Of Brevet Major General Rousseau.
CHAS. h. TOMpKINS
Brevet Brigadier General and Q. O. M
ocl9bb Department of Louisiana.