New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-06
FOR ARMY TRANSPORT
ALTON IN TEXAS.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TRXAs
CHEF Quartermaster's Office, ,
cEALEp pRoPosALs IN TaIpIcATE VII Viii
y be received at this office until twelve NJ, on
THURSDAY, the first day of December 1870. for
of January, 1871, to the thirty first day of Decem-
Der, 1871, on the following routes, viz:
ROUTE No. 2 (By Water.
From the wharf at BRACES Santiago, Texas, to
Fort Brown, Texas, and
From Fort Brown Texas to Rnggold Barracks,
Texas, per 100 pounds, for whole distance between
Proposals will also state the rates at which bid
ders propose to transport, TO OF from each of the
above named points officers and enlisted men, with
ther authorized allowance of baggage.
r ROUTE No. 3.
From Ringgold Barracks Texas, to Fort Mc1n.
tOsh, Texas.
ROUTE NO.A.
Prom Indianola, Texas, or the terminus of the
MeAican Gulf Railroad, TO San Antonio, Texas.
ROUTE NO. s.
From San Antonio, Texas to
Fort M:In Josh, Texas, Fort McKavett. Texas
Fort Concho, Teyas Fort Griffin Texas,
Fort Clark, Texas, Fort stockton, Texas,
Fort Richardson, Texas.
Aud any posts that may be hereafter established
in Northwestern Texas south Of Red river.
Posts west of Port Davis will be supplied by gov
ROUTE NO g.
From ships tackle at Galveston, Texas 70 Bre.
moud, Texas, the terminus OF the Texas Central
Railroad.
ROUTE NO. l.
From Bremond. Texas. or the terminus Of the
Texas Contra. Railroad, to
Fort Griffin, Texas Fort Richardson Texas
And any posts that may be here; tier established
south of Red river in Northwestern Teas.
The Transportation 10 be furnished exclusively by
horse or mule teams.
Except III cases CT emergency this service may
be performed By one train per month
Returning trains will transport supplies from,
point 10 point on the direct route of return toward
.he Initial point or to any point or points beyond
the first point OF destination, at collrac. rates; ard
should trains be sent from their original point Of
destina to another point empty half the Contract
rates shall be allowed for the GissaIc ctraye,ej
empty, On The amountof stores to I've trunaported
and full rates for the distance Travelled after
Bidders will state the rate per hundred pounds
per hundred miles at which they will TRANSPORT sup
pies, which viii ipcluoe the transportation Of sup
pies accompanying the movement Of troops.
Each oid must be accompanied by a guarantee Of
at least two responsible persons iwhose responsible
ity must be certified by the Clerk of a Court Of
Record that the bidder is competent to carry ont
the contract if awarded to him: ana The residence
and postOfice address of each bidder and gua;antor
must be stated
The amount of bond required from the contrae.
Tor for esch route viii BE- thirty thousand tHVV0
dollars
Forms Of contract may be eeen at the Quar.er-
masters office at Galveston, Indianoa Sal ArtoIao
Ringgoid Barracks, Brownsville Fort Mcintosh, and
ut this Office. .
The government reserves the right to use its
own means Of transportation for TINS ssrv.ce when
deemed advisable to do So and to reject any or all
bids offered.
Any further information viii be promptly fur
nsfed on application in person or by letter to this
' rToncsa,s must be plainly irdorsed on the en-
ve,ope Proposals for Army transportation ON
p"utr No. -" and addressed to the under
signed
''> &c JAMES A. EKIN,
Deputy Quartarmaster General United States Army,
Chief QuartexnaAtes, Department Of Texas