New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-15
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSFORM
ALTON IN TEXAS.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TExA,
Chief Quartermaster's Office, ,
Austin, Texas, September Is. 1870. }
CRALED PROPOSALS, IN TRIPLICATE, WILL
y be received at this Office until twelve NJ. ON
THURSDAY, the first day of December, 1870 for the
transportation Of army supplies from the first day
Der, 1871, on the following routes: viz
From the wharf at Brasos Santiago Texas. to
Fort Brown, Texas and
From Fort Brown, Texas, to Ringgold Barracks.
Texas per 100 pounds, for whole distance between
Proposals will also state the rates at which bid
above named points officers and enlisted men. with
their authorized all b%1.rS of Of baggage
From Ringgold Barracks, Texas, to Fort McIn-
tosh, Texas.
ROUTE NO.
From Indanola Texas, the terminus of the
Mexican Gulf Railroad to San Antonio, Texas.
ROUTE NO. S. :
Prom San Antonio, Texas, to-
Fort Mcintosh, Texas, Fort McKavett, Texas,
Fort Concho. Texas. Fort Griffin. Texas.
Fort Richardson, Texas,
And any posts that may be hereafter established
Posts west Of Fort Davis will be supplied by gov.
eminent teams
from ships tackle, at Galveston, Texas. to Bre-
mond, Texas or the terminus of the Texas Central
Railroad.
Prom BremoAd Texas. or the terminus of tho
Texas Central Railroad, to-
Fort Griffin Texas, Port Richardson. Texas,
And posts that may be hereafter established
south OF Red river in Northwestern Texas
The transportation to be furnished exclusively BY
horse or mule teams.
Except in cases Of emergency, this service may
be performed by one train per month.
Returning trains will transport supplies from
point to point the direct route of return toward
the initial point or to any point or points beyond
the first point of destination, at contract rates and
should trains be sent from their original point Of
destination to another point empty half contract
rates shall be allowed for the distanc etraveled
empty, the amountof stores to be transported,
and full rates for the distance travelled after loading
Bidders will state the rate per hundred pounds
per hundred miles at which they will transport sup
plies which will include the transportation Of sup
plies accompanying the movement Of troops.
Each bid must be accompanied by . guarantee Of
at least two responsible persons (whose responsible
ity must be certified by the Clerk of a Court Of
RecOrd) that the bidder Ia competent to carry out
the contract if awarded to him; and the residence
and postofce address of each bidder aud guarantee
must be stated.
tor for each route win be thirty thousand Is OOep
dollars.
Forms of contract may he seen at the Quarter
masters office at Galveston ind n San Antonio
at this Office
The government reserves the right to ito
own means of transportation for this service when
deemed advisable to do and to reject any or all
bids offered.
Any further information will be promptly fur
nished On application in person or by letter, to this
Office
Proposals must be plainly indorsed on the
velOpe, Proposals for Army Transportation ON
Route No. - and addressed to the under
By order of Brevet Major General Reynolds, com
JAMES A. EKIN,
Chief Quarrermaster, Department OF Texas.
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