The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-12
PROPOSALS..
pRoPosALs FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Il IN TEXAS

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS
CHIEF QuARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
g., ~ AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 1s1eJ
Sealed Proposals, iH trplicdte, will be received at
this office until ~ NJ, on THURSDAY, the list day
TRANSPORTATION OF ARMY SUPPLIES
from the 1st day OF January ISL to the sist day OF
December, 1871, ont on the following routes viz. =
From the wharf at Brazos Santiago, Texas, to
Fort Brown, Texas and "
From Fort Brown, Texas, to Ringgold Barracks
IeHas per 100 pounds for whole distance betceen each
point.
Proposals will also state the rates at which bid
above named points, officers and enlisted men with
their authorized anowance Of baggage.
ROUTE No 8.
Texas.
ROUTE No.4
From lndianoa, Texas, or the terminus of the
Mexican Gulf Railroad to San Antonio, Texas
ROUTE No. 8.
From San Antonio, Texas to
Fort Mcintosh, Texas.
Fort Duncan, Texas
Fort Clark, Texas.
Fort McKavett, Texas.
Fort COncho, Texas.
Fort Stockton Texas
Fort Davis, Texas.
Fort Griffin, Texas
Fort Richardson, Texas.
And any posts that may be hereafter established
in Northwest Texas, south Of Red river.
Posts west of Fort Davis will be supplied by Gov.
ernment teams.
From the Ships Tackle at Galveston, Texas, to
Bremond Texas or the terminus OF the Texas Gen.
tral Railroad.
ROUTE No. 7.
From Bremond, Texas, or the terminus of the
Texas Central Railroad, to
Fort Griffin, Texas
Fort Richardson, Texas.
And any posts tnat may be hereafter established
south Of Red River in Northwestern Texas.
The transportation to be furnished erclsiuey bD
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 on the direct route of return towards the
n
first point OF destination, at contract rates; and
should trains be sent from their original point of
rates snail he aowed for the distance o trsvslIeS
empty, on the amount OF stores TO be transported,
and full rates for the distance travelled after load
ing.
Bidders will state the rate per 100 pounds per 100
miles at which they will transport supplies, which
will include the transportation OF supplies accom-
panying the movement Of troops
Each BID must be accompanied by guarantee Of
at least Two responsible persons (whose RESPONSE
bility must be certified by the clerk OF Court of
Record) that the bidder is competent to carry out
the contract if awarded to him and the residence
and post ofce address OF each bidder and guarantor
must be stated.
The amount of bond required from the contractor
lars.
Forms OF contract may be seen at the Quarter
masters Office at Galveston, Indianola, San Antonio
Ringgold Barracks, Brownsville, Fort Mcintosh, and
at this Office
The Government reserves the right to use its own
means of transportation for this service when
deemed advisable to do so and TO reject any. or
Any further information will be promptly fur
nished on application in person or by letter to this
Office
Proposals must be plainly endorsed on the en-
proposals for Army Transportation on Route
and addressed to the undersigned
BY order of Brevet Major-General Reynolds, Com.
manding Department
Deputy Quartermaster-Ge General, U. s. Army. Chief
@. NJ Dept. of Texas. 1915 15t