New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-16
OFFICIAL NOTICES..


HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS }
Chief Quartermaster's Office,
Austin, Texas, September Is, 1870
SEALED PROPOSALS, IN TRIrLICATE, WILL
- he received at this Office until twelve NJ, on
THURSDAY, the first day of December 1870, for the
Of January 1871 to the thirty first day Of Decem.
Der, 1871, on the following routes viz:
ROUTE No (By Water.
From the wharf at Brazos Santiago, Texas, to
Fort Brown, Texas, and
Prom Fort Brown, Texas, to RinggOld Barracks,
Texas, per 100 pounds, for whole distance between
Proposals will also state the rates at which bid
ders propose to transport, to or from each OF the
their authorized allowance of baggage.
ROUTE No. B.
From Ringgold Barracks. Texas, to Fort Mcln-
ROUTE NO.4.
Mexican Gulf Railroad RST * S So Antonio Texas
From San Antonio Texas to
Fort Davis, Texas, Fort Duncan. Texas,
Fort ConchO Texas, Fort GRIMM Texas
Fort Clark Texas Fort Stockton, Texas,
Fort Richardson, Texas.
And any posts that may be hereafter established
in Northwestern Texas south of Red river.
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.
From Bremond, Texas the terminus of the
Texas Central Railroad. to
And any posts that may be hereafter established
south of Red river i'll Northwestern Texas.
The transportation to be furnished exclusively by
horse 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 the contract
rates shall be allowed for the distanc etraveled
empty. on the amounted 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 Court Of
Rec0rd that the bidder is competent to carry out
the contract if awarded to him: and the residence
and postOtice address of each bidder and guATanfor
must be stated.
The amount of bond required from the contrac.
tor for each route will be thirty thousand > ''tV'
dollars.
Forms Of contract may be seen at the Quarter
masters Office ut Galveston Indianoa San Antonio
Ringgod Barracks, BROWNSVILLE, FORT "-1N
at this office. -. . ~ a..
own means Of transportation for this service when
deemed advisable to do 50. and 10 REJECT any vi al
' An fnrther information will be promptly fur
nished on application person or by letter. 70 TINS
office. ;,,ao-saa nm tho NV
r.In.p "Pronosals for Army transportation on
R Re.u No. -" and addressed to the under
order Of Brevet Major General Reynolds, com
msnons D' JAMES A. RKM,
CSie9 oaaetssmassss, Depaxtmsat 4 Texas.
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