New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-14
FOR ARMY TRANSPORT.
ALTON IN TEXAS.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS,
Chief Quartermasters Office, :
cEALED PROPOSALS. IN TRfPLICATE Will.
- be received at this Office until twelve NJ,
THURSDAY, the first day Of December, 1870, for the
of January, 1871, to the thirtyirst day of Decem-
Der, 1871, on the following routes. viz:
From the wharf at TT Brasos Santiago, Texas, to
Fort Brown, Texas, and ...
From Fort Brown, Texas to Rnggold Barracks,
Texas, per 100 pounds, for whole distance between
each point.
Proposals will also state the rates at which bid
ders propose 20 transport, to Or from each of the
above named points, officers and enlisted men, with
their authorized al s%IrrS of Of baggage.
From Rnggold Barracks, Texas, to Fort Mcln-
tosh, Texas.
ROUTE NO.4:
From Indianola, Texas, the terminus of the
Mexican Gulf Railroad, to San Antonio, Texas.
ROUTE NO. 5.
From San Antonio, Texas, to-
Fort Mcintosh Texas, Fort McKavett Texas,
Fort Davis, Texas, Fort Duncan, Texas,
Fort COncho Texas, Fort Griffin. Texas,
Fort Clark, Texas Fort Stockton, 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
From BremOnd, Texas, or the terminus of the
Texas Central Railroad, to-
Fort Griffin, Texas Fort Richardson Texas,
And any 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 the contract
rates shall be allowed for the distanc etraveled
empty on 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 . Court Of
RecOrd) that the bidder is competent to carry out
the contract if awarded to him; and the residence
and postOice address Of each bidder and guarantOr
must be stated.
The amount of bond required from the contrac-
tor for each route will be thirty thousand O0O)
dollars.
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 it's
own means of transportation for this service when
deemed advisable to do and to reject any OF 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 Endorsed the
velOpe, Proposals for Army Transportation OIL
Route No. -" and addressed t he under
signed
BY order of Brevet Major General Reynolds, COM
JAMES A. EKIN,
Chief Quartermaster, Department of Texas.
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