New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-13
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORT.
ALTON IN TEXAS.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or TEAS
Chief Quartermasters Omcc. I
cEALEp pRoPosALs' IN T TsHfPsL.ICATK WILL
- be 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 Deem
Der, 1871, on the following routes viz:
Prom the wharf at t? Brasos santiago, Texas, to
Fort Brown, Texas, and
From Port Brown, Texas, to Ringgold Barracks.
each point. rt q
Proposals viii also state the rates at which bid
above named points officers and enlisted men, with
their authorized all s~Isrs Of q baggage
From Ringgold Barracks Texas, to Fort McIn-
''''' - ROUTE No.A
From 1ndanola, Texas, or the terminus Of the
Mexican Gulf RaT Rc1ff t. s So Antonio Ts1
From San Antonio, Texas, to- t.yf
Fort Mcintosh, Texas. Fort McKavett, Texas,
ESrs cSnsSe Texas, f Ell Slil5a: TsS T.,
Fort Richardson Texas,
And any posts that may be hereafter established
Posts west Of Fort Davis viii be supplied by gov.
ernment teams.
From ships tackle at Galveston, Tcxas, p Bre:
mond, Texas, the terminus Of the Texas Centred
Railroad.
From Bremond. Texas, or the terminus Of tho
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 mule teams.
Except in cases Of emergency this service may
be performed by one train per month.
Returning trains will transport supplies from
point point the direct route of return toward
the initial point Or e any point OF points ,d
should trains be sent from their original point Of
destination to another point empty halfthe CONTRACTS
rates shall he allowed for the distanc etrAveled
empty, on the amountof stores to be Transported,
and full rates for the distance travelled after leading
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 troopaf
Each bid must be accompanied by guarantee OF
at least two responsible persons Whose responsible
Record) that the bidder is competent to carry out
the contract if awarded to him; and the residence
and postOce address Of each bidder and gularantor
| must be stated. -
tor for each route will be thirty Thousand ($3ooOo
| dollars.
Forms of contract may be seen at the Charter
masters office at Galveston, lndanola San Antonio,
| RmggOld Barracks, Brownsville Fort Mcintosh, and
| at this office. 49,
| The government reserves the right to use it's
own means of transportation for this service when
deemed advisable to do 80, and to reject any all
bids offered.
| Any further information will be promptly fur
nished application in person or by letter, to this
| Proposals must be plainly Endorsed on the en-
velOpe, Proposals for Army Transportation on
| Route No. -" and addressed to the under
signed.
By order of Brevet Major General Reynolds, COM
JAMES A. EKIN,
Deputy Quartermaster General United States Army,
Chief Quartermasrer, Department OF Texas.
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