New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-11
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORT
ALTON IN TEXAS. 1ftA

HKADQUARrRRs DEPARTMENT o. TEXAS,
Chief Quartermasters Once.
SEALED PROPOSALS. IN TRfPLICATE, WILL
- be received at this office until twelve n, ON
81 a.s Of om
Of January, ls7l to the thrty-frst day of Deeem-
'tr 1871 on f Rot 5TeS Mn r ;Sy Water, Sis
,,l From the wharf at Brazos Santiago, Texas, To
From Fort Brown, Texas to Ringgold Barracks,
Texas, pei 100 pounds, for whole distance between
Proposals will also state the rates at which bid
ters propose to transport, to from each of the
above named points officers and enlisted men, with
'''''' ROUTE No. 8.
From Ringgold Barracks, Texas, to Fort McIn-
tosh, Texas. ourxo
Mexican Gulf Railroad. to San Antonio, Texas.
ROUTE NO. 5.
Fort Mcintosh, Texas, Fort McKavett. Texas,
Fort Davis Texas. Fort lnincan, rexas,
Fort Concho Texas, Fort Griffin. Texas,
Fort Clark Texas Fort stockton, Texas,
Fort Richardson, Texas,
And any posts that may be hereafter estaonshe0
in Northwestern Texas. south of Red river
Posts west of Fort Davis will be supplied BY gov
ernmen' Teams RorTr No.s.
From ships tackle at Galveston, Texas to Bre,
mond Texas, or the terminus OF the Texas Ceh'sai
| Railroad.
| ROUTE NO. I.
From Bremond, Texas, or the terminus OF tho
Fert grimm Tekas Fort Richardson Texas
And any posts that may he 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 on 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
hall 1,a uNn for thA 6}igfn trnUa IaM
| empty, on the amOuntOf stores to be transported,
and f rates the distance travelled after loading
Bidders will state the rate per hundred pounds
per hundred miles at when they VIII transpors 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 respOnsibl
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 pOstOfice address of each bidder and guarant0r
must be stated.
The amount of bond required from the eontrac-
tor for each route will be thirty thousand
dollars. =
Forms of contract may be seen at the Quarter
masters Office at Galveston. indanola San Antoine
Rinsgold Barracks Brownsville, Fort Mcintosh and
The government reserves the right to use itl
| own means of transportation for this service whei
deemed advisable to do So and to reject any or al
| bids offered. .
ANY further information will be promptly fur
nshed application, in person or by letter. 70 tni
office.
Proposals must be plainly Endorsed on the en-
velop, Proposals for ARMY Transportation OF
Route No. -" and addressed to the under
signed.
"'A'ns ~ JAMES A. EKIN,
| Deputy Quartermaster General United states Army
Chief Quartermaster, Department OF Texas.