National Republican., 1873-02-27
DROPOsAIs FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
OFTIcE onIEr ouARIrHMAsIrR,l I

OFFICE CHIEF QUAnrEnMAHrER,l
DEPAnIMENT or TE1As, !
BAN ASroyIo, TE1As, January u.s. inJ.,
Sealed prop2sals IN triPiiesse' MI es Eeee,Eed ,Ss
day o. March l5 for The transpprta,ion Of Military
s9alaS s9S SREsERIa SSy spa sd SndHs June
on the following routes, yiai ,.,,, c,ddo
hSS q
sill, i. r., distance about ics miles.
sE%nns hSgss No 81 nv s.1n snsa snG TeSs Ts
way, q TeS1s, 70 Fort Richardson, Texas, distance
FOR For, a Grifhn, % fcIAs, distance about ~ mIlss.
or Cgneh3 ssas; distanss aS2aI ~ pgdm Daas
TSE q the dSa eGa sSGS SSrs to Fort
ToTt brifhn, TeIas, distance about ~ miles.
Route No, t-Mason CHARACTERIZATION from Austin,
Eort McksysiS Tela;sl as,sncs about ~ miles;
FoTt STt SsTf, ieIas disisnse about ss niies;
Eor! Dupean TsIas. disanes about % S9 Y, nilts:
For! s.oektop, TeIas distance zeal, a6oIt s mt miles;
fort 9aitnisn, TeiSs, distsnce about siS miles;
Fort Bliss, reias, distance about ~ milesy ,.
Texas TO San Antonio TeIss di,.anee 10, miles Cor
from the terminus Yf the Gull, western Iexas and
railway as the duartermSster's department shall
fort Mcintosh, Texas, distance about 10 miles.
EoI! pgnsap feHa, d,,snss S6, SS2Is Y lSS miles
for Issa dsssSs aS9a s %e
fort Dayis Texas, distance about 10 miles,
F9rt BIis.' Tsias, distance about ssi miles,
Route No S-WaEon Transportation from liinggold
bSrracks Texas, to Fort Mcintosh Texas diSta nc
frst water transportIon route for military stores
iS FROM New orleans Louisiana Galveston Texas,
Prom New orleans, Iouisians, to IndIAnola, Texas
Prom New Orleans. Louisiana to BraEOs Santiago,
from indiSnois, Texas, to DraEos Santiago, or re.
From Galveston, Texas, to Ind 'nOla, Texas, or
Prom Galveston Texas, to DrSrOs Santiago, or re-
Ana for cabin passage for oI,ec5s and deck psss;
sage for enlisted men, from and to the aboNs'nAmed
t9S and .uYrlies gSs ~ rSSn&s SS for
Second Mater Transportation route Tor MiiiarS
From wi WhSTi % warehouse at DraIos Santiago
Texas, 70 fort brown, TexA. r,.,,, p..,.
rgSm ,pS bSr fd1 gr9TS sSS ssss " or oeSrs and ec
pGssAse for enlisted men from aud TO above named
sts stores and sgRgiiss EsSS ,c0 b. vs% tS'
r,lHsx rS1tS ISr from Al calves
ton, tT Isras, Y a % Austin, feiSs. or return;
Psda P benson o. fsIas f by railway to Galveston
Texas, or return;
Hates Del 100 pounds fOF The whole distance be
H Sais 0f SSy sS O
Military siSres and ysgPPea from saiR,Seisle s9 re iaf,bi
IndiAnOlA, IcAAh,t 70 Nlctotlh.
way II peF ri ioS iSs Tor he entire distance beweei
indiaola and Victoria, and rates per mile for an!
additional distance by rail- the latter TO be used
option OF the o. NJ, Department ,,-, :,
The contractor for wagon transportation may D
required to transport supplies 70 and from points
reasonable distance, not exceeding bQ miles outsid
the limit OF the regular routes aud bidders are Z,
Z quesied 10 specify in their prolY.al. the rate :
will 10 performed, to be stated separately frOI
rates for service within regular limits o. route
Bldders will state In their proposals. the rates re
IO rounds per LOO miles, at which the service fc
wagon transportation will be performed
The total weight TO be transported Will not c!cee
three million C.0O9 9go) pounds 10 each Of the Post
named as polts "A destination; =, ,,,,,... ,,,, -,
y making the same is present at the olening Of u
Z bids or represented by an agent or attorney, or
!; Known by the ofieer receiving the proposal to
resIonsible, aud each proposal must be aecomp
8 nied by the guaranty Of two persons who are know
a TO the ocer receiving the proposal TO be responi
a The right 70 reject any and all bids that may
a Tbe form of contract land blank propOsals) ca
e obtained at this ONCE upon ApplicatiQn, aud "a
form OF ofoontract Ahould accompany each proposal
The contractor must bo road for service on or
fore July 1, is7B, and must have place Of buane
or agency at which he may be communicated wi
readily al the starting points q theronie. 4.
d. over 70 him Tor transportation on or after May
d. BY order Of Drigadicr General 9. g Apg!T
d. Deputy Or. Mr. Gen, U. g. A., Chief or Mr., M