Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-03-02
PROPOSALS. Ron WAGON TRANS
PORTATGoN.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ruK
MISSOURI
Offie. Of Chief Qnsrrermasicr.
FORI LEAYENWORTH, KANSAS.

March I, 1ss3
SEALED PROPOSALS. in tliplicate,
received at this Office until i2 o'clock noon
on "Wednesday. April u. 1ss2. Mt which
time and place thev will be opened in the
presence OF bidders. for the transportation
Of Nil iitarv Supplies, by land. on the tol-
lowing described routes 10 the pepart>
ment Of the Missouri. during the fiscal
year commencing July I. lSs:s.. and ending
June 20. 1888. VIZ:
ROUTE No. 1-Rawlins. Wyoming Ter
ritory to Camp at White River Agency.
Colorado. Distance IA miles. Weight of
stores transported during iast year !. 500
600 pounds Camp. on Snake River.
Wyoming Territory il supplied BY this
route. Transportation not required OF the
Contractor during the month"; Of Decem-
Der. January. February and March.
ROUTE No. 2.-Gunnison City. 10 Can
comment ON the Cncompabgre River.
Colorado. Distance 50 miles. Weight OF
stores transported during last year 2. 800.
600 pounds.
ROUTE No. S-Durango to Fort Lewis.
Coz ado, and AmaraO to Pagosa Springs.
Colorado. Distance from Durango TO Fort
Lewis. IL miles. and from Amargo to
Pagosa SPRING., % miles. Weight OF stores
transported. during last year 10000
pounds.
ROUTE No. 4-Las Vegas. ;'ocorro, San
Marcial. or other points on the Atchison.
Topeka Il Santa Fe Railway. to Fcrt Stan
ton, New Mexico. Distance from Las
Vegas. $50 miles, from Socorro. 20 miles.
and from San Mascial, ia miles. Weight
900 ponnda.
ROUTE No. 5-Demiue to Fort Bayard,
New Mexico. Distance 81 miles. Weighs
Of stores transported during last wear.
lis. 0O0 pounds.
RoUrx No. 6l-Gainsvills, Texas. TO
Fort Sill. Indian Territory. Distance 1ls
miles. Weight of stores transported dur
ing last year, $50. 90 pounds.
ROUTH No. 7.-Caldwell. Kansas. 20
Fort Reno. Indian Territory. Distance Ill
miles. Weight of stores transported dur
ing last year. 2. 800, 600 pounds. Tho
Canadian River in the Indian Territory.
| Is supplied bv this route.
ROUTE No. a-DodRe CITY. Kansas. to
Fort Elliot Texas. Distance 165 mites.
Weight Of stores transported during last
year l. 500. O0O pounds. Fort Supply. Luz
Contracts will be made according to
estimated distances here given. which arc
believed to be correct; but bidders should
satisfy themselves as to the correct dis
tances, and make their proposals upon
their own Judgement. as no claim for in~
creased compensation on account of mac
curacy of these distances will be entertain
ed after the contracts are signed.
Bidders must state the rate per hundred
pounds for the whole distance between
the points named in any route. at which
they will transport the stores during tho
period mentioned in the advertisement.
Separate prices for different months or
other portions Of the year will not DO enter
| tanned.
Bidders are requested to state the price
of transportation. At an average rate OF
speed not less than nine miles per day.
| al- AT n pafa nf raf
less than thirteen miles per day but the
right Is reserved TO reject all proposals tor
transportation at thirteen miles per day
| the cost Of which shall exceed that of nine
miles per day with Twenty-Five per cent
added
Each proposal should be in triplicats.
separate for each route. and accompanied
by . bond in the sum of five thousand
| rs .0O0b dollars, made upon the blank
form furnished under this advertisement.
and executed strictly In accordance with
the instructions printed thereon. gusran>
teeing that the bidder will not Withdraw
his proposal within sixty days succeeding
the 18th day Of April. 1852 and that II bis
PROPOSAL be accepted. and the contract Tor
which he has bid. be awarded him. he will
enter into q contract and bond agrseabiy
10 the terms Of his proposal within ten
DAYS after the day on which be Is notified
of such acceptance and award.
| Proposals. for transportation on anv OF
all Of the routes above named will be re~
ceived. The Government reserves the
right TO reject any or all proposals..
| Blank Proposals, form Of contract. and
printed circulars. giving full information
a. tn the manner Of bidding. conditions to
be observed by bidders. and terms Of cons
tract and payment, Will be furnished on
application 70 this once, ar TO the Chief
Quartermaster. District Of New Mexico.
Santa Fe. New Mexico.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be married." Proposals for Transportation
on Route No" and addressed to the
updersigned.
J. D. BINGHAM.