Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-03-08
PROPOSALS FOB WAGON TRANS
PORTATION,

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TIL
MISSOURI.
Office of Chief Quarlermaster.
FORT LEAvENwORTH. KANSAS,
February 10. 1888.
SEALED PROPOSALS. in triplcate,
subject to the usual conditions. will bt
received at this Office until IL o'clock moor
on Wednesday. March "A. 1883, at which
time and place they will be opened in the
presence of bidders. for the transportation
of MILITARY Supplies by land. on the fol
lowing described routes in the Departs
ment of the Missouri, during the fiscal
year commencing July 1. 1883, and ending
. June 80. 1884, VIZ:
ROUTE No. 1-Rawlins. Wyoming Ter>
ritory to Camp at White River Agency.
Colorado. Distance IA miles. Weight of
stores transported during last year |. 26S. =
600 pounds. Camp on Snake River,
Wyoming Territory is supplied by this
route. Transportation not required OF the
Contractor during the months of Decem-
beP, January, February Y and March kHrs:. 20
Fort Reno. Indian Territory. Distance Ill
miles. Weight of stores transported dur.
ing last year, 1, $50, 600 pounds.
ROUTE No. 3.-Dodee City. Kansas. to
Fort Supply, /. L. and Fort Elliot Texas {.
Distance to Fort Elliott. 1875 miles; to
Fort Supply. 81 miles, Weight OF stores
lIduSpOIVCO OuI AuS ~AssoI yOOA - SA~, WV
pounds.
ROUTE No. 4. -Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe Railway to Fort Stanton, N. M. Pro-
posals are invited f0m either Las Vegas.
Nocorro, San Marcial. or other points on
the railway named from which Fort
Stanton NAV be easy of access by wagon.
Distance from Las Vegas. $50 miles, from
Socorro, 80 miles. from San MarciaI, ia
miles. Weight of stores transported
during last year /. T49 900 pounds.
ROUTE No. 5.-Deming to Fort Bayard,
New Mexico. Distance AZ miles. Weight
of stores transported during last wear.
6l2 O0D pnunOs.
ROUTE No. 6.-Henrietta, Texas. to Fort
Sill Indian Territory, Distance Is miles.
Weight of stores transported during last
year. /. 40, Geo pounds.
Contracts will be made according to
estimated distances here given, which are
believed TO be correct; but bidders should
satisfy themselves as to the correct dis
tances, and make their proposals upon
their own Judgement as 10 claim Tor in~
creased compensation on account of mac
clracv OF these distances will he entertain
ed after the contracts are signed.
Bidders must state the rate per hundred
pounds for the whole distance between
the points ma ned in any route, and per
one hundred pounds per one hundred miles
between any and all OF her points within
the boundaries of any route. at which
they will transport the stores during the
period mentioned in the advertisement.
Separate prices for different months or
other PORTIONS of the year will not be enter,
tanned.
Bidders are requested to state the price
of transportation. at an average rate of
speed not less than nine mics per day,
and also, at an average rate OF speed not
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 twonty>five per cent
added
Each proposal should be in triplicate.
separate for each route, and ACCOMPANIED
bv bond in the sum OF five thousand
is .O00 O0) dollars, made upon the blank
form furnished under this advertisement,
and executed strictly in accordance with
the instructions printed thereon. guarau~
teeing that the bidder will not withdraw
his proposal within Sixty DAYS succeeding
the lith day of March, 1888 and that il his
PROPOSAL be accep. ed. and the contract for
which be has bid. be awarded him he will
to the terms of his proposal within ten
DAYS after the dav on which he is notified
of such acceptance and award.
Proposals for transportation on any or
all of the rOnteS above named will be rev
ceived. The Government reserves the
right to reject any or all proposals.
Blank Proposals, form of contract, and
printed circulars. giving full information
as to the manner OF bidding. conditions to
be observed by bidders, and terms of con.
tract and payment, Will be furnished on
application to this office, Or to the Cnivt
Ouarrermaster. District of New Mexico,
Santa Fe. New Mexico.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be marked" Proposals for Transportation
on Route Mo-" and addressed to the
undersigned.
Deputy O. NJ. Gen,
Byt. Brig. Cen. U. s. A.,