Dodge City times., 1883-03-01
PROPOsALs FOB WAGON TRANS
PORTATlON.

PROPO0AL0 FOB WAGON V8ANS-
P0RTATlON.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE
Office of Chief Qnartermaster.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS,
SEALED PROPOSALS. in triplieate,
subject to the usual conditions. will be
received at this Office until 10 o'clock noon
on Wednesday. March "A. 1888, at which
time and place they will be opened in the
presence Of bidders. for the Transportation
lowing described routes in the Departs>
ment Of the Missouri, during the fiscal
year commencing July l, 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
600 pounds. Camp on Snake River,
Wyoming Territory is supplied by this
route. Transportation not required OF the
Contraetol during the months of Decem-
Der, January, February and March.
ROUTE No. 2.-Caldwell. Kansas. to
miles. Weight of stores transported dur
ing last year, 1, $50, 600 pounds.
ROUTE No. 8.-Dodee City. Kansas. to
Fort Supply, /. T. and Fort Elliot Texas.
Distance to Fort Elliott, 165 miles; to
Fort Supply. "a miles. Weight of stores
transported during last year S.2s, 600
pounds.
ROUTE No. 4.-Atchison. Topeka g. Santa
Fe Railway to Fort Stanton, n. NJ: Pro-
pOsals are invited fOm either Las Vegas.
Eocorro, San Marcial, or other points on
the railway named from which Fort
Stanton may be easy of access by wagon.
Distance from Las Vegas: $50 miles from
a
miles. Weight of stores transported
during last year l. 749 600 pounds.
ROUTE No. 5.-Deming to Fort Bayard,
New Mexico. Distance AZ miles. Weight
of stores transported during last wear.
o12. 600 pounds.
ROUTE No. 6. .-Henrietta. Texas. to Fort
Sill Indian Territory. Distance Is miles.
year, l. 479, 600 pounds.
Contracts will be made according to
estimated distances here given, which are
believed to be correct; but bidders should
satisfy themselves 40 to the correct dis
tances, and make their proposals. upon
their own Judgement, az no claim for in~
creased compensation on account of lnac-
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. and per
one hundred pounds per one hundred miles
between any aud all other 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-
tained.
Bidders ara requested to state the price
of transportation. at an average rate OF
speed not less than nine miles 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 for
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 triplicate.
separate for each route. and ACCOMPANIED
bv bond in the sum of five thousand
IS 900. OO) dollars, made upon the blank
form furnished under this advertisement,
and executed strictly in accordance with
the instructions printed thereon, guaran~
teeing that the bidder will not withdraw
his proposal within sixty days succeeding
the 18th day of March, 1883 and that if his
PROPOSAL be accepted. and the contract for
which he has bid, be awarded him he will
enter into a contract and bond agreeably
to the terms of his proposal within ten
DAYS after the day on which he is notified
of such acceptance and award.
Proposals for transportation on any or
all of the routes 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 Chief
Ouartermaster. 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.
J. D. BINGHAM.
Deputy G. NJ. Gen,
Byt. Brig, Gen. u. S. A.,
Chief Quartermaster.