Dodge City times., 1883-02-15
PROPOSALS. Fob WAGON TRANS
PORTATION.

P0RTATION.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE
MISSOURI.
Office of Chief Quartermaster.
FORT LEAvENWORTH, KANSAS,
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate,
subject to the usual conditions. will be
received at this Office until IL o'clock noon
on Wednesday. March IA, 1888, 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 l, 1883, and ending
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. =
Wyoming Territory is supplied by this
route. Transportation not required OF the
Contractor during the months of Decem-
ber, January, February and March.
ROUTE No. 2.-Caldwell. 2. Kansas. to
Fort Reno. Indian Territory. Distance Ill
miles. Weight of stores transported dur
ing last year, 1, $50, 600 pounds.
ROUTE No. S.-Dodge City. Kansas, to
Fort Supply, !. T. and Fort Elliot Texas.
Distance to Fort Elliott, 165 miles; to
Fort Supply. 81 miles. Weight of stores
transported during last year 3.219, 600
pounds.
ROUTE No. -Atchison. Topeka & Santa
posals are invited fom either Las Vegas.
Socorro, San Marcial, or other points on
the railway named from which Fort
Stanton may be easy of access by wagon.
Distance from Las Vegas. 1S0 miles, from
Socorro, 80 miles, from San Marcial, 114
miles. Weight Of stores sHo transported
ROUTE No. 5.-Deming to Fort Bayard,
New Mexico. Distance AZ miles. Weight
of stores transported during last year,
612. 600 pounds.
ROUTE No. 6. 6.-Henrietta. Texas. to Fort
Sill, Indian Territory. Distance Is miles.
Weight of stores transported during last
wear, 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 as to the correct dis
tanc ., and make their proposals upon
their own Judgement, as no claim for in
creased compensation on account of mac
curacv 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 pei
one hundred pounds per one hundred miles
between any and 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 OF
other portions of the year will not be enter
tained.
Bidders are 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
hon mi
right is reserved to reject all proposals fol
TRANSFORMATION at thirteen miles per day
the cost of which shall exceed that of nine
miles per day with twenty-five per cen'
added.
Each proposal should be in triplicate.
separate for each route. and ACCOMPANIED
by bond in the sum of five Thousand
($5 900. OO) dollars, made upon the blank
form furnished under this advertisement,
and executed strictly in accordance will
the instructions printed thereon, guaran>
teeing that the bidder will not withdraw
the 14th day of March, 1888 and that il hi
proposal be accepted. and the contract fol
which he has bid, be awarded him, he viii
enter into a contract and bond agreeably
to the terms of his proposal within tel
days after the day on which he is notified
of such acceptance and award.
Proposals for transportation on any o.
all of the routes above named will be re-
ceived. The Government reserves th.
right to reject any or all proposals.
Blank Proposals, form of contract, ani
printed circulars. giving full information
as to the manner of bidding, conditions tt
be observed by bidders, and terms of con-
tract and payment, will be furnished OF
application to this Office, Or to the Cnie1
Ouartermaster, District of New Mexico
Santa Fe. New Mexico.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be married." Proposals for Transportation
on Route Mo-" and addressed to the
undersigned.
J. D. BINGHAM.
Deputy 9. NJ. Gen,
Bvt. Brig. Gen. q. s. A.,
Chief Quartermaster.
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