Dodge City times., 1883-02-22
PROPOSALS. FOR WAGON TRANS
PORTATlON.

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POBTATION.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TH
MISSOURI.
Office Of Chief Quartermaster.
FORT LEAVENWORTH. KANSAS,
February 10. 1883.
SEALED PROPOSALS. in tripIicate
subject to the usual conditions. will b
received at this Office until 10 o'clock nool
on Wednesday. March IA. 1888. at whicl
time and place they will he opened in tn
of Military Supplies, by land. on the fol
lowing described routes in the Depart
ment of the Missouri, during the fisca
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 O.
600 pounds. Camp on Snake River,
Wyoming Territory is supplied by .thi'
route. Transportation not required of tht
Contractor during the mon tbs of Decem.
Der, January, February and March.
ROUTE No. 2-Caldwell. Kansas, te
Fort Reno. Indian Territory. Distance Ill
miles. Weight Of stores transported dur
ROUTE No. 8.-Dodee 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 8. 219, 0OC
pounds.
Fe Railway to Fort Stanton, N. NJ. Pro-
posals are invited fOm either Las Vegas.
iocorro, San Marcial. or other points on
the railway named from which Fort
Stanton may be easv of access by wagon.
Distance from Las Vegas. 18O miles from
SocO1rO, so miles. from San Mafcial, Ia
miles. Weight of stores transported
ROUTE No. 5.-Deming to Fort Bayard,
New Mexico. Distance 42 miles. Weight
of stores transported during last year.
6l2. O00 pounds.
ROUTE No. 6.-Henrietta. Texas. to Fort
Sill Indian Territory, Distance Is miles.
Weight of stores transported during last
year. l. 40, 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
tances, and make their proposals upon
their own Judgement, as no claim for in~
creased compensation on account of inac-
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 per
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
Separate prices for different months or
other portions of the year will not be enter,
tained.
Bidders are requested to state the price
of transportation. dt 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 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 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 untler this advertisement,
and executed strictly in accordance with
the instructions printed thereon. guaran~
teeing shat the bidder will not withdraw
his proposal within sixty days succeeding
the Itch day of March, 1888 aud that if his
proposal bo accept ed. and the contract for
which he has bid. be awarded him, he will
enter into u contract and bond agreeably
to the terms of his proposal within ten
davs after the dav 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, Nr to the Chief
District of New Mexico,
Santa Fe. New Mexico.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be marked" Proposals. for Transportation
on Route Mo-" and addressed to the
J. D. BINGHAM.
Deputy 9. NJ. Gen.
Bvt. Brig: Gen; U. s. A..