Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-15
DRoPOsALs FOR OATS AND HAY.
DEPOT ouARTEnMAsTER's OFFICE,

DEPOT QuARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
Corner Eighteenth and G streets,
Washington, d. c., Dec Is, 1862.
until TuEsBXY, the asd day Of December, At is
(4Oo,00O) four hundred thousand bushels OF Oats
and 1000 three thousand tons Of Hay.
Hay to be good merchantable TIMOTHY, put up
in bales, and delivered at $1,000 two thousand
Oats to be Of good understandable quality, put
up In bags Of about two bushels each.
Oats will be received by weight at (s2) thrty-two
Sacks to be furnished without extra charge to
Delivery to be made In the city Of Washington
within l26) twenty-five days from the date OF the
. Proposals.
Proposals will be received for 5000 five hundred
tons Of hay and upwards, and for 10000 hfy
thousand bushels of osts and upwards
upon the same paper, but must be made entifeIy
distinct from, and without reference to- each other
The fun name and post otnoe address of the bid
If a bid is made In the name OF a firm, the names
Of all the parties must appear, or the bid will be
considered as the individual proposal Of the party
Proposals IRON doyai parties DH rot be considered
and an oath OF allegiance must accompany each
Proposals must be addressed TO Colonel D. H.
RucKER, Quartermaster, u: s. Army, Washington,
.. G., and should be plainly marked Proposals
Guarantee.
The ability OF the bidder to I'LL the contract,
should IL be awarded to him, must be guaranteed
BY two responsible persons, whose signatures must
be appended to the guarantee ..
The responsibility of the guarantors must be
shown by the Official certificate OF the Clerk Of the
nearest district Court or Of the United States Dis
Hidders must be present in person when the bids
are opened or their proposals will not be consid-
cred.
Bonds equal in amount to hall the sum to be re-
ceiyed on the contract, signed by the contractor
and both OF his guarantors, will be required OF the
successful bidder upon signing the contract
As the bond must accompany the contract IL will
he necessary for bidders to have their bondsmen
with them or TO have bonds signed In anticipation
signed. blanks for bonds can be procured upon
application being made at this office either person
ally, by letter, OF BY telegraph
Form Of Guarantee.
We, q the county of =, and state of
-, and -, ofthe county OF -, and -
do hereby guaranty that - Is able to fulfil a
contract In accordance with the terms OF his propo
sition and that should his proposition be accepted
he will at once enter into contract in accordance
herewith,
Should the contract be awarded to him we are
prepared TO become his securities.
10 this guarantee must be appended the official
certificate above mentioned.)
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, &c.
All Oats and Hay contracted for under this ad-
yertisement will be rigidly inspected and such as
ity wifi be rejected
Payment TO be made upon the completion of the
contract, or so soon thereafter as the Depot Quar-
termaster shall be In funds.
Any iniormality In the bid, or non-coniormance
with the terms OF this advertisement, will insure
Delivery TO be made at the Railroad Depot, OF at
one of the Government Whsrves, In the city OF
The Depot Quartermaster reserves to himself
the right to reject any or all bids that he may deem
too high. 81 d. n. RUCKER
de is-dtd Col. and Depot ouartermaster.