Daily national Republican., 1863-03-16
Tor HORSES and MULES.
CHfEF QUARTERMksTER's OTTIcE,
DGPoT or wAsHINaToN,

DEPoT or wAsHISoToN,
Corner Eighteenth and streets,
... Washington, D. g., March = lea9.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
once until Tuesday, the nth day Of March, at
y o'clock m, for furnishing the Government with
sand Mules, Of the following descriptions, viz;
CAVALRY.
RFor Cavalry, q 500 one thousand nye hundred
Horses, from (i5) fifteen to (i6 sixteen hands high,
between Ave and eight years OF agej OF dark oolorsi
well broken 70 the saddlei compactly built, in
good flesh, and free from all defects.
ARTILLERY.
For Artillery, 5000 Ave hundred Horses, from
geH aiteen and one-half to liel sixteen hands ana,
colorp; free from all defectsj well broken TO har-
nessj conPactly built, and to weigh not less than
i,iOO pounds.
Two thousand mules to conform to the following
SPECIFICATIONS.
ALL to be in good flesh,
ALL TO be CI4) fourteen hands and over In height
ALL TO be sound serviceable mules for draught
purposes, and 10 be oyER THREE AND UNDER NINE
PRoPoSALs
The full name and post once address OF the bid
der must appear in the proposal.
nA bid is made In the name Of hrm, the names
Of all the parties must appear, or the bid Will be
considered as the Individual proposal OF the party
PropoSGis from di,l0yaI payttss tfn not b eOnsS-
sred, and an oath Of allegiance must accompany
ehch pEopoaiaohs
II ron HoRsES
Proposals must specify clearly whether the bid is
for Cavalry Artillery Horses and in no edss must
both be bid for on the same paper.
he must forward two distinct proposals-one for
each class, complete IN Isslt-and having refer
enee to any other proposal by the same party.
II ron MULES
Proposals must be in separate envelopes from
those Ter Horses, and must in no manner refer to
or depend on them.
Proposals must be addressed 70 Col. D. II. Ruek-
er, QuartermAster Y, 5. army, Washington, D. e.,
and should be plainly marked Proposals for
Horses" or Proposals. for Mules" As the case
may be. -
The ability Of the bidder to nll the contract,
should II be awarded to him. must be guaranteed b!
two responsible persons, whose signatures must be
fhe 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
BIDDERS must be present in person when the bids
are opened, or their proposals will not be consd-
Bonds equal In amount to one-half the sum TO be
received 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, twill
be necessary for bidders TO have their bondsmen
with them, or TO have bonds signed In anticipation
and ready to be produced when the contract Ia
blanks for bonds can be procured upon Sppliea-
ton being made AZ this once, elther personally ny
letter, OF by telegraph.
Form Of Guarantee.
We, ,--, the county of -, and State Of
-, and -, Ofthe county Oh, and state OIL,
do hereby guaranty that = is able 10 fulhl the
contract IN accordance with the terms O his propO-
stion, and that should his proposition be accepted
he wll at once enter into contract in accordance
Herewith.
should the contract be awarded to him we are
prepared to become his securities.
ITO this guarantee must be appended the official
certificate above mentioned)
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, &c.
All Horses contracted for under this advertise
ment will be subjected to rigid inspection, and
those not conforming to the specifications will be
rejected.
No Mares will be received.
The Horses must be delivered in this city, within
twenty days from the date OF the contract, and no
extension OF time will be granted on any preteNt.
All mules contracted for under this advertise
ment will he subjected TO rigid inspection, and
those not conforming to the specifications will be
rejected.
The Mules must all be delivered in this city with
in t25) twenty-five days from the date OF signing
the contract,
Payment to be made upon the completion OF the
contract, or soon thereafter as the Chief Quar-
termAster shall be in iunds.
Any informality In the bid, or non-conformance
with the terms OF this advertisement, Will insure
the rejection Of the proposal.
The Horses will be awarded In lots Of (2OO) two
hundred each, unless the Chief Quartermaster
should deem II for the interest OF the Government
to vary the number. .
The Chief cuArtermaster reserves 70 himself
the right to reject any or all bids that he may deem
Wv Col and chief ouartermaster,
mar 4-tmarIT Depot Of Washington.