Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-04
PROPOSALS FOR OATS AND HAY.

DEPOT QuARTERMAsTERs OFFICE,
Corner Eighteenth and G streets,
Washington, d. c., Jan. 81, 1868.
Sealed proposals will be received At this office
until MONDAY, February eth, 1868, at ~ O'Clock
m, for furnishing the Government with zoo, 0OO)
two hundred thousand bushels Of OATS and 10000
HAY to be good msrehAntAble TIMOTHY, put up
in bales, and delivered at (2,OOo) two thousand
The oars 10 be Of good merchantable quality,
put up in bags Of about two bushels each.
Oats will be received by weight at ts2) thirty-two
sacks to be furnished without extra charge to
the Government.
Delivery to be made in the city Of Washington
within (SO) thirty days from the date Of the con
tract.
Proposals.
Proposals will be received for 5000 Ave hundred
tons Of hay and upwards, and for 100000 nifty
thousand bushels Of oats and upwards.
The propositions for the hay and oats may be
GR thS SSmS 5SPe SG @ PC made iSa
The full name and post otfiee address OF the bid
der must appear in the proposal.
II a bid is made In the name OF firm, the names
of all the parties must appear, or the hid will be
considered az the individual proposal Of the party
Proposals from disloyal parties 1H rot be considered
and an oath Of allegiance must accompany each
proposition.
RUcKER, QuaTtermaster, U. S. Army, Washington,
D. G, and should be plainly marked Proposals.
for Oats and Hay"
Guarantee.
The ability OF the bidder to I'LL the contract,
should 1t 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
trict Attorney.
bidders must be present In person when the bids
are opened or their proposals will not be consid-
cred.
Bonds equal in amount to half the sum to be re-
load. liz kWF h. -.
and both OF his guarantors will be required OF the
successful bidder upon signing the contract.
As the bond must accompany the contract, 1t will
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 Is
g5e6 a 6a5g GF SSRff ISS Ss upon
ally, by letter. or by telegraph.
Form Of Guarantee.
We, -, Of the county Of -, and state OF -,
and =, Of the county Of, and state Of u, do
tract In accordance with the terms OF his PROPOSE
tion, and that should his proposition be accepted
he will at once enter into contract in accordance
should the contract be awarded him we are pre-
pared to become his securities.
Ito this guarantee must be appended the official
certificate above mentiOned)
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, &c.
All Oats and Hay contracted for under this adj
yertisement will be rigidly inspected, and such
do not prove OF a good sound merchantabIe quail
Payment TO be made upon the completion Of the
contract, or so soon thereafter as the Depot Quar-
teTmaster shall be In funds.
Amy iniormAlity in the bid, or non-cOnfOTmance
with the terms OF this advertisement, will insure
the rejection Of tho proposal.
Delivery to be made At the Railroad Depot or at
Washington.
The Depot QuArtermaster reserves to himself
the right to reject any all bids that he may deem
too high. ID, H. RUCKER
jan Sl-dtd Col and Depot ouarteTmaster.