Daily national Republican., 1863-03-11
DRoPosALs FOR HAY, OATS, AND
CORN.
CHIEF QUAHTERMASER's OFFICE
DEPOT or WARRINGTON,

DEPOT OF WAsHIH0ToN,
Corner Eighteenth and G streets,
Washington, d. c., March 7, 1868.
SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received at this
office until FRIDAY, the 10th day of March, at II
for iH,Iish6S The Eve 6dD n o three
sand bushels Of OATS, and 100000 one hundred
thousand bushels Of old shelled Cons.
Hay to be good merchantAble TIMOTHY, put up
The Oats to be ofA good merehantable quality,
put up in bags of about two bushels each.
Oats will be received by weight, at (S2) thirty-tWo
SacEJt to be furnished without extra charge to
The Corn to be of good merchantAble quality,
put up in bags Of about two bushels each.
Corn will be teeeivsd by weight at (66) hfty-siX
sacks to be furnished without extra charge to
the Government.
ton within l26) twenty Ave days from the date OF
the contract.
Proposals will be received for 5000 Ave hundred
tons Of Hay and upwards, and for 10000 nfty
thousand bushels Of Oats and upwards, and for
(5O 600 hy thousand bushels Of Corn and upwards.
The propositions for the Hay, Oats and Corn
must be on separate papers, and entirely distinct
from and independent Of each other.
The full name and post ONCE address Of the bidder
must appear In the proposal.
II the bid is made in the name Of firm, the names
Of all the parties must appear, or the bid will be
considered as the individual proposal OF thepaFty
PROPOSALS nom dsloy al parties will not be consid-
cred, AND AN OATH or ALLEGIANCE MUST AUCohh-
PANY EACH PROPOSITION.
Proposals must be addressed to Colonel D. II.
Rucker, QuArteFmaSter U. s. Army, Washington,
d. C., and should be plainly marked Proposals
for Hay" coats" or %cosn% T as the case may b.
The ability of the bidder to hll the contract should
Il be awarded to him, must be guaranteed by two
sponsible persons, whose signatures must be aP-
The responsibility OF the guaEantors 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 oonsid-
cred.
Bonds equal in amount TO half the sum to be
received on the contract, signed by the contractor
and both Of his guarantors Will be required Of the
As the bond must accompany the contract, II will
be necessary for bidders to have their bOndsmen
oh TsS ready sTSS the
blanks for bonds can be procured upon sPplIcN-
ton being made at this ofee, either personally, by
letter, OF by telegraph.
Form Of Guarantee.
We, -, of the county Of, and State Of -,
and =, OF the county OF -, and state of, do
tract In accordance with the terms Of his propo-
sition and that should his proposition be accept
ed he will at once enter into contract in accord
should the contract be awarded him, we are
prepared to become his BuFetiea.
(fo this guarantee must be appended the Official
certificate above mentioned.)
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, &C.
All Hay, Oats and Corn contracted for under this
advertisement will be Tigidly inspected, and such
as does not prove Of a good sound merchantable
quality will be rejected.
Payment to be made upon the completion Of each
contract, or soon thereafter a. the Chief Quar-
teTmAster shall be In funds.
ANY infoTmAlity in the bid, or non-coniormAnoo
with the terms Of this advertisement, will ensure
the rejection Of the proposal.
Delivery to be made at the Railroad Depot or at
one OF the Government whArves In the city OF
Washington.
The Chief QuAFtermasteF reserves 10 himself the
right to reject any or all bids that he may deem too
high.
D. II. RUCKER,
Colonel and Chief QuAFtermAsteF,
mar T-dtd Depot Of Washington.