Daily national Republican., 1863-03-16
DROPosALs FOR HAY, OATS, AND
CORN.
CHIEF QUARTERNAsER's OFFICE,
DEPOT OF WAEHINGTON,
Corner Eighteenth and q streets,

CHIEr QuARTERntAaER'B OFFICE,
DEPOT OF WASHiNGTON,
Corner Eighteenth and streets,
W9shlngtSn' D S I March "a lsSS5 y iSS5
ONCE until FRIDAY, the Goth dsy Of March, at ~
NJ for furnishing the Government with (3,OOO) three
thousand tons OF HAY 1900 OOO) three hundred thou
thousand bushels Of old shelled Conn.
Hay to be good merchantAble TIMOTHY, put up
In bales, and delivered at t2iOoO) two thousand
pounds 10 the ton.
The Oats 10 be Of q good merehantable quality,
put up in bags Of about two bushels each:
Oats VIII be received by weight, At (s2) thirty-tw"
pG sacks to be furnished without extra charge to
The Corn TO be Of a good msrehAntable quality,
put up in bags Of about two bushels each.
Corn will be reeeiySd by weight at (SS) nfty-siK
sacks to be furnished without extra charge to
the Government.
ton within (25) twenty-five days from the date OF
the contract.
Proposals will be received for (5OOl Ave hundred
tons Of Hay and upwards, and for (6O,OOO) hny
thousand bushels OF Oats and upwards, and for
t6o, 900 any thousand bushels q Corn and up|%Srd5 ards
must be on separate papers, and entirely distinct
from and independent OF each other er.,,
The full name and post oniee addreas OF the bidder
must appear In the proposal.
Tthebid is made IN the name OF firm, hIe names
OF all the parties must appear, or the BID viii be
considered as the individual proposal OF the party
PROPOSALS from dISloyaIpArtiss win not be Oonsid-
cred, AND An OATH OF ALLEGIANCE MUST accom-
Proposals must b0 addressed TO Colonel D. H.
Rucker, QuaFtermaster U. 5. Army, Hashington,
d. G. and sSSSa Dc IKE case @IS Se
GUARANTEE.
The ability Of the bidder to MI the contract should
II be awarded TO him, must beguAranteedb by two re-
sponBible persons, whose signatures must bO ap-
pended to the guarantee.
The responsibility OF the guarantors must bo
shown by the official certificate Of the clerk OF the
nearest District Court, or OF the United States Dis
trict Attorney.
are opened, their proposals will not be oonsid-
cred.
received the contract, signed BY the contractor
and both OF his guArAntors, will be required Of the
Succesful bidder upon signing the contract. IT,
As the bond must accompany the contract, II Will
be necessary for bidders to have their bondsmen
with them, OF to have bonds signed in antlcipa-
ton and ready to be produced when the contract Is
blanks for bonds can be procured upon applica-
ion being made at this otCe, either personally, BY
Form Of Guarantee.
We -, of the county of -, and State OF -,
and =, OF the county OF -, and state OF -, do
hereby gSsGSa gSasGSGsSee With the terms OF his prSpo
siton, and that should his proposition be accept
ed he will at once enter into contract in accord
AnCe herewith.
Should the contract be awarded him, we are
prepared to become his suFeties.
90 this guarantee must be appended the omclh
certificate above mentionedl
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, Sc.
All Hay, Oats and Corn contracted Tor under this
advertisement will be rigidly 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, 30 soon thereafter As the Chiel quar-
termAsteF shall he in funds.
ANY infOrmAlity in the bid, or non-coniormance
with the terms OF this advertisement, will ensure
the rejection of the proposal.
Delivery to be made Al the Railroad Depot, or Ht
one Of the Government whArves In the cIty OF
Washington. w
The Chief Quartermastcr reserves to himself the
right to reject any all bids that he may deem too
high. -
d. II. RUCKER,
Colonel and Chief QuaTteTmAstCT,
mar T-dtd Depot of Washington.