Daily national Republican., 1863-03-07
DROPOsALs FOR HAY, OATS, AND
CORN,
CHIEF QUARTERMAsER's OFFICE,
DEPOT OF WAsHINoroN,
Corner EiRhteanth and q atreeta.

DEPoT or WARRINGTON,
Corner Eighte0nth and @ streets,
Washington, ID. c., March 7, 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
ONCE until FRIDAY, the 10th day Of March, at ~
thousand tons OF HAY $500 OOO) three hundred thou.
sand bushels of OATS, and 100, ,0OO) one hundred
thousand bushels Of old shelled CoRN.
Hay to be good merehAntAble TIMOTHY, put up
in bales, and delivered at C2,OOO) two thousand
The Oats to be ofa good merchAntable quality,
put up in bags OF about two bushels each.
Oats will bo received by weight at (32 thIrty-two
pounds to the buahel.
sacks 70 6s PrniShsd without extra charge to
The Corn to be of good merchAntAbie quality,
put up in bags Of about two buAhelS each.
Corn wiil BE- reeeivsd BY weight at toS) hftJ-siE
Sacks TO be furnished without extra charge to
the Government,
Delivery to be be made in the city Of Washing
ton within l2S) twenty-five days from the date OF
the contract.
Proposals will be received for 5000 i've hundred
tons Of Hay and upwards, and for (6O,OoO) fifty
Thousand bushels Of Oats and upwards, and for
100 OO0 afty 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 ofee address Of the bidder
must appear in the proposal,
II the bid is made An the name Of firm, the nAmea
considered as the individual proposal of the party
Proposals from diSOya parties will not be ConsId-
cred, AND AN OATH OF ALLEGIANCE MUST ACCOM-
PANY EACH PROPORTION.
Proposals must be addressed to Colonel D. II.
Rucker, QuArtermaster u. s, Army, Washington,
D. C., and should be plainly marked Proposals
GUARANTEE.
The ability OF the bidder to l the contract should
II be awarded to him, must be guaranteed by two
sponsible persons, whose signatures must be Rp-
pended 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
bidders must be present in person when the bids
are opened or their proposals will not be consid-
cred.
received 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, II will
be necessary for bidders to have their bondsmen
with them, or to have bonds signed in Antlcipa-
ton and ready to be produced when the esntrAct iS
blanks for bonds can be procured upon appllca-
ton being made at this ofee, either personally, by
Form Of Guarantee.
We, =, ofthe county Of, and State OF -,
md. OF the county Of =, an, and state St-, do
With tbs ts9ST sSs 70 % s
sltion, and that should his proposition be accept
ed he viii at once enter into contract In accord
Anoe Herewith,
should the contract be awarded him, we are
prepared TO become his sureties,
TO 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 Tigidy inspected, and such
as does not prove OF . good sound merchantable
| quality will be rejected.
Payment to be made upon the completion OF each
contract, or so soon thereafter AH the Chief Quar-
| termAsteF shall be in funds.
Any informality in the bid, or non-conformAnee
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 whAFYea In the city OF
Washington.
right to reject any all bids that he may deem too
| high.
d. II. RUCKER,
| Colonel and Chief QuAFteFmAsteF,
mar ibid Depot Of Washington,