Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-02
PROPOSALS. FOR OATS AND HAY.
DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
Corner Eighteenth and G streets,

DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OrFICE,
Corner Eighteenth and G streets,
Washington, d. C., Jan. 81, 1868
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until MONDAY, February 9th, 1863, at IL O'Clock
m, for Furnishing the Government with (2OO, 900
two hundred thousand bushels Of OATS and 10000
HAY to be good merehAntHble TIMOTHY, put up
in bales, and delivered at t2,oOO) two thousand
The OARS TO be Of a good merchantaJle 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 (a6) 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 (EO,OOOl fifty
thousand bushels Of oats and upwards,
The propositions for the hay and oats may be
upon the same paper, but Tiusi he made entirely
distinct from, and without reference to- each other
The full name and post Office 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, the bid will be
considered as the individual proposal Of the party
Proposals from disOyaI parties lOtu not be considered
and an oath Of allegiance must accompany each
proposition.
RUCKER, QuaFtermasteT, U. s. Army, Washington,
D. C., and should be plainly marked Proposals
for Oats and Hay"
Guarantee.
The ability OF the bidder to hll the contract,
should 1t be awarded to him, must be guaranteed
by two responsible persons, whose signatures must
be appended to the guarantee.
Ias sssRonSisty Of ths guSrssntUrs nust be
nearest District Court or Of the United states Dis
triet Attorney.
are opened or their proposals will not be eonsid-
cred.
Bonds equal In amount to half the sum to be re-
celyed 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, II will
be necessary for bidders to have their bondBmen
with them or to have bonds signed In anticipation
and ready to be produced when the contract is
signed. Blanks for bonds can be procured upon
application being made at this ONCE either person.
ally, by letter. or by telegraph.
Form Of Guarantee.
We, -, Of the county Of -, and state Of,
hereby guaranty that able to ful6i the con- c
tract In accordance with the terms Of his PROPOSE
tion, and that should his proposition be accepted
he VIII 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 ad-
yertisement will be rigidy inspected, and such as
do not prove OF good, sound, meTchantable quail
tty viii he rejected.
Payment to be made upon the completion Of the
contract or so soon thereafter as the Depot Quar-
teTmasteT shall be in funds.
Amy informNlity In the bid, or non-conGormAnce
with the terms Of this advertisement, will insure
the rejection of the proposal.
Delivery to be made at the Railroad Depot, or at
one Of the Government WharvCs, In tie city of
Washington.
The Depot Quartsrmaster reserves to himself
the right to reject any all bids that he may deem
too high d. II. RUCKER
jan SI-dtd Col. and Depot QuaFtormGster.
THE PRETTIEsT COATS IN TOWN-Nir, LEI
i Lam SACKS, for citizens and soldiers, At
SMITHS,
ia % No, 90 ScN Cuth street.
IF YOU WANT GOOD CLOTHES AND CHEAP,
l. call at j. BRUCE Il CO.'S,
ibl seventh street,
JAS two doors below smiths.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO CARPENTERs,-An the
- CaIpentera Of this city respectfully invited
70 SMITHS No. 400 seventh street, TO buy their
CLOTHING as they can save at least 10 per cent
Yours respectfully. .-
j. II. SMITH, Clothier,
400 Seventh street and corner
ia ~ Twentieth street and Penn. avenue.
CLoTHING Of all descriptions, At J, BRUCE 4
- Co.s, 90 Seventh street, two doors below
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