Daily national Republican., 1863-03-18
PROPOSALS FOR HAY, OATS, AND
CHIEF QUARTERMAsER'a OFFICE
DEPoT oF WAsiiIsoToN,

DEPoT OF WAGHINoToN,
Corner Eighteenth and g HtIeets,
SEALED PROPOSALS Will be received at this
ONCE until FRIDAY, the 10th day Of March, at ~
thousand tons Of HAY (3OO OOOJ three hundred thou
sand bushels OF OATS, and (lOOOOO) one hundred
thousand bushels of old shelled coRN.
in bales, and delivered at C2OOO) two thousand
The Oats 10 be Of a good merohAntAble quality,
put up in bags of about two bushels each.
Oats viii be received by weight, at ts2) thirtytwo
Sacks to be furnished without extra charge TO
The Corn TO be Of good merehantable quality,
put up in bags Of about two bushels each.
Corn will Be reeeiysd BY weight at 90 nfty-siK
pounds to the buahel.
sacks to be Furnished without extra charge to
Delivery to be be made in the city of Washing.
ton within !20) twenty-five days from the date Of
PROPOSALS.
Proposals will be received for 900 hye hundred
tons Of Hay and upwards, and for (6O,oOO) nfty
t5O. COO ffty thousand bushels Of Corn and upwards
The propositions for the Hay, Oats and Corn
must be on ,eparais 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 A. the Individual proposal oil theParty
Signing it,,
cred, AND AN OATH or ALLEGIANCE MUST Accom-
PANY EACH PROPOSITION.
Proposals. must be addressed to Colonel D. H.
Rueker, QuArtermaster Q. 5. Army, Warrington,
d. C., and should be plainly marked Proposals
for Hay "Oata," or com, as the case may be,
The ability Of the bidder TO the contract should
IL be awarded to him, must be beguAranteedby two
Sponsible persons, whose signatures must be ap-
The responsibility Of the Euarantors must be
shown by the OieiGl 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 eonSid
Bonds equal In amount TO half the sum to be
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, 1t will
be necessary for bidders to have their bondsmen
ton and ready to be produced when the eSntrGet is
signed.
Form Of Guarantee.
We, -, of the county Of, and State Of -,
and -, Of the county Of =, and state sSai al, do
tract In aeeordAnce with the terms Of his pTOpo-
sition, and that, should his proposition be Gecopt
ed, he will at once enter into contract In accord
should the contract he awarded him, we are
prepared to become his sureties
(fo this guarantee must be appended the oiilciAl
certificate above mentioned-l
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, &C.
All Hay, Oats and Corn contracted for under this
advertisement will be rigidly inspected, and such
As does not prove OF good sound meTchantAble
quality will be rejected.
Payment TO be made upon the completion OF each
contract or so soon thereafter IS the Chief Quar-
teFmAsteF shall be In funds.
Any iniormAlity In the bid, or nOn-OOniormAnce
with the terms OF this advertisement, will ensure
the rejection Of the proposal
Delivery to be made at the Railroad Depot, OF At
one OF the Government whRTvea In the city OF
Washington.
The chief Quartermaster reserves TO himself the
right 10 reject any all bids that he may deem too
high.
D. H. RUCKER,
Colonel and Chief QuArteFmAsteF,
mar Ibid DspSt of Washington.