Daily national Republican., 1863-11-16
PROPOSALS.
DROPOSALS FOR LUMBER.
CHIEr AssisrANT QuARrERMAsTERs OfFIcE,
DEPOT or WksHtSSroE, No. i3t st. north. I
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CHtEr AssisrANT QuARrEnMAsTEEs ofricr, }
DEIoT ov WhsHisSTo., No. InF 81 mort north.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this office
NJ, tor delivering In the city OF Washington, at
such points as the Depot Quartermaster may
direct, one million co., ocn) feet OF Lumber oil the
following kind and description, viz:
Six bundled and nfty thousand ts5O,Oool feet OF
~ or one (i) inch white pine common cullngs.
Twenty thousand o,o0o) ieet ~ or two t2) inch
white pine common cuttings
Sisty-six thous md (ssCo0) feet scsntlipg, by l.
sIxty-sx iSosssnd tss,oooj feet se,ntlins, by 4,
fourteen feet long, themlockl
sixty-sx thousand (es 0ool feet scantliug, by !,
sixteen feet long. themock l,,, }
sixty-sx thousand t6S OOoD ieet scahtiing, 3by|
sSty.siS thousand tss, ,oooj feet sosntl,ug by !.
All The 40 We described to be good merehantablc
Lumber, subject TO the inspection of an agent ap-
uointcd on the part of the Government.
All the Lumber to be delivered on or before the
Iith day OF December 1859.
The full name and post-otfiee address oil the bid
der must appear in the prsposal.
II a hid is made in the name OF hrm, tine names
of all the parties must appear, or the bid VIII he
considered as the individual proposal oil the party
Proposals from disloysi parties will not he con-
sidersd, and an oath OF allegiance must accompany
each proposition.
L. HaItz, Assistant Quartermsster, United States
Army, Washington, u. C., and shou be plainly
marked "Proposals ior Lumber"
GUARANTEE.
The responsibility OF the guarnntors must be
shown by the cioial certificate oft Clerk OF the
nearest District Court, OF the Apited ates Dis
trict Attorney.
The ability of the bidder to hll the contract,
should II be awarded to him. must be guarante ell
Ivy two responsible persons, whose sisnatures are
to he appended TO tho guarantee, and said gudfdn-
f,c mlSi dCcJBipdny the bid.
Bidders must I've present in person when the bids
are opened, or their proposals will not be coasid-
cred.
Bonds in the sum OF i've thousand dollars, signed
by the contrar and both OF his guatantors, will
he TeC"'rcd Of the successful bidder or bidders
upon sIgning the contract
We, -, OF the county OF -, and State OF
- and -, of the county Of -, and State
OF -. do hereby guarantee that - is able
TO flfl the contract in accordance with the terms
Of his proposition, aud that, should his proposi-
tion I've accepted, he will At once enter into con-
tract in accordance herewith.
Should the contract be awarded him VIC are pre-
pared TO hccome his securities.
Ito this guarantee must be appended the apicidi
cct uhcste above mentioned.)
The right TO reject any or all bids that may be
deemed too high is reserved by the Depot Quarter
master. AS well aA the right 30 select from each
bid suvh Lumber, at the price therein named
as Is required by the Government; and in case
OF the failure OF the bidder whose proposal is ac-
Guslity or quantity, the lumber stipulated TO lie
delivered, then the Assistant Qusrtermaster to
have the rlyl to supply such deficiency by pur.
chase, and such bidder to be charged with the
dihrfcnce OF cost.
Informal pFopU pUsals will be rejected
EDW'D L. HGRTL,
nUll-gt Captain, A. q. NJ, L 5. Army.