Daily national Republican., 1863-03-12
DROPOsALs FOR HAY, OATS, AND
CORN.
CHIEf QUARTERMAsER's OFFIuE,
DEPOT or WAsHINGTOE,
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CHIEF QuARTERMAsER's OFFICE,
DEPOT or WASHINGTON,
| Warrington, ID. C., March 7, 1868.
| SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at tbIs
once until FRIDAY the Goth day Of March, at IL
thousand tons Of HAY, (3OO OOO three hundred thou.
sand bushels OF OATS, and 100000 one hundred
| thousand bushels Of old shelled CORS.
Hay to be good merchantable TIMorHY, nut nm
pounds the ton.
put up in bags of about two bushels each.
Oats will be received by weight, at (32) thrty-two
Sacks to be furnished without extra charge to
| The Government.
The Corn to be ofa good merchantable quality,
put up in bags Of about two bushels each
| Corn will barcceivsd by weight nj fbgl B(tv-sIx
pounds to the bushel.
Sacks to be furnished without extra charge TO
Delivery to be be made In the city of Washing
ION within l2o) twenty-five days from the date Of
PROPOSALS.
Proposals Will be received for $500 five hundred
! tons oi Hay and upwards, and for (5O,OOO) hlty
$4,000 hfty thousand bushels Of Corn and UPWARDS
The propositions for the Hay, Oats and Corn
Sl lEs De On ssparats papers, and entirely distinct
The full name and post ofice address of the bidder
must appear in the proposal
II the bid ismade in the name of n firm, the names
OF all the parties must appear, or the bid will be
oohsuereu AS the individual proposal Of the party
signing 1t.
Proposals. from dsloyal parties will not be consid
cred, AND AN OATH OF ALLEGIANCE MUST ACCOM-
PANY EACH PRoPOsTTION
Proposals must be addressed tn ColOneI ID H.
Rueker, Quartermaster U. S. Army Washington,
d. C., and should be plainly marked WProposals
for Hay," "oats,n or "CoEn,n as the case may be-
ability Of The bidder al the contract, should
II be awarded to him, must be by two re-
sponsible persons, whose signatures must be ap-
pended to the guarantee.
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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-
Bonds equal in amount to half the sum 70 he
received on the contract signed BY the contractor
and both OF his guATantOTs will be required of the
successful bidder upon signing the contract
be necessary for bidders to have their bondsmen |
with them, or to have bonds signed in antIcina-
Ion and ready to be produced when the contract is
Blanks for bonds can be procured upon applicA-
ion being made at this office either personally, by
Form Of Guarantee.
We, -, Of the county Of, and State of -.
md =, OF the county Of -, and State Of =, do
lereby guaranty that - is able to GIidl a con.
ition, and that, should his proposition be Hcsept-
d, he VIII at once enter into contract in accord
repaTed to become his suTetics
(Io this guarantee must be appended the official
ertitCatG above mentioned) 'N
lNSPECTlON, DELIVERY, 6C.
All Hay, Oats and Corn contracted for under tbt,
advertisement will be Tigidly Inspected and such {
q does not prove ofa good sound merchantable I
uality will be rejected.
Payment to be made upon the completion of each {
'rmasteT shall be in funds N''' l
Any intormality In tho bid, or non-coniormance
ith the terms OF this advertisement. will ensure =,
he rejection Of the proposal '''' I'1'' J.
DehErTy to be made at the Railroad Depot or at G
ne Of the Government wharves In The city of
Washington. " Wv wy " t.
The Chief Quartermaster reserves to himself the
gh. '''"' N'''' 'oO +
Colonel and Chief QuaTtermaster, 5
mar '-u'u Depot OF Washington.