Daily national Republican., 1863-03-13
pROPOsALs ron HAY, OATS, AND
CORN,

". CHIEF QUAETERMASER's oFTIcE,
| DEPOT OF WARRINGTON,
Corner Eighteenth and G streets, Z
Warrington, d. O., March 7, 1859
| SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received AT thi,
once until FRIDAY the 10th day Of March, at il
thousand tons OF HAY, soo ooo) three hundred thou
sand bushels S Of oar, and 100000 one hundred
Hay to be good merchantable TIMorHY, put up
pounds to the ton.
put up In bags Of about two busheis each.
Oats VIII be received BY Weight at (s2) thirty-two
pounds to the bushel: -
Sacks to be furnished without extra charre "a
The Corn to Be Of good merehAntable quality,
put up In bags OF about two bushels each.
pounds to the buahel.
sacks TO be furnished without extra charge tc
Delivery to be be made in the city of Washing
ton within !20) twenty-five days from the date Of
the contract.
Proposals Will be received for $500 five hundred
tons OF Hay and upwards, and for (6O,OOol nfty
thousand bushels Of oats and upwards, and for
The proportions for the Hay, Oats and Corn
9IHn Dc on ssParats papers, and entirely distinct
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 as the individual proposal of the party
signing It,. =
Proposals from dlsloya parties will not be oonsid
cred, AND AN OATH OF ALLEGIANCE MUST ACCOM-
PANY EACH PROPOSITION.
Proposals must be addressed to Colonel d. II
Rueker, QuArteTmABter U. s. Army, Washington
y. c, and should be plainly marked Proposals
GUARANTEES.
The ability Of the bidder to all the contract should
IL be awarded to him, must be by two re-
sponsible persons whose signatures must be ap-
pended to the guarantee.
The responsibility of the guarantors must be
shown by the official certificate of the clerk of the
nearest District Court, of the United States Dis
tFict Attorney.
Bidders must be present in person when the bids
cred.
Bonds equal in amount to half the sum to be
received 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, Il will
be necessary for bidders TO have their bOndsmen
with them, or to have bonds signed In antlcipa-
tion and ready to be produced when the oentraot Ia
signed
tlOn being made at this office either ersonaily by
letter, or by telegraph.
Norm Of Guarantee.
We, u Of the county If, and State of -,
hereby guaranty that = is able TO fulfil con.
tract In accordance with the terms of his propo-
sition and that should his proposition be accept
ance herewith.
Should the contract be awarded him, we are
prepared to become his 6uretleB
ITO this guarantee must be appended the oticIal
certificate above mentloned,l
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, SC.
All Hay, Oats and Corn contracted for under this
advertisement will be rigidly inspected, and such
as does not prove Of good sound merehantAbls
quality will be rejected.
Payment to be made upon the completion Of each
so soon thereafter as the Chief Quar-
termaster shall be in funds.
ANY lnformality In the bid, or non-coniormance
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 wharyes in the city OF
Washington.
The Chief fQuartermAster reserves to himself the
right TO reject any all bids that he may deem too
D. II. RUCKER,
Colonel and Chief Quartermaster,
mar Ibid Depot of Washington.