Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-18
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
:oHIRP oUARTHRhIAsTER's nYTIoH, J. III
DHPAREHIH1 OF W1aS VIRGuI1A,
OnHrTInT IN Mn Janbifn6 18Th 1RN

C1EALED PR0P0SALsn duplicate ere invited by
- the undorEigned for supplying the onArter-
matters DsPSttment in the Department 81 wet
Ing, West Va, and the several DePOts on the
line Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railrdsd a. follows
ClArksbuTg, Grafton, New Greek, Cumberland, Mar
tinsbuTg, HarPer'S Ferry, Berlin, Point Of Rocks,
and including HARerstoWn and Frederick City, Nd;
either Of those places, with Hay, Corn OSt1 and
STRAW. aF ~ 49, so.
Bids will be received for the delivery ofthreo thou.
sand 5000 bu8hels Of Corn or Oats and hfty C6o)
tons o. h2y or sEGH a1d SHPTsTd and must be H
Bidders must state at which Of the above named
points they propose 70 make deliveries, aud the
the quantities OF each article proposed to be deiV:
cred, the time when said delivery shall be com.
meneed and when to be completed.
time and for the quantities proposed and accepted,
to insure prompt settlement therefor.
The price must be written out In words on the
The particular kind Of description Of oats, corn,
hay or straw, proposed TO DO delivered, must be
Corn to BIO put up in good stout sacks OF about two
bushels each; Oats In Ike sacks Of about threG
| bushels each; the sacks to be furnished without
extra charge 10 tho Government; the Hay and Straw
| TO be securely bAled.
All articles offered under the bids herein invited
will be subject to rigid inspection by . Govern.
ment Inspector, before being accepted. -
| ContractA will be awarded from time to time
to the lowest responsible bidder, the inter
ests Of the GOvernment may require; and payments
Will be made whom the whole amounts contracted toI
shAll have been delivered and accepted.
No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore to comply with their contracts.
All proposals muSt be accompanied by guar,
| Anty, signed by two responsible persons, thai
case tho bid Is accepted he they will, within
The time named, execute the contract for the aAme
with good and hnthciOnt BurOtleg In sum equal II
amount TO the amount Of the contracts to deliver
forage proposed, in conformity with the terms Of
this advertisement, and In case bidder shall fail
| to enter into the contract they to make good the
difference between the OiIer OF said bidder and In
next lowest responsible bidder person to whom
the contract MAY be awarded. r.
The responsibility Ofthe guarant0rB must BIO shown
BY the official Csrtihcate OF United States District
Judge or Attorney, Collector Of Customs or othel
Geyernment Official, known by this ONCE.
AL parties will be duly notified Of the acceptance
or rejection Of their proposals.
Al proposals. must be made In duplicate, and b
accompanied with the oath OF allegiance OF the par
~ or parties, unlsIs 1t has already been placed
file In this of1ics.
No bids except In the form prescribed, will be 70
eelVed and only from producers parties regularly
| engaged in the business.
The full name and post ONCE address OF each bid
der must be written In the proposals.
Proposals must be addressed 10 Captain A. V. Bar
ringer, Chief QuArtormaster Department of Wes
virginia, Cumberland, Md and marked Proposal
for Forage" a-r
Blank forms of bids, guarantees and bonds ma,
be obtained on application TO this Ofice.