Evening star., 1864-05-11
ROPOSALS FOR AGE.
CHEF QuARTERMAsrER's OFFICE.
A9HINE1nN DEPOT Dac g laS4

for supplying the q. 8. Quartermaster's, De
Alssandria, % and Fort Monroe, Va, or either .1 Of
these places, with Hay, Corn, Oats and Stray.
or cats and
Bidders must state at which of the above named
rates at which they will make deliveries thereat,
9 me sad aie b
menced, and when to be completed.
The price must be written out in words on the
Corn to be up n good stout sseks of about
extra charge to the Goyenment. The hay and
The particular kind or description of oats, corn,
hay or straw proposed to be delivered most be
All the articles offered under the bids herein in
yited will be subject to rigid inspection BY the
Contracts viii be awarded from time to time to
the lowest responsible bidder, as the interest of
made he for sha
have been delivered and accepted
By
sbe persons th at in his bid is accepted he or
the With and
sureties in sum equal to the amount of the con-
s Of & IN
be
sible bidder, or the person to whom the contract
II The s. responsibility of the euarantors must be
shown by the official certificate of a U. 8. District
BILE person known to this office;
of each bidder
be Esn bs m s to BPs Gen.
$:S ana sPoaia Be plainly marked Proposal;
Bonds in sum equal to the amount Of the CON
tract, gned by the contractor and both of his
will be required of the successful bid
der or bidders upon pas signing the conIfaSt: d Sss
be @ Obtained upon OF app application at this Office "'
FORM OF PROPOSAL.
tTown, County and State I'll
l. the subscriber do hereby propose to furnish
and deliver to the United States, at the Quarter
masters DEPARTMENT at =, agreeably to the
for forage, dated Washington Depot, Dec. s, 1853
the following articles. viz;
- bushels e Of Oats. in sacks, at per bushel of
- tons Of Baled Hay, at - per ton of 1000
- tons of Baled Straw, at - per ton of 1000
=, lss-. and to be completed on or before the
and P Ptedgs t myself Tn;t te enter
with good and approved securities, within the
space of ten days after being notified that my bid
has been accepted. Your obedient servant,
| Brigader General D. II RucKER,
Washington, d. @.
| GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned residents of -, in the
s.ats With es
and guarantees in case the foregoing bid Of
be accepted that he or they win, within ten days
after the acceptance of said bid, execute the con-
tract for the same with good and sufficient sure
ties, in sum equal to the amount of the contract
to furnish the forage proposed in conformity to
the terms of fadyertisement dated Decembers s. 1853,
under which the bid was made, and in case the
| said - shall fail to enter into a contract as
| aforesaid, We guarantee to make good the differ
| ence between the offer by said - and the next
lowest responsible bidder, or the person to whom
| the contract may be awarded.
Witness,
| Given under our hands and seals this day of
-, l6-. Seal
tSeal
/ hereby certify that, to the best Of my knowl.
edge and belief, the above-named guarantors are
good and sufficient as sureties for the amount for
which they offer to be security. :
To be certified by the United.states District At
torney, Collector of Customs, any other officer
under the United States Goyernment, respon-
| sible person known to this office:
D. H. RUCKER,
dec 9-tf Brgadier General and q. NJ.