Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-06
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
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CUMBERLAND, ND, January 18th, 1881
CRALED PROPOSALS duplicate invited By
- the undersigned for supplying the Quarter
MASTERS Department in the Department Of West
Virginia at ChArloston, PArk6FlbuIg and Wheel
ing, West Va, and the several DePot8 on the
line Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad a. follow:
harrisburg, Grafton, New Greek, Cumb erlAnd, Mar
tinIburg, HATPeF's Ferry, Berlin, Point Of Rocks
and including hAgerStOWn and Frederick City, Md
either Of fhOse places with Hay, Corn, UAts and
Bids Will be received for thedslivery ofthree thou
sand 10000 bushels Of Corn or Oats and my (oO)
toRS e hsH or sFHy S ~ faS De
BIDDERS must state at which Of the above named
points they propose to make deliveries, aud the
rates at which they viii make deliveries thereat'
the quantities Of each article proposed to be deiV-
cred, the time when said delivery shall be com
menced and when to be completed.
All deliveries must be promptly made within the
time and for the quantities proposed and accepted
to insure prompt settlement therefor. g. -, I'd
bids.
The particular kind of description of oats, corn,
| hay straw, proposed TO be delivered, must be
| slated in the proposals.
Corn to be put in good stout sacks Of about two
bushels each; Oats In like saeks Of about three
bushels eachi the sacks to be furnished without
extra charge to the Government the Hay and Straw
Al Articles SrsTed under the bids hsrsin invited
will be subject to rigid inspection by Govern
ment Inspector, before being accepted.
Contracts will be awarded from time to time
I to the lowest responsible bidder, as the inter
ests OF the Cover ment may require; and payments
will be made when the whole amounts contradiction
ahAn have been delivered and accepted.
| No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heEetofoEe 20 comply with their coptraE;tS
All proposals mnst be accompanied by a guar
anty, signed by two responsible persons, that
u the bid s accepted he or they will, within
ihe time named, execute the contract for the same,
with good and sufficient sureties in q equal in
amount to the amount Of the contracts TO deliver
forage proposed, in conformity with the terms OF
70 enter into the contract they to make good the
difference between the offer fsAid bidder and the
next lowest bidder the person to whom
the contract may be awarded
The reSponsll iIty the guRrantors must be shown
BY the official certificate Of United States District
Judge or Attorney, Collector OF Customs, or other
Government Official, known by this ONCE.
AL parties will be duly notified Of the acceptance
or rejection OF their proposals..
accompanied with the oath OF allegiance Of the par
~ or parties uness it has already been placed on
No bids except in the form prescribed, will be re-
eeved and only from producers parties regularly
The full name and post Ofice address Of each bid
der must be written In the proposals
Proposals must b, addressed 20 Captain A. v. Bar
| ringer, Chief Quartermaster Department Of West
Virginia, Cumberland, Md, aud marked proposals
BLANK for ms OF bids, guarantees and bonds may
be Obtained on application to this Office.
FORM OF PROPOSAL.
/ [ToWN, COUNTY AND sTATE.l
-[DATE.I
1. the undersigned, do hereby propose to furnisi
and deliver to the United States at the Quarter
master DepartmentAt--,a agreeable to the term
dated Cumberland, Md.,-1s64, the following
articles, viz;
- Bushels Of Corn, in sacks, at--per bulhe
Of 1861 hfty-six pounds.
Bushels of cats, in sacks, at-psr bushe
Of 1921 thirty-two pounds.
/ Tons of BAled Hay at-Per ton Of 2,oO'
pounds.
4 Tons OfBuled Straw at-Per ton sf 2,OOC
pounds.
Delivery TO eommenee on or before the day q
I----1s64, and 70 be completed on or before tn
day of--1S6-, Rnd-pledke myself to ents
into written contract with the United States with
good and approved security within the space sf
days after being notified that my bid has been &C.
Your ob't. servant,