Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-06
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
oHIRF oUARTERai AsTER's oYFIOE,
DHPARzMIHT OF WlBR VIRGINIA,
CUNBERLAND, Nd, January 18th, 1884.

CUNRERLAND, Nd January 18th, 1854
c,EALED PROPOSALS n duplicate are invited by
- the underaigued for supplying the Quarter
masters Department in the Department Of West
Virginia at oharloston, ParkersbnLg and Wheel.
ing West Va and the several DePots on the
line Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, follow
CiArksburg, Grafton, New Greek, Cumberland, Mar
lnsburg, HarPeT's Ferry, Berlin, Point Of Rocks,
aud Including HagerstOwn and Frederick City, Md
either Of those places, with Hay, Corn, OAts and
Bids viii be received for the delivery ofthree thou
sand 10000 bushels Of Corn or Oats and hfty 900
tons Of Hay or Straw and upwards, and must be ac-
Bidders must state at which Of the above named
points they propose to make deliveries aud the
rates at which they will make deliveries thereat,
the quantities Of each article proposed be deIiV
cred, the time when said delivery shAlI be COM
menced and when to be completed.
All deliveries must be promptly made within the
time aud 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 OF straw, proposed to be delivered, must be
Corn to be put up in good stout sacks Of about two
bushels eaehi Oats IN like sacks OF about three
bushels EACH the sacks to be furnished without
extra charge TO the GoVernmsnt; the Hay and Straw
| to be securely bAled.
An articles offered under the bids herein invited
will be subject TO rigid inspection by a GOVeru.
ment Inspector, before being accepted. ia
| Contracts will be awarded from time TO time
TO the lowest responsible bidder, as the inter
ests Of the Cover ment may require; aud payutent
will be made when the whole amounts contracted FOL
shall have been delivered and accepted.
No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore to comply with their contracts.
All proposals nust be accompanied by guar
anty, signed by two responsible persons, tina
case tue bid is accepted, he they will, within
The time named execute the contract for the same
with good and sufficient sureties in a equal il
amount to the amount Of the contracts to deliver
forage proposed, in conformity with the terms o
this advertisement, and in case a bidder shall fai
TO enter into the contract they to make good thu
difference between the offer Of said bidder and thu
next lowest responsible bidder the person whom
the contract may DO awarded
The responsill Of the guarantOrs must be showi
By the official Certificate United States Distric
Judge or Attorney, Collector Of Customs, othe
Government official, known by this office.
AL parties will be duly notified Of the acceptance
or rejection Of their proposals.
| All pTopoealh must be made in duplicate, and b,
accompanied with the oath Of allegiance Of the par
~ or parties, unless it has already been placed
hle IN this office.
| No bids except in the form prescribed will be re
ceiVed aud only from producers parties regularly
engaged in the business.
The full name aud post office address Of each bid
der must be written In the proposals.
Proposals must b. addressed TO Captain A. V. Bar
ringer, Chief Quartermaster Department Of Yves
| Virginia, Cumberland, Nd, aud marked SProPOsal
for Forage"
Blank forms of bids, guarantees and bonds ma
be obtained on application to this olice.