Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-28
/ PROPOSALS, FOR FORAGE.
oHIKY oUARTERMAsTHR's oEFIoH,
DEPARgEENT OF WEsF VIhguIA,
0TrNrnuuTAWb Nm January 18th. lghA


ouNRERLAND. Nd, January 18th ls64.J
c1EALED PROPOSALS duplicate are invited by
y the undersigned for supplying the Quarter
virginia at Charleston, PaTksrsburg and Wheel
ing, West Va, and the several DePots on the
line OF the Baltimore and Ohio RAiroad, es foiowo;
tnsburg, HarPeT's Ferry, Berlin, Point Of Rocks,
and including HAgerstOWn and Frederick City, MIDI
or either Of those places, with Bay, Corn, Oats and
BIDS WILDE received for the delivery ofthroe thou
Iand 10000 buEhels Of Corn or Oats and hity (oO)
oompAnied by a copy Of this advertisements
bidders must state at which Of the above named
they I5o tssS S u make s1as,
the quantities OF each article proposed 70 be deliV
cred, the time when said delivery shall be COM
menesd and when to be completed - o.
All deliveries must be promptly made within the
time and for the quantities proposed and accepted,
to insure prompt settlement therefor. -
The price must be written ont in words on the
bids. -u.l tr.-u. ae.. .h- A Jan
The particular kind of description of oats corn,
hny or straw, proposed to DO delivered, must be
Corn to be pntup in good stout sacks Of about two
bushels EACH Oats in like sacks Of about three
bushels eachi the sacks to be furnished without
extra charge to the Government; the Hay and Straw
to be securely baled.
All articles offered under the bids herein invited
will be subject to rigid inspection by n Govern
ment Inspector, before being accepted.
Contracts will be awarded from time to time
to the lowest responsible bidder, As the inter
ests OF the Cover ment may require; and payments
will be made when the whole amounts contracted Tor
shall nave been delivered and accepted.
No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore to comply with their contracts
All proposals mnst be accompanied by guar
ahty, signed by two responsible persons, that
n the bid is accepted he they will, within
The time named, execute the contract for the same,
with good and sufficient sureties In sum equal In
| amount TO the amount OF the contracts to deliver
forage proposed, In conformity with the terms OF
this advertisement, and in bidder shall fail
| to enter into the contract they to make good the
difference between the offer of said bidder aud the
next lowest bidder the person to whom
| the contract may be awarded. ..- ...-....-
The responsibility guarantors must be shown
by the official CsTtihcAte OF United States District
Judge or Attorney, Collector OF Customs, or other
/ Government official, known by this ONCE. .
Auparties will be duly notified Of the acceptance
| or rejection of their proposals.. .-.-
| All proposals. must be made in duplicate, and b
accompanied with the oath OF allegiance of the par
ty parties, unleSs It has already been placed OF
| Ole in this office.
No bids except in the form prescribed, will be re-
ceived and only from producers parties regularly
| engaged in the business. q e - "a
The full name and post ONCE address Of each bid
der must be written in the proposals,
Proposals must bG addressed 10 Captain A. V. Bar
ringer, Chief QuRrteFmRster Department OF ives
Virginia, Cumberland, Nd, aud marked @Proposal
/ for Forage" ..-. -...... ...
Blank forms Of bids, guarantees and bonds MAJ
/ be obtained on duplication to this office.