Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-19
PROPOSALS For FORAGE.
CHIEF QUARTERMAsrERs OFFICE,
DEPARTMENT OF WEsF VIRaIRiA.

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SEALED PROPOSALS n duplicate are invited bv
- the undersigned for Supplying the onartsE,
masters masters Department in the department. Of West
virginia at Charleston, Psrkersburg and WheeI.
Ing, West Va, and the several Depots on The
line OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, as follows
lsrksburg, Grafton, New Creek, CumberI and. MAJ:
ttnsburg, HarPer's Ferry, Berlin, Point OF Rocks
and including aagerstOwn and RredsIIck City. Md !!
or either Of those places, with Hay, Corn, OSts and
Bids will be received for the elivery ofthree bop
sand l3OOO) bushels of Corn or Oats and hfty (bOl
o, hay OF straw and upwards and must be
c0mPanied by a copy of thi! advertisement.
Bidders must state at which of the above named
Potnts they propose to make deliveries, and tho
rates at which they will make deliveries tn GREAT
the quantities of each article proposed TO be dev.
cred, the time when said delivery shall be con.
Rlenced 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.
bid.. - 'u' y" 'ne
The particular kind of description. of oats corn
my OF straw, proposed to be delivered, must be
Corn to be putup in good stout sacks of about tvo
t puSaeis each; Oats In like sacks Of about three
bushels each; the sacks to be furnished without
extra ch Irge to the Government the Hay and straw
to be securely baled.
All articles Gfered under the bids herein invited
Will be subject to rigid inspection by a Govern
ment Inspector, before being accepted
C1ntrScts Will be AWARDED from time to time
TO the lowest responsible bidder, as the inter
ests OF the Cover meut may require; and payments
Will be made when the whole amounts contracted tor
No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore to comply with their contructs
All proposals mnst be accompanied by a 1uar-
anty, signed by two responsible persons, that
case tue bid IL accepted, me or they will within
The time named, execute the contract for the same
with good and sufficient sureties in a sum equal IN
amount to the amount of the contracts to deIiyer
to1Age proposed, in conformity with the terms of
tins advertisement and In case bidder shall fail
to enter iuto the contract they.to make good the
difference between the offer of said bidder and the
next lowest respousib bidder the person to whom
the contract may be awarded.
The re5ponsit Ity Of the gusrantors must be shown
by the official csrtihcate United States District
Judge or attorney, Collector of Customs, or other
Government official, known by this Office.
All parties will be duly notified Of the acceptance
or rejection of their proposals..
All proposals. must bs made in duplicate, and be
accompanied with the oStu OF allegiance of the par
~ or parties, unleIs It has already been placed on
hIe in this office
No bids except In the form prescribed, will be re.
ceiVed aud only from producers parties regularly
engaged IN the business.
9iIe tul name aud post OHice address Of each bid
def must be written in the proposals.
Proposals must b. addressed 10 Captain A. " Bar.
ringer, Chief Quartermastsr epIrtment OF Weat
Virginia, Cumberland, Md and markell Proposals
for Forage"
Blank fOI ms of bids, guarantees and bonds may
be ObIained on application 70 this Office.