Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-14
PROPOSALS FgR FORAGE.
ollRE agsRTIaal JILL oEEIoE.
a UEFARIMBNf OF WEsI VfRaINIA,
CuNlElLlNl. Nh. IannnrY 18th. 1874,


cUnBERLAN5. MD, January 18th, ls63.
sGBALED PROPOSALS n duplicate are Invited by
es i T.; 81, SsPRyinS the 9ga55sE
Virginia at Charleston, PRrkersburg and Wheel.
Ing West Va, and the several DePots on the
line OF the BRltim.re and Ohio Railroad, as follows:
ClArkHburg, Grafton. New Greek. Cumberland, Mar
iinsburg, HarPer'a Ferry, Gcrlln, Point Of Rocks,
and including hazeTstoR n and RredstIck City, Sid
or either Of those PAceg with Hay, Corn, ats and
Straw.
BIDS will be received for the delivery oGthree thou.
sand l3OOO) bushels OF Corn or Oats and nifty 800
tons Of Nay or Straw aud upwards, and must be ac-
comPanied BY copy Of thI. adYertisement.
Bidders must state at which Of the above uamsd
points they propose to make deliveries, apd the
rates at which they will make deliveries thereat
the quantities. Of each article proposed 70 be dev.
cred, the time when said delivery shall be com.
meneed aud when to be completed.
All deliveries must be promptly made within the
time and for the quaItties proposed and accepted,
to insure prompt settlement therefor
bids. fif
The particular kind Of description of oats. corn.
hay or straw, proposed to be delivered, must be
stated In the proposals.
Corn to be up in good stout sacks of about two
bushels eachi Oats in like sacks OF about three
bushels each; tue sacks to be furnshOd without
extra charge to the GoTernmt MT the Hay and stpaW
/ to be securely baled.
All articles offered under the bids hOrein invited
will be subject to a rigid inspection by Govern
ment Inspector, before being accepted.
| Contracts will be awarded from time to time
to the lowest responsible bidder, the inter
ests Ut the Cover ment may require; and payments
Will be made when the whole amounts contracted Tor
Shall have been delivered and accepted.
No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore to comply with their contracts.
All proposals must be accompanied by guar.
anty, signed by two responsible persons, that
In the bid Is accepted he or they will within
he time named, execute the contract for the same,
with good and sufficient sureties in n sum equal in
amount to the amount OF the contracts to deliver
forage proposed, in conformity with the terms Of
this advertisement and In 4 bidder shall fail
to enter Into the contract they to make good the
difference between the ofer Of said bidder aud the
next lowest responsible bidder the person to whom
the contract may be awarded.
The rsSpOnsil ihty Ofthe guarantOrs mus. be shown
by the official srtihcate Unitel States District
Judge or Attorney, Collector OF Customs, or other
Government official, known by this Office.
AL parties will be duly notified OF the acceptance
or rejection Of their proposals..
All proposals. must be made Ia duplicate, and be
accompanied with the oatu Of allegiance Of the par
ty parties, uHeEs 1t has already been placed on
fiO in this office.
No bids except In the form prescribed, will be re-
ceived and only from producers parties regularly
engaged IN the business.
The full Marie and post Office address of each bid
der must be written in the proposals.
Proposals must b. addressed TO OAptaIn A. v. Bar.
ringer, Chief QuartermAstsr Department OF We4
Virginia, Cumberland, Md, aud marked Proposals.
for Forage"
Blank foTmso Of bids, guarantees and bonds may
be obtained on application 70 this office.