Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-09
PR0P0SAtS FOR FORAGE.
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p ACbubEhLANO, ND, January 18th, 1864.
SBALED PROPOSALS are iAvited from time to
- time by the undersigned for supplying the Quar-
termaster's Department in the Department Of West
Virginia 1t OalIipoub, Ohio, Parksrsbufg aud
wheeling, W. Va, and the several DePOts on the
line Of the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, follows:
OlarlaGurg. Grafton, New Creek, CumbeFI nd, Mar
tinaburg, HRrFer's Perry, RerlIn, Point Of Rocks,
and including HaserStOHn and RredsiiCG City, BID
or either Of those PLACES, with Hay, Corn ats ind
BdS will be received for the delivery ofthree thou
sand $4,000 buEhrls Of Corn or Oats and nifty (6Ol
tons Of Hay or Straw and upwards and must be ao-
eOmpanied by copy Of thia Advertisement.
Bidders must state At which Of the above named
points they propose to make deliveries, and the
rates at which they will make deliveries thereat
the gu 'nties Of 6Seh article proposed to be deIiy.
cred, the time when said delivery shall be com.
meneed and when to be eOmpIsted.
All deliveries must be promptly made within the
lme and Tor the qualities proposed and accepted
20 insure prompt settlement therefor.
Tho price must be written out in words on thu
bids. - - 80
Corn to be putup In good stout sacks Of about two
bushels each; Oats In Ike sacks Of about three
bushels each; the sacks to DO furnished without
extra charge 70 the Government; the Hay and Straw
TO be securely baled.
Will DO subject 70 rigid inspection by a Govern.
ment Inspector, before being accepted
Contracts Will be awarded from time TO time
70 the. lowest responsible bidder, a. the inter-
est3 OF tho Cover ment may require; and payments
WI be made when the whole amounts contracted tor
hhAll have been delivered and accepted.
No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore to comply with their contracts
All proposals amounting 70 ten thousand dollars
or oxeeeding that sum mnst be accompanied by q
guaranty, aligned by two responsible persons that
IN case the bid IL accepted, he they WILL within
the time named, execute the contract for the same,
with good and sufficient Sureties In q sum equal In
amount 70 the amount OF the contracts to deliver
forage proposed, In conformity with the terms OF
this advertisement, and In case bidder shall fail
20 enter Into the contract they 70 make good the
difference between the offer OF said bidder and the
next lowest bidder the psrson TO whom
the contract may be awarded.
The responsibility 1.-THE guarantors must be shown
BY the oeial certificate Of United States District
SuoBe OF Attorney Collector Of Customs, or other
known by this office.
All bidders will be duly notified Of the acceptance
| or rejection Of their pEopoSalE,
The fun name and post ofice address Of each bid
dor must be written IN the proposals.
Proposals must b. addressed 10 Captain A. " Bar.
ringer, Chief QuartermAStOr Department Of West
virginia, Cumberland, Nd, and marked sProposalI
Blank FORMS Of bids, guarantees and bonds may
DO obtained on application 70 this ONCE.