Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-25
PROPOSALS FOB FORAGE.
CHIW oUARTHRMAETIR's OYFTUl, \
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oHIU oUARTHRIAsTER's oFFTuR,
I-.U- -ss- DERA1TIIIHK or WISH TIEaIHIA,
OuHIElLAHDs Nd, January 18th, 1884
CEALED PROPOSALS duplieate are invited BY
matters Department in the Departments Of wet
ing, Wet Va, and the several Depots on DC
line Of the Baltimore and 0hio RaiIfoad q foiIoVI
AEkaburEi Grafton, New Greek, Cumberland, Mar
and including AAg8fgtOWn and Erodofiok Oity. Nd:
either Of those places, with Hay, Corn, OSts and
Bids VIII be received for the deIiTsry ofthree thou
sand ke0o0l buahelB Of Corn or Oats and Afty (6o)
i eompanied by copy Of this Advertisement
| Bidders must state at Whioh Of the above named
Ssss At SEih tSsy 1 s. as sys: 1Ps tas
the quantities Of each article proposed 70 be delIV-
cred, the time when said delivery shall be COM
meneed and when 70 be completed.
All deliveries must be promptly made within the
time and for the quantities proposed and accepted,
to insure prompt settlement therefor.
bids.
The particular Kind Of description Of oats. corn.
hay or straw, proposed to be delivered, muat be
stated In the proposals.
Corn TO be putup in good stout Saeks Of about two
bushels eaehi Oats in like sacks Of about three
bushels each; the sacks to be furnished without
extra charge to the Government; the hay and Straw
to be securely baled.
An articles offered under the bids herein invited
will be subject to rigid inspection by q Govern
ment Inspector, before being accepted.
| Contracts viii be awarded from time to time
70 the lowest responsible bidder, as the inter
est8 OF the Government may require; and payments
will be made when the whole amounts contradiction
. shall have been delivered and accepted.
No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore 70 comply with their oontraets-
AL proposals mnst be accompanied by guar
Aaty, signed by two responsible persons that
case the bid II accepted he they viii, within
The time Named execute the contract for the same,
with good and Suicient sureties IN a sum equal ID
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
70 enter into the contract they 70 make good the
difference between the offer Of said bidder and the
next lowest responsible bidder the person TO whom
the contract may be awarded.
The responsibility Ofths guarantOrs must be shown
by the otciAl GSrtncate Of United States District
Judge or Attorney, Collector Of Customs, or other
GeveFnment olhciAl known BY this once.
Allparties will be duly notified Of the acceptance
or rejection Of their proposals.
All proposals. must be made in duplicate, and Be-
accompanied with the oath OF allegiance Of the par
ty parties, unless 10 has already been placed on
No bids except in the form prescribed, viii be re-
! engaged In the business.
The full name and post once address Of each bid
= der must be written in the proposals.
Proposals must be addressed 70 Captain A. V. Bar
ringer, Chief QuRTtermABter Department Of West
Virginia, Cumberland, Nd and marked @PropOsala
Blank forms Of bids, guarantees and bonds may
be obtained on application to this once.
FORM OF PROPOSAL.
[TOEH, ooUHTT AND sTAT1l
LDATR.l
I, the undersigned, do hereby propose to furnish
and deliver TO the United States at the Quarter
master Department a., agreeable to the terml
OF your advertisements inviting proposals for forage
dated Cumberland, Md4--1so4, the following
articles, viz:
5 Bushels of Corn, in sacks, at-per bushel
of 1881 ffty-siK pounds.
-Bnsheli Of Cats, in sacks, at-per bushel
of[32l thirty-tEo pounds.
Tons of BAled Hay at-per ton Of 9,OoC
Tons OfBalod Straw at-psr ton Of Z, 600
pounds.
I-lS6l, and to be completed before the
day of-1s6-, and pledge myself 70 enter
into q written contract with the United States with
good and approved security within the space Of ten
days after being notified that my bid has been &C.
Your Ob't. servant,