Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-22
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE,
:0H1BT QUAR4ARMAs4Ah,s oERIoR,

:oHIKT aUARTARMAsTAR,s OERIOE,
DHrARTNuMT or WAsl VIHamtA,
OuSnIRLAND, ND, January 18Th, ls54.J
SEALED PROPOSALS duplicate are invited by
y the undersigned for supplying the Quarter
masters Department in the Department OF West
virginia at Charleston, ParkeTHbuFg and Wheel
ing West Va, and tho several DepOts on the
line OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad follows
OlArksburS, Grafton, New Creek, Cumberland, Mar
tinSburV HarRer's Jerry Rerlin, Point OF Rocks,
and including HAgerstoWn and Frederick City, Md;
or either Of those places, with Hay Corn, oats and
Bids will be received for thedeIivery ofthree thou
sand 10000 bushels Of Corn or Oats and nifty (60)
tons Of Hay or StrAW and upwards, and must be &C
companied by copy of this advertisement.
Bidders must state at which OF the above named
points they propose TO make deliveries, and the
rates ut which they VIII make dehYerieA thefeati
the quantities OF each article proposed TO be deiv
cred, the time when said delivery shall be CON-
menced 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.
The price must be written out in words on the
The particular kind Of description of oats, corn,
hay straw, proposed to be delivered, must be
stated in the proposals.
Corn to be putup in good stout sacks Of sbout two
bushels eachi 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.
All articles offered under the bids herein invited
will be subject TO rigid inspection by q Govern
ment Inspector, before being accepted.
Contracts will DO awarded from time 10 time
to the lowest responsible bidder, the inter
ests Of the Cover ment may require; and payments
will be made when the whole amounts contracted
shall have been delivered and accepted.
No bids VIII be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore to comply with their contracts.
All proposals must bc accompanied by guar
Gbty, signed By two responsible persons, that
case tue bid is accepted he they will, within
The time named, execute the contract for the came,
with good and sufficient sureties In "a sum equhl 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 and the
next lowest Responsible bidder ths person to whom
tho contract may be awarded.
The responsibility of the gugrantors must be shown
by the official certificate OF United 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.
Ali proposals. must be made in duplicate, and be
accompanied with the oath OF allegiance Of the par
file in this office.
ceived and only from producers parties regularly
engaged in the business. Nv
The tull name aud post office address of each bid
der must be written in the proposals.
Proposals must b. addressed to Captain A. V. Bar.
ringer, Chief QuartermAster Department of West
Virginia, Cumberland, Nd, and marked "PrOpOsali
for Forage" H---
Blank forms of bids, guarantees and bonds may
be obtained on application to this Office.
FORM OF PROPOSAL.
TOWN, COUNTY AND sTATE.l
lDATE.l
1, the undersigned, do hereby propose to furnisl
and deliver to the United States at the Quarter.
master Department at -, agreeable to the termi
Of your advertisement inviting proposals for forage
dated Cumberland, Md.,--ls5i, the following
articles, viz:
bushels of Corn, in sacks, At--per bushe
OF 1861 ffty-six pounds
-Bushels OF Oats, in sacks, st-per bushe
OF (32 thirty-two pounds.
TONS OF Baled Hay at-per ton of 9,Oo(
pounds.
Tons of Baled Straw at-por ton Of 1900
pounds
Delivery to commence on or before the day O
-ls64, and to be completed on or before thu
day ot--lB6-, and = pledge myself to enteI
into written contract with the United States with
good and approved security within space of ter
days after being notified that my bid has been &C
cepted.
Your obt. servant,