Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-20
PRUPOSGLS FOR FORAGE.
oHIEF QUARTERMAsTKR's oYEIoR, !
DIPARTlIIHF OF WlsT VIRsUIA,
CUE1lRIAND. Nh. JanuaEy 18th, isBl.

OUHHHRLAHD. Nh January 18th, 1s64.J
CRALED PROPOSALS. duplicate arc invited By
masters Department In the Department Of West
Virginia At Charleston, ParkersbuTg and Wheel
line Of The baltimore and Ohio RailrOSa, a. foilOT1
OlArksburg, Grafton, New Creek, Cumberland, Mar
tinI6urg, HArFerS Perry, Berlin, Point Of Rocks,
and including HAgerGtoWu and Frederick City, Nd;
or either Of those places, with Hay, Corn, Oats and
Straw.
Bids will be received for the delivery ofthree thou
sand $4,000 bushels Of Corn or OatS and city (So)
tons OF Hay or Straw and upwards, and must be &C
eoPPanied 6y copy OF thi; SdT We tn .a
points they propose to make deliveries, and the
rates at which they will make deliveries thereat,
the quantities Of each article proposed TO be deliv
/ cred, the time when said delivery shall be COM
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
bids.
The particular kind of description of oats, corn,
hay OF straw, proposed to be delivered, must be
stated in the proposals..
Corn to be put up good stout sacks Of about two
bushels each; 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 aGoveTn-
ment Inspector, before being accepted.
Contracts will be awarded from time to time
to the lowest responsible bidder, the inter.
ests of the GoVerume may require; and payments
will be made when the whole amounts contracted TOT
shall have been delivered and accepted.
No bids will be considered from parties who have
failed heretofore to comply with their contracts
All proposals mnst be accompanied by guar
Rnty, signed by two responsible persons, that
n case the bid il accepted he they will, within
ihe time named, execute the contract for the same
| with good and sufficient sureties in a equal IN
| amount to the amount of the contracts to deliver
forage proposed, in conformity with the terms o
this advertisement, and in bidder shall fai
TO enter into the contract they to make good tbs
difference between the offer of said bidder and th'
next lowest responsible bidder the person to whom
the contract may be awarded
| The responsibility Ofthe guarautors must be shown
by the official Certificate OF United States District
Judge or Attorney, Collector of Customs, or Othel
Government official, known by this office.
All parties will be duly notified of the acceptance
| or rejection Of their proposals..
All proposals. must be made in duplicate, and b
accompanied with the oath Of allegiance Of the par
ty parties, unless it has already been placed OF
file in this office.
No bids except in the form prescribed will be re
ceiyed and only from producers or parties regularly
engaged in the business.
The full name and post office address Of each bid
der must be written in the proposals.
Proposals mnst'b, addressed TO Captain A. " Bar
ringer. Chief QuarteTmaster Department of IVES
Virginia, Cumberland, Nd and marked %PropOsal
for Forage" -.-
Blank forms OF bids, guarantees and bonds maj
be obtained on application to this ONCE.