Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-05-28
Hay, Corn and Wood,


Hay, Corn and Wood,
At the Posts herein named, to-wit:
At Omaha, N r:
Ten thous and bushels OF Corn,
Two hundred tons of Hay,
One hundred cords of Wood.
At Dakota City, N T.:
Eight thousand bushels Of Corn, =
Two hundred tons Of Hay.
At Pacnee Agency, ~ T.:
Six thousand bushels of Corn,
Two hundred tons Of Hay
At Fort Kearney, n. r.:
Eight til au.anL H,,slcsof Corn. 2
Two hundred AMI fifty tons of Hay,
Two hundred cords Of Wood
At Cottonwood Springs, N T.:
Ten thousand bushels Of Corn,
Two hundred AMI fifty tons of Hay.
At Fort Laramie, /. T.:
Twenty five thousand bushels of Corn,
Seven hundred tons of Hay.
At Fort Hallech, l. T.:
Ten tbou sand bushels of Corn,
Two hundred and nifty tons OF Hay.
at Fort Collins, l. T.:
Ten thousand bushels of Corn,
Two hundred and fifty tons Of Hay.
The Corn to be of the best quality,
sheied, well cleaned, ana sacked IN good
strong gunny sacks, securely sawed with
linen twine, of 81 lbs. nett TO the bushel
The Hay to be of the best quality, dry
and free from mould, and well stacked, Of
1000 lbs. per ton.
The wood to be delivered at Omaha, n.
T., to be good, merchan.able Hard Wood,
and at Fort Kearney, N, T.. go"d mer.
charitable Cottonwood, Of l2o cubic fee.
70 the cord.
The Corn, Hay ana Wood to be deliver
ed as follows, to wit:
One fourth Of the amount contracted
for to be delivered on or before the l0th
day Of July, 1864; and one-fourh TO be
delivered on or before the l0th day OF
August, 1864; aud all OF the balance to
be delivered Oh or before the 18th day Of
September, 1864.
Vouchers will be given on the compile,
ton or fufilment Of each of the install
ments Of Stores to be delivered for eighty
per cent. of the amount delivered, AMI the
balance will be retained until the comH,n-
ton Of the contract, when vouchers will
be given for the whole amount remaining
due and unpaid.
NJ bid will be considered coming from
any person, either as principal CT surety,
who has had Government contract
awarded to him and failed to iultil the
same to the satisfaction of the Govern
ment; nor will he be permitted to have
any interest either directly or Indirectly in
the contract herein advertised Cor
Bid, mus. be made in duplicate, with
copy of this advertisement attached to
each, for the Corn. Hay, WOOD, separates
~. and separately for each Post proposed
to be supplied ; each copy of the bids made
Will be accompanied by 4 written guaran.
tee Of two responsible persons that they
will gi:e good and sufficient tpnds for the
performance Of the contract, in case it
should be ava ed TO tie bidder named in
the guarantee and in all cases mus, the
guarantee have the certificate Of the Com.
mander cf the Post nearest their place II
residence that in his opinion the parties
proposed as suretias are able to fill IL"
contract in. case their principal should
fail 10 DO so.
Bidders must be present at the operinE
OF the olds, either IA person or b7 aIoF.
nev, ard be in readiness 10 close the con
tract. If awarded to them, as soon as the
award is made.
The right is reserved to reject any Or
all Of the bids offered.
Proposals will be endorse Proposals
for Corn'-- or Hay, or Wood, a. the case
may be naming the Pos' proposed to be
Supplied. WM. II. NOHT!lROP,
wtd 1t. & A. 4. Q. NJ District.