Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-23
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
OHIEF QUARTERNAsTERs OFFICE,
1874 DEPARTMENT or WEST yIRGIYIG
OUMRERlAND, ~, NOYemDer lsth, 1s64.

OUAAEhLAHDi Md November 18th, 1854. J .
SEALED PROPOSALS in.trlpllcate are invited by
- the underEignod for supplying the Quarter.
masters Department in the Department Of West
Virginia at Charleston, Parkersburg, wheeling
West virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio and the seye-
raj Depotson the line OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, as follows: OlarksburE, Grafton New
Greek, Cumberland, Martinsburg, Harper's Perry,
Berlin, Point OF Rocks, and including haSerssown
and Frederick City, Nd; or either Of thoss places
with Hay, oorn, oats and Straw. = ;
Bids will be received for the delivery Of three thou
sand 10000 bushels Of Corn or Oats and fftv I6oI
tons OF Hay or Straw and upwards, and must be Sc-
oomPanied by copy Of this advertisement.
Bidders must state at which Of the above named
points they propose TO make deliveries, aud the
rates at which they will make deliveries thereat
tue quantities OF each article proposed to be deliv-
eFed1 the time when said delivery shall be com
menoad and when to be completed. - =
Corn to be put9P in good strong sacEs, Hay and
Oats to be securely baled. F
AN articles offered under the bids herein invited
Will be subject to rigid inspection by a Govern
ment Inspector, before being accepted. =
Contracts will be awarded from time to tirns In
the lowest responsible bidder, the interests d
the Government may require. =
No bids will be considered from rartfeH who nav.
Ialied heretofore to comply with their contracts
All proposals must be accompanied by guaran.
y, Ggued by two responsible persons thu In casf
the bid Is accepted, he they will within the tiut
named execute the contract for the same with ood
and suthcient suretieS in sum equal in amount e
the amount Of the contracts to deliver forage nro
posed, in conformity with the terms OF this adyer
tisement and in case bidder shall fail to enter in
to the contract they to make good the difference he
tween the oeT Of said bidder and the next lowest e
may be awarded -
The responsibility of the guarantors must be shown
6y the ociAl certificate of United States District
Judge or Attorney, Collector of Customs or Other
9overnment official, known by this ONCE 2''-
AL parties will be duly notified of the aoceptance
or rejection Of their proposals.
All pIoPo5Ala must be made in duplicate, and be
osemPanled with the oath Of allegiance of the par.
s or parties, unieSs il has already been placed on
The full name and post office address of each bid
der must be written in the proposal,
tESposas must be addressed 10 Captain J. g. Farms.
worth, Chief Quartermaster Department of West
virginia, Cumberland, Nd, and marked aPropossiS
,Sm ptanS io5 ms OF bids, guarantees and bonds may
DC 0StAlned on application to this Office u. -
I Al proposals received under this advertisements
MI De opened and examined at this office on WE'D
SESpAf aud SATURDAY of each week AT 10 ~
buaers are respectfully invited to be present at the
opening OF bids, il they desire. = ''-'
m J. G. RARNSWORTH. .r..g
Captain and Chief QuArternAst -..I
A--i Department of West Virginia