The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-26
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DRoPosALs.- SEALED VPROPosALs, IN
ii duplicate win be reoaiV0d at this ofbpe until IL
delivery Of 6oO6 head ofBEER GAffLE On The hoof,
for the use Of captured Indians, The cattle TO be
delivered to tho A. 9. S. for Indians At Fort sumner
The first delivery to be on the Ist day of July, 1885,
and to consist Of 500 head Of catte the subsequent
deliveries TO be In such numbers and nt such tunes
as may be required by the undersigned a. I'm g
The cattle must be from three TO five years old,
and must weigh at least 400 pounds net thelr weight
to be ascertaineo according to manner laid down IN
the subs Regua uahoDs OF 1885, and TO be OF the best
marketable quality. No stags, Bulls, Cows, or
whenever, in the opinion of the A. G. S. for In.
dians at Fort Sumner the cattle presented do not
fulfil the conditions here set forth, as many as do
not will be rejected. Ten per cent of money due
contractors will be retained until the contract Is ul-
TWO responsible persons must sign each bid,
guaranteeing that IL the contract Is awarded TO the
party or parties therein P1GpSSsng they will enter Ter
contract, and when the parties thus Offering as
sureties are unknown TO the undersigned, their
ability to reimburse the loss to the United States
which would accrue in case of failure, must be
attested before magistrate or other officer em
powered to administer oaths.
The parties to HON this contract is let will be
pected TO FIJI the contract the vesany sub.lettlng
of the contract viii be considered as failure to COM
ply with the contract and the contractor will be held
Endorse on the envelope Proposals for Beef
Cattle, atFOrt Sumner New Mexic9 pp11
Captain and c. s. and Breyet Major q. S. A.
Once turcnasnR ana OepOb " - DlStTlcL OF new
Mexico, Santa he, N. NJ, February Z, 1886. 3 2St
ssIsTANT QUARTERMAsrERG GENE
PHILADELPHIA, March %, 1866.
Sealed Proposals will be at this office until
THURSDAY, the 9th of April next, at II O'Clock NJ q,
for immediate delivery at the Schuy ylkl Arsenal, in
mercbanlabe packages Of
10 0C0 Brass Rings, II inches.
10000 Iron Wire snaps tHotchkiss' patentl, inch.
1900 Iron I'D" Rings, inch.
500 lbs. Copper Rvets assorted
800 lbs. Flax Sewing Twine.
ALSO.
90 600 yards Sc inch Buraps; to be delivered at the
rate OF 5000 yards per week. ..
Parties Offering goods should make separate pro-
posals for each article offered the quantity they pro-
pose to furnish the pnce (which should be written
both words and fgures and conform to the terms
of this advertisement, copy oil which should ac'
company each proposal:
Sempies of the articles required may be seen at
| this Office
| Samples, when submitted. must be marked and
numbered 10 correspond with the proposals; and the
parties thereto must guarantee that the goods shall
be- in every respect, equal to sample, otherwise the
| proposals will not be considered.
Bids will be opened on Thursday the 9th day OF
April next, at II O'Clock NJ when bidders are re-
| Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons, whose signatures must be appended to the
guarantee, and certified to as beng good and suf-
| cient security for the amount involved by some
public functiOnarY of the United States
All proposals should be made out on the regular
forms, which will be furnished on application at this
Office
The right is reserved TO reject any bid deemed un-
reasonable, and no bid from detaulting contractor
will be received.
Endorse envelope proposals for (here insert the
name of the article offered)" i.-,
BY ord er of Brevet Brigadier. General GEORGE
| II. CROSMAN, Assistant Quartermaster-Genera
oni'eu ''a'0' army HENRY W. JAMES, ~
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Breyet Malo
| United States Army. 32S t4 b