The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-05
MISCELLANEOUS q
Office Chief Ouartermaster.

First District Department of the East corner Hous-
hom @ and Greene Streets, NeW York City, June 2sth,
CEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate with a copy
- OF this advertisement attached to each, are invi
ted and will be received at this office urtil one
termaster's Department of this DislIict with
ia bushels Corn, best quality. rt
29,3S7 bushels Oats, best quality.
954,S4 pounds good merchantable Timothy Hay, and
5iS,142 pounds Straw Of the best quality.
To be delivered at such times the places herein
after named may be required prior to October 3lst
Fort Columbus, N. Y. H., 600 bushels Oats. %. 400
pounds hay and 900 pounds sfraw.eie nDa'I1
Fort Wood N. X. H., 1877 bushels oats, 3,1iO pounds
Fort Hamilton, N. Y. H., $40 bushels corn. 1,o1s
bushels oats 600 pounds hay, and Al, ,240 pounds
Fort Wadsworth, N. Y. III IS bushels corn, 1854
bushels oats, 4233s pounds hay, and 25,171 pounds
Fort Schuyler. N. " H., 81 bushels corn, 92f bush
els oats 70 pounds hay, and 400 pounds straw.
Willetts Point n. Y. H., 1850 bushels oats, 10000
pelnds hay, and IL, 800 pounds straw. III
Davd's Island, N Y. H., 80 bushels corn, 6s4 BUSH
els cats 30543 pounds hay, and 30 400 pounds straw
Fort Adams, X. l., 1,77S bushels oats and 5S,56s
Fort Trumbull, Ct, 14o6 bushels oats. $1,000
pounds hay, and $4,000 pounds straw.
West Point, n. T., $4,000 bushels oats and 10000
Watertown Arsenal, Mass, ss4 bushels oats, 2555o
pounds hay, and "A $40 pouads straw. IS 80.
Pattsburg Barracks, N. Y, 675 bushels oats 900
pounds hay, and $4,000 pounds straw 20
Fort Warren, Mass. All bushels oats 15 $40 pounds
hay, aud 5000 pounds straw.
Boston, Mass, and Fort independence q 1870 BUSH
els oats 81 16O pounds hay, and 49, 72O pounds straw
Fort Prebe, Maine, 6S4 bushels oats 25 $40 pounds
hay, and 5000 pounds straw.
Fort Sullivan, Mane 12l bushels oats 2. 800 nounds
hay and 6,203 pounds straw. W 80 : -'s
Delyery to be made on the wharves OF the respec-
tive posts, and payment to be made according 10 the
weight, as certified to by the Acting Assistant Omar
termaster, at the place of delivery.
bidders must state separately the price at which
iney VIII denver the corn, OATS hay and straw called
LOT at each OF the above-named places. . a i 80
Eaen bid must be accompanied by, gtarantce
~ to responsible PERSONS that in case the
bid is accepted and contract entered into thew will
become surety in a sum equal to one-fourtl Of the
amount OF the contract, for theaithfu performance
OF the same.
No bid viii be entertained not made in accordance
with this advertisements. ~ ~ s'1 "
Inc Goyernment reserves the right to reject any or
all plus regarded as disadvantageous to the Densrf
ment OF to accept such portion OF any bid not less
to the public interests. rS-'"s'
Bids may be made and will be entertained for de-
iyerng the forage and straw herein called for at anv
one or more or the places named herein
opening of the bids =, = $500 w ..o -
Proposals must be endorsed "Proposals for FORAGE
and Straw, and addressed to the undersigned fo
whom application should be made for additional par
By order of Brcvet Major General Rufus ingalls,.
assistant Quartermaster General U. s. ArmV and
Cncl Quartermaster Department of the East
WIN. 7. HOWELL, IS
brevet Major and A. @. NJ, U. s. A., Chief Quarter
master lst District Department of the East.