The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-08
Office Chief Ouartermaster.


First District Department Of the East corner Hous-
1869. ~ ''
CEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate, with copy
ted and will be received at this office urtil one
O'Clock p. NJ July 9th, 1862 for supplying the Quar-
termaster's Department of this District with
IA bushels Corn, best quality.
29,3S7 bushels Oats best quality
954,S44 pounds good merchantable Timothy Hay, and
5fS, 742 pounds Straw Of the best quality.
To be delivered at such times at the places herein
after named as may be required prior to October 3is
Fort Columbus, N. Y H., 500 bushels Oats, 24.4OO
pounds hay and 115,0o0 pounds straw.
Fort Wood, N. T. H., 1877 bushels oats, s,iio pounds
Fort Hamilton, N Y. H., $40 bushels corn. 1.o1s
bushels oats, $1,000 pounds hay, and 1920 pounds
Fort Wadsworth, N Y. H, So bushels corn, 1,034
bushels oats, 42,ss9 pounds hay and 25,i7i pounds
Fort Schuyler. N. Y H., 81 bushels corn, s01 bush
els oats 770 pounds hay, aud 28 400 pounds straw
Willetts Point, N. Y H., 1850 bushels oats no 900
pounds hay, and III, 800 pounds straw.
Davids Island, N. Y H., SO bushels corn, 6S4 bush
els eats 3ob4s pounds hay and 80 400 pounds straw
Fort Adams, 4. l., LIS bushels oats and 5s,56S
Fort Trumbull, Ct, 14Os bushels oats. 1900
pounds hay, and 10000 pounds straw.
West Point, N. Y, $4,000 bushels oats and 10000
pounds hay.
Watertown Arsenal Mass, es4 bushels oats, 2555O
pounds hay, and IA $40 pounds straw.
Pattsburg Barracks, N. Y. 675 bushels oats 90 900
Fort Warren Mass, All bushels ost: IL gao pouDd.
hay, aud $500 pounds straw.
Boston, Mass, and Fort Independence, q 1870 BUSH
els oats 81 100 pounds hay and 49, 720 POUNDS straw
Fort Preble Maine, 684 bushels oats rs $50 pounds
hay, and 5000 pounds straw.
Fort Sullivan, Maine, 12l bushels oats 1892 pounds
hay, and 6,203 pounds straw.
Delivery to be made on the wharves OF the respec-
tive posts and payment TO be made according to the
weight as certified to by the Acting Assistant Omar
termaster, at the place ofdehvery.
Bidders must state separately the price at which
they VIII denver the corn oats, hay and straw called
tor at each OF the above-named places
Each bid must be accompanied by guarantee
signed by two responsible persons, that in case the
bid is accepted and contract entered into they will
become surety in a sum equal to one-fourth Of the
amount Of the contract for the faithful performance
OF the same.
No bid viii be entertained not made in accordance
with this advertisement.
The Government reserves the right to reject any or
all bids regarded dsadvantageOus to the Depart
ment, or to accept such portion OF any bid not
than for one post, that may be deemed Of advantage
to the public interests.
Bids may be made and will be entertained for de-
yering tine forage and straw herein called for at any
one or more of the places named herein.
Bidders have the privilege Of being present at the
opening Of the bids
Proposals must be endorsed "Proposals for Forage
and Straw" and addressed to the undersigned. to
whom application should be made ior additional par
ticulars.
By order OF Brevet Major General Rufus Ingalls,,
Assistant Quartermaster General U. S. Army, anu
VIM. 4. HOWELL,
Brevet Major and A. Q. NJ, U. s. A, Chief Quarter
master LIST District Department of the East.
June 29-eOd2W