The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-04-09
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
CHIEF OUARTERMAsTER's OFFICR.

SUB DISTRICT uF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
 TUCsoS, 4. T., March 29th 1870. CEALED PROPOSALS, which must be made in eS quadruplicate, will be received at this office until l2 o'clock, noon, on Saturday tho 7th day of May next for furnishing he Quartermaster Department with forage for the fiscal year con- nlencing July lst 1870, the places and in about the amounts following, viz
 Tucson Depot, 500 GOO Grain, 1000 900 Hay.
 Camp Crittenden, 125, 900 do. SOO.OO0 do
 Camp Bowie, s0O,GOo do. ,3OG,0OO do.
 Camp Goodwin
 or new pos in the ,oOO ,OOO dO I,sOO,OOo de. W lite Mountains
 Camp Grant, 50O,0 GOO do. 800 900 do.
 These amounts are estimated to be supply for the several posts named, for the fiscal year above stated, but should it be found necessary to n- crease the amount of any article at any of the places, then the contractor for that article at place will be required to deliver the increased amount and should the amount named for any place be in excess of the actual requirements, | then the contractor shall only deliver what may be needed-tue notice to be gwen hiI If any such l increase decrca>e. Shouid there be Iors than contractor at any post for the artl Ie 20 | increased Or decreased, the increase shah be de- | ltyered by the contractor whose bid is last l cepted, and in like manner, the rciuclton shail be made from his amount.
 It is desired that the grain be ct least thirds of Barley, and bids for this proportion will be the 1 most favorabiy considered eYcrythuc heinz eau ua. tho remai finder to be of Corn UT Barley at ths ouun of the contractor but if Corn, to be deiiv. cred in the months of December, January Feoru- ary and M arch. Bids will however be Received i0r | greater proportion, Or all, of corn. All, to bs good, sound, meTehantabc, weii-cleansed grain, and delivered at such times anu ill sucn quan.. titles as the quaTrermaster duty at the place of receival may designate; ard subject to his in- specuon. No white lint will ba received.
 The Hay must be well-cured, merchan a bic hay, of tho best quality that can be had within req sonable distance of the post for hch il is ptend~ cd ths bulk of 1t to he cut and prt up irUIl ttis years crop, in August, SePtemSer, OotCber and November to be well stacked at such place Ire vicinity of the post, and in such sizel stacks as the receiving officer may designate 10 be ssIted if required, (the Quartetmastor' Department fur nishng the salt.) and subject to the inspsc- ton as the grain.
 Bids for Barley Hay will also be received, to be delivered m July, August and September.
 Bidders will please state the price for each ar- tcie by the pound and both in gold com and U. S. currency, and should the bid Do made for supplying more than cns place the prices at each place will be separately stated. The pricss f"T Goodwin and the post to be established iH lisu thereof, in the White NOuntsins, will also os sep srately stated.
 Bids will be received for anv'aln nount not less than five thousand pounds, of grain one han ] dred thousand pounds of Hay, ar ten thorSan nd pounds of Barley Hay and when tho responsi- bity of the bidder is net otherwise satisfactorily made known at this office, each bd must be 2c- panied by gaarantes of at feast two persons ] (whose responsibility must be certified % bv q clerk of court of Recsrd) that the b de- iS com petent fo carry out the contract if awarded to him and that he vii give the required bonds therefoi ant each biddsr will state his place Of TesIdsnc' , and post-oice address.
 Satisfactory evidence of the solvency of per'oDI ; offered as security wi!l be required.
 4 clause will be inserted In all co ntracts tha they may be termi nated at the pleasure of th
 goserument, and no contract shall be considered 5 force until it has received the approval of th commanding Generals of The Department of Cali D fornia and Military Division of the Pacific If The bids will opened the day and hou
 hersinbefore named and bidders have the prvilsg P of being present at the opening. Q The right is reserved :o reject any bid deems 2 unsatisfactory.
 o Proposals to be plainly endorsed, 'Proposal = for Forage" and addressed U tue undersigned q
 this place.
 u By order, C ]. c. c. LEE, e 2al5t, Bvt It. Col. and Chi. c. M. - Sub Dist, of Solthsrn Arizona.