The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-04-30
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.

Sus DISTRICT 0F SOUTHERN ARIZONA


 TUCsoY, 4. T., March 29th 1870. c FAILED PROPOSALS, which must be made in sJ quadrupiieate, will be received at this office until i2 o'clock, noon, on Saturday the 7th day of May next, for furnishing the QuartermaSter's Department with forage for the fiscal year com mencing July lst 1870, at the places and in about the amounts following, viz
 Tucson Depot. 6OO,o9O Grain, 1,OOO,OOo Hay. Camp Crittenden, 425, ,O0O do. sOO,OOO do. Camp Bowie, se0,OOO do. 1,3OO,OOO do. or new possin the ,oOO,ooO do. l,sOO,OOO do. White Mountains
 Camp Grant, 500 900 do. se0,00O 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 in crease the amount of any article at any of the places, then the contractor for that article at that 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-due notice to be given him of any such increase or decrease. Should there be more than contractor at any post for the article increased or decreased, the increase shall be de- liyered by the contractor whose bid Is last cepted, and, in like manner, the reduction shall be made from his amount.
 It is desired that the grain be at least two-thrds of Barley, Cnd bids for this proportion will be the most favOraby considered every thing being equal the remainder to be of Corn or Barley, at the option of the contractor but if Corn, to be deliv- cred in the months of December, January, Febru-. ary and March. Bids will however be received for greater proportion, all of corn. AL to bs good, sound merchandise, well-cleansed grain, and delivered at such times and in such quan.. titles the quartermaster on duty at the place of receival may designate, ard subject to his in- spection. No white flint corn will bs received Vba Uov r,ust ha vvalI-orrad of the best quality that can be had within a req sonable distance of the post for which it is intend ed the bulk of it to be cut and put up from this years crop, in August, September, October and November to be well stacked at such place in the vicinity of the post, and in such sized stacks as the receiving officer may designate to be saIted if required, (the Quartetmester's Department fur nishing the salt.) and subject to the same inspec- ton as the grain.
 Bids for Barley Hay will also bo received, to be delivered in July, August and September.
 Bidders will please state the price for each ar- tcle by the pound and both in gold coin and U. s. currency, and should the bid be made for supplying more than one place. the prices at each place will bo separately stated. The prices for Goodwin and the new post to be established in lieu thereof, in the White Mountains, will also be sep arateiy stated.
 Bids will be received for any amount not Ies, than five thousand pounds, of grain or one hun dred thousand pounds of Hay, or ten thousand pounds of Barley Hay and when the responsi- bility of the bidder net otherwise satisfactorily made known at this office, each bid must be ac- companied by guarantee of at least two persons (whose responsibility must be certified to by a clerk of court of Record) that the bilderis coL.- pet0nt flo carry cut the contract if awarded to hD and that he will give the required bonds therefor ant Seach bidder will state his place of residence and post-ofice address.
 Satisfactory evidence of the soIvency ofpersons offered security will be required.
 A clause will be inserted in all contracts that they may be termi mated at the pleasure of the government, and TO contract shall be considered force until it has received the approval of tho commanding Generals or the Depar Iment of Cali fornia and Military Division of tho Pacific.
 The bids will oe oI ened on the day and hour hereinbefore named. and bidders have the privilege of being present at the opening.
 The right is reservedtO reject any bid deemed unsatisfactory.
 Proposals to be plainly endorsed, "ProposaIs for Forage" and addressed to the undersigned 8, this place.
 By order,
 J. 6. c. LEE,
 2al6s BVt. It. Col, and Chf. Q. M.
 Sub-Dist, of Southern Arizona.