The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-04-16
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE.
CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER'S OFFICE.
SUB. DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA IuCsnN T March 2QLh ISLl

TUCsoN, d. T., March 29th 1870. : c FAILED PROPOSALS, which must be made in - quadruplcate, will be received at this office until r o'clock, noon, on Saturday the 7th day Of May next, for furnishing the Quartermaster's Department with forage for the fiscal year com- meneing July lst 1870, at the places and in about the amounts following, viz =
 Tucson Depot. 6OOOOO Grain, 1,OOO,OOO Hay.
 Camp Crlttenden, 425, ,000 do. 500 900 do.
 Camp Bowie, 8OO,0O0 do, 1,3OO,0OO do-
 Camp Goodwin
 or new pos, in the ,OOO, 900 do. I,8OO,O 900 do. White Mountains
 Camp Grant, 500, ,00O do. S00,0 ,000 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 p ces, then the contractor for that article at Il at place will be required to deliver the increased amount; and should the amount named for any place bs in excess of the actual ruquirements then the contractor shall only deliver what may be needed ue notice to be given him of any such Increase or decrease. should there be more than one contractor at any post for the article so increased Or decreased, the increase shall be do- ltvered by the contractor whose bid is last ac. cetted and, in like manner, the reduction shall 1 be mRde from his amount.
 It s desired that the grain be at least third, of Barley, Cnd bids for this proportion will he tbs most iavorabiy considered everything being euuaI the remainder to be of Corn or Barley, at .bs option oi ,Le contractor but if Corn to be deiy. cred in the months of December, January, Fsbru. sry and March. Bids will however be received for greSter proportion, or all, of corn. All, to be good, sound. merchandise, WeiI-ceansed eraio ! md delivered at such times and in such Dpan' l titles as the quartermaster on duty at the place oi receIyaI may designate and subject 10 his in. ] spection. No white flint corn wlil be received. 1 The Hay must be well-cured, merchan able bav l of the best quality that can be had within rea sonable distance 1.-the post for which l. is intana cd the bulk Of 1t to be cut and put up fror1 this year's crop, in August, September, 05iober and November to be well stacked st such place in inc vicinity of tbe post, and in such sized stacxs qs 1 the receiving officer may designate to be sailed f required. (the Quartetmaster's Department f,r. aishng the salt.) and subject to the same iugpac- 1 tjon IS the grain.
 l Bids for Barley Hay will also be received, to he delivered in July, August and sptember. ! Bidders will please state the price for each ar ticle by tn pound. anu both in gold coin and 1 |. s. currency, and should the bid ho mad. f,, upPyIng more tan ne place, the pri:=s 8 eaca | place will be separately statSd. The prices f0F Goodwin nd the new pos, to be estabIishel ia iet. thereof, n th5 White Mountains, will also be sPp- arateiy stated.
 Bid will bo received for any amount not less ! nan five thousand pounds, Oj grain or ono nun 1 Gred rhousano pounds of Hay, or ten thousand ] t= of Barley Hay and wheu the responsi- 5jliy oi the bidder is Iet otherwise satisfactorily made known at this 0uice, elch bid must be ac- compan ed Dy gCarautes of at least two persons ! i~Eose responsibility must be certified to bv q clerk Of us of Record) that the b der $ com. petsnt fo carry out the contract if awarded to hin md that b. vii give the required boDd+ therefor an each bidder will state his place of residence l md post-ofice address.
 Satisfactory evidence of the solgency of per'ons 1 offered as security will be required. /! 4 clause will be inserted in all contracts that l they may be termi mated at the pleasure of the ! government, and nc contract shall be considered n lorce unoil it has received the approval of rhs c mmanding Generals of the Department of Cali iornia and Military Division of the Pacific
 The bids will oo oT ened on the day and hour hereinbefore named. and bidders have the privilege of being present at the opening.
 The right is reserved to reject any bid deemed unsatisfactory
 Proposals to be plainly endorsed, "PropOsaI s for Forage" and addressed to the undersigned at this place.
 By order, | J. q, C. LEE,
 2al6s Bvt It. Col. and Chi, Q. M,
 Sub-Dist, of Southern Arizona.