The Portland daily press., 1873-06-04
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL,
Forage and straw.


OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERNAsTER,
% @. II. DISTRICT, DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST,
BOSTON, MAss, May q, 1873.
ctEALLD PROPOSALS in triplcate, under the
. usual conditions with copy Of this advertise
attached to each will be received at this Office
until ~ O'Clock NJ on MONDAY. june %, 1873 fjr
the delivery OF Fuel Forage and Straw for the SER
vice Of the Quartermasters Department, during the
fiscal year ending june 80, 1874, as follows, viz:
BOSTON. MASS.
50 cords Hard Wood
30 cords Kiudling Wood
1900 pounds Of Anthracite Coal.
100000 pounds of Bituminous Coal
10000 pounds of Oats.
Sl,760 pounds of Hay.
1890 pounds OF Straw.
FORT INDEPENDENCE, boston nARBoR, MASS.
40 cords of Hard Wood.
80 cords of Kindling WOOD.
$50 $50 pounds OF Anthracite Coal, egg size
II, S00,pounds OF OATS.
r. 900 pounds OF tay.
$4,000 bounds of Straw.
FORT WARREN, BOSTON HARBoR, MASS.
$4,000 pounds of Anthracite Coal egg size,
750,O00-nut, $4,000.
S.7e0 pounds OF Oats.
l0,220 pounds of ay.
1000 pounds of Straw.
FORT PREBLE, PORTLAND ME.
100000 pounds of Anthracite Coal (egg 9S3, OG0-
nut, 283 ,0O0).
81 900 POUNDS of Oats.
$4,000 pounds of Hay.
$1,000 pounds OF Str4w.
FORT SULLIVAN, EAsTPoRr, NE,
400 cords of Hard Wood.
80 cords Kinding Wood.
100000 pounds OF Anthracite Coal stove siZe).
5000 pounds of Oats.
30,660 pounds of Hay.
16,S4S pounds of Straw.
FORT ANDREWS, PLYMOUTH, MASS.
1920 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
iii pounds If Straw.
FORT AT cLARKs POINT, NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
21935 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
1880 pounds of Oats.
Clio pounds of Hay. ..
feS pounds of Straw.
FORT CONSTITUTION, NEW CASTLE, n. II,
II cords of Hard Wood.
14f pounds of Straw.
FORT KNOX, BUcKsPoRT, ME.
1900 pounds of Anthl acite Coal.
IA pounds of Straw.
LONG POINT BATTERIES, PRovINcErowN, MASS.
lie cords of Hard Wood.
IA pounds of Straw.
FORT MccLEARY, KITTERy POINT, ME.
IL cords Hard Wood
IA pounds Of straw.
FORT PHOENIX, FAIRHAvEN. MASS.
1920 pounds Anthracite Coal.
Ia pounds of Straw.
FORT PoPnADI, PARKER's HEAD, ME.
~ cores of Hard Wood.
IA pounas OF Straw.
FORT sEwALL, MARBLEHEAD, MASS.
1Is cords of Hard Wood,
IA pounds of Straw.
FORT sTANpIsH, PLYMOUTH, MASS.
1920 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
IA pounds of Straw.
FoRT SCANNED, PORTLAND, NE.
10000 pounds Anthracite Coal.
14 pounds of Straw.
FORT eoRGEs, PORTLAND, NE.
10000 pounds Anthracite Coel.
IA pounds Of Straw.
IF 10 10
by such officer or agent as may be designated from
this Office.
Wood to be sound, merchantabe, dry, free from
small crooked limbs and cut in lengi his of not more
than four feet Coal be of the best quality red ASH
clean Oats to be sound fresh, of the best quality,
free from dust other defects and delivered in good
well sewed sacks.
Hay to be of the best quality, well cured timothy,
securely baed Straw to be Of the best quality clean,
Wood to be piled in the Post Wood Yards or Sheds.
Coal to be delivered in cellars bins. Oats Hay and
Straw to be delivered IN Post Stables.
All to be delivered, free of expense to tho United
States In such quantities, and at such time, as the
public service may demand.
Each proposal mustbe accompanied by guarantee
signed by two responsible persons (the standing OF
the guarantors to be certified to by collector or
assessor OF revenue, other United States OFFICIALLY
that if the proposal is accepted the bidder will at
once enter into contract in accordance Herewith
and that the guarantors will become his sareiies in
sum eqna to one-fourth of the amount of the con-
tract for its faithful performance.
Proposals to be made separate sheets for the
amounts of wood, Coal, Oats, Hay or Straw respec-
lively, to be delivered at each station, stating the
price per cord 2s cubic feet of wood per ton 900
pounds) of coal, Hay or Straw, OF per bushel $50
pound of Oats and price Of SACKS at which the sup
plies will be delivered at each Station.
Proposals may be made for delivery Of the supplies
required at any one or mere of the Stations.
No proposals will be entertained form persons who
have failed to comply with previous contracts, OF
bids, or from unknown persons not guaranteed; and
the right is reserved TO reject any all bids not made
in accordance with this advertisement, or not con-
sidercd advantageous to the public service or to ac-
cept such portions of any bid may be deemed Of
advantage to the public interest, TO receive the
whole or any part of the supplies that may be con-
tracted for.
Proposals to be endosded proposals for-(wood.
Coal Oats. Hay Or Straw, as the case may be-, and
address to the undersigned.
A. MONTGOMERY,
1t. Col. and Deputy Q. NJ. Gen. U. S. A.,
Chief Q. NJ, cd District, Dept. Of the East.
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