The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL,
Forage and Straw.

OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,
% @. NJ. DISTRICT, DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST,
BOSTON, MASS, May "A, 1873. }
CEALED PROPOSALS in triplicate, under the
ent attached to each, will be received at this Office,
until ~ o'clock NJ, MONDAY, June %, 1873, for
the delivery of Fuel. Forage and Straw for the ser
vice of the Quartermasters Department, during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1874, as follows, viz:
BOSTON. MASS.
80 cords Hard Wood.
so cords Kindling Wood.
$50, 900 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
800, 900 pounds of Bituminous Coal
10000 pounds of Oats
81760 pounds of Hay
1920 pounds of Straw.
FORT INDEPENDENCE boston HARBoR, MASS.
40 cords of Hard Wood.
so cords of Kindling Wood.
10000 pounds OF Anthracite Coal egg size.
12,800,pounds of Oats.
70 $1,000 pounds OF Hay.
1900 pounds of Straw.
FORT WARREN, BOSTON HARBoR, MASS.
$4,000 pounds of Anthracite Coal (egy size,
750,000-nut, 60,00O).
s7e0 pounds of Oats.
10,220 pounds of ay.
11,0i0 pounds of Straw.
FORT PREBLE, PoRTLAND,ME.
100000 pounds of Anthracite Coal (egg 2Ss, OOC-
nut, 283, 000).
$1,000 pounds of Oats.
$4,000 pounds of Hay.
$1,000 pounds OF Straw.
FORT SULLIVAN, EASTPoRT, NE,
400 cords of Hard Wood.
80 cords f Kindiing Wood.
100000 pounds OF Anthracite Coal (stove sze).
25,090 pounds of Oats.
80 1860 pounds of Hay.
16,S4S pounds of Straw.
FORT ANDREWS, PLYMOUTH, MASS.
1920 pounds of Anthracite Coal
IA pounds Of Straw.
FORT AT CLARK's POINT, NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
1928 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
1880 pounds of Oats.
5,110 pounds of Hay.
1,4SS pounds of Straw.
FORT CONSTITUTION, NEW CASTLE, N. H,
70 cords of Hard Wood
IA pounds of Straw.
FORT KNOX, BUcKsPoRT, ME.
19Oc0 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
IA pounds of Straw.
LONG POINT BATTERIES, PRov1NcETowN. MASS.
11s cords of Hard Wood.
144 pounds Of Straw.
FORT alccLEARY, KITTERY POINT, ME.
IL cords Hard Wood
IA pounds Of straw.
FORT PHOENIX, FAIRHAvEN, MASS.
1920 pounds Anthracite Coal.
Ia pounds of Straw.
FORT PoPHAM, PARKER's HEAD, ME-
II corus of Hard Wood.
III pounas OF Straw.
FORT SEwALL, MARBLEHEAD, MASS
ia cords of Hard Wood
IA pounds of Straw.
FORT sTANDIsH, PLYMOUTH, MASS.
1920 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
IA pounds of Straw.
FORT SCANNED, PORTLAND, ME.
10000 pounds Anthracite Coal.
IA pounds Of Straw.
FORT GoRGEs, PORTLAND, ME.
10000 pounds Anthracite Coel
IA pounds of Straw.
All of the above supplies to be subject to inspection
by such officer or agent as may be designated from
this Office.
Wood to be sound, merchantable, dry, free from
small or crooked limbs and cut in lengths of not more
than four feet Coal to 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, we'll cured timothy,
securely baled Straw to be of the best quality Clean
and securely baled.
Wood to be piled in the Post Wood Yards or Sheds
Coal to be delivered in cellars or bins Oats Hay and
Straw to be delivered IN Post Stables.
All to be delivered free of expense, to the United
States in such quantities. and at such time, as the
public service may demand.
Each proposal must be 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,
sum equal to one-fourth of the amount of file CON
tract for its faithful performance.
Proposals to be made on separate sheets for the
amounts OF wood, Coal Oats, Hay OF Straw respec-
lively, to be delivered at each station stating the
price per cord 2S cubic feeD of wood per ton e. 900
pounds) Of coal, Hay or Straw, or per bushe go
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 more Of the Stations.
NO proposals will be entertained form persons who
nave failed to comply with previous Contracts or
bids, OF from unknown persons not guaranteed; and
.ne gn is reserved to reject any all bids not made
in accordance with tins advertisement or NOT con-
sdered advantageous to the public service OF to ac
cept such portions of any bid may be deemed Of
advantage to the public interest, or 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 NAV be) and
address tothe undersigned.
A. MONTGOMERY
1t Col. and Deputy @. M. Gen. U. s. A.,
Chief @. NJ, I'd District, Dept of the East.
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