The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-31

PROPOSALS FOR FUEL,
Forage and Straw.
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,
ID @. NJ. DISTRICT, DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST,
BOSTON, MASS, May "a, 1873. }
GEALED PROPOSALS in triplicate, under the
- usual conditions, with copy of this advertise
ment attached to each, will be received At this ONCE,
uutil p o'clock NJ, on MONDAY. june %, 1878, f,r
the delivery Of Fuel Forage and Straw for the ser
vice Of the Quartermaster's Department, during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1874, as follows, viz:
BOSTON, MASS.
80 cords Hard Wood.
30 cords Kindlng Wood.
10000 pounds Of Anthracite Coal
800, 900 pounds OF Bituminous Coal.
10000 pounds Of Oats.
81, ,760 pounds of Hay.
1920 pounds of Straw.
FORT INDEPENDENCE, BOSTON HARBoR, MASS.
40 cords of Hard Wood.
80 cords of Kindling Wood.
10000 pounds Of Anthracite Coal, egg size.
IL, pounds Of Oats.
1900 pounds Of hay.
$4,000 pounds of Straw.
FORT WARREN, BOSTON HARBoR, MASS.
$4,000 pounds of Anthracite Coal tegg size,
750,OO0-nut, 60,000).
$3.50 pounds of Oats.
1920 pounds of ay.
11040 pounds Of Straw.
FORT pREBLE, PORTLAND ME.
5s6,ooo pounds of Anthracite Coal (egg 2ss, 900.
NUT 283,000).
$1,000 pounds of Oats.
$4,000 pounds Of Hay.
$1,000 pounds OF Straw.
FORT SULLIVAN, EAsTPoRT, ME,
400 cords Of Hard Wood.
80 cords + Kindling Wood.
100000 pounds OF Anthracite Coal (stove sizo).
25,0S0 pounds of Oats.
30,660 pounds of Hay.
16,84S pounds Of Straw.
FORT ANDREWS. PLYMOUTH, MASS.
1920 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
lf pounds Vt Straw.
FORT AT cLARK's POINT, NEW BEDFORD, MASS.
21.235 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
1850 ponnds Of Oats.
5,110 pounds of Hay.
LASS pounds of Straw.
FORT CONSTITUTION, NEW CASTLE, H,
II cords of Hard Wood.
14i pounds of Straw.
FORT KNOX, BUcKsPoRT, ME.
10000 pounds of Anthracite Coal.
IA pounds of Straw.
LONG POINT BATTERIES, pRovlNcETowN, MASS.
11s 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 PoPHAM, PARKER's HEAD, NIB.
II coros of Hard Wood.
1A pounus OF Straw.
FORT sEwALL, MARBLEHEAp, MASS.
11s 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 eoRGEs, PORTLAND, ME.
10000 pounds Anthracite Corl
IA pounds of Straw.
All of the above supplies to be subject to inspection
by such officer or agent as may be designated from
Wood to be sound, merchantable, dry, free from
small or crooked limbs, and cut In of not more
Clean Oats to be sound, fresh of the best quality,
ee from dust or other defects and delivered in good
well sewed sacks.
Hay to be Of the best quality, well 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 bins Oats Hay and
Straw to be delivered IN Post Stables.
All to be delvered free of expense, to the United
States in such quantities, and at such time az the
public service may demand.
Each proposal mustbe accompanied by guarantee,
signed by Two responsible persons (the standing Of
assessor Of revenue or other Us staiea q.
M
that if the proposal Is accepted the bidder viii at
once enter into contract In accordance Herewith
and that the guarantors will become his suretss in
sum equal TO onefourth of the amount Of the con-
tract for its faithful performance.
Proposals to be ma.ie on separate sheets for the
OF wood, Coal, Oats, Hay or Straw respec-
lively to be delivered at each station. stating he
price per cord 2S cubic feet of wood per ton u 900
pounds) Of coal, Hay or Straw, or per busheI C32
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 person, who
nave failed to comply with previous contracts, or
bids, or from unknown persons not guaranteed; and
the tight is reserved to reject any bids not made
In accordance with this advertisement or NOT con-
sdered advantageous to the public SERVICE or to ac-
cept such portions Of any bid as may be deemed Of
advantage to the public interest," or to receive the
tracted for. " -
Proposals to be endosded proposals for-(wood.
Coal, Oats, Hay or Straw, as the case may BEL and
address to the undersigned.
A. MONTGOMERY,
It. Col. and Deputy @. M. Gen. U. S. A.,
Chief Q. M, I'd District, Dept. of the East.
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