Arizona citizen., 1874-01-10
PROPOSALS
GRAIN, HAY AND WOOD.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA, } | CHIEY QUARTrENAsrER's OFPIcR PRESCOTT A. T., January l, 1874 ) | GEALED PROPOSALS IN TRIPLICATE, IS with a copy of this advertisement at tached to each, will be received at this of flee until noon, Wednesday, March 1, 1874, 1 at which time and place they will be open ed in presence of bidders, for supplying all or reasonable proportion of the Barley, Corn, Hay and Wood, which may be re- quired during the fiscal year, commencing July l, 1874, at each of the depots and posts in the Department of Arizona. Under | General Orders No. 57, War Department, | A. C.. O., 1871, similar proposals will also be received until the hour and date above mentioned, by the Quartermaster at each of the depOts and posts in the Department for the Forage and Fuel required there. The right is reserved by the United States to purchase, during the fiscal-year, such quantities of Forage and Fuel, as may be offered by, and accepted from Indians at Camps Apache, Grant, MOjave and Yer de; and at the san Carlos and Colorado h. dian Reservations: awards of contracts will be made for the remaining quantities required.
 All supplies furnished must be of good merchantable quality; to be delivered at such times and in such quantities as may be designated by proper authority. Grain to be delivered in strong, secure sacks, which are to become the property of the United States, and Hay in stacks, either baled or loose. Corn to be of the kind known as American seed corn.
 The quantities below stated are approxi- mate and are subject to increase or diminu- ton during the fiscal year.
 WHIPPLE DEPOT AND FORT WHIPPLE: Barley, 500,000 lbs. Corn 800 900 lbs. Hay, ,500, ,000 lbs. Hard Wood, 200 cords. Soft Wood, 1000 cords.
 YUMA DEPOT: Barley. 224,OOO lbs. Hay, 40S.0O0 lbs. Soft wood, 200 cords,
 CAMP APACHE: Barley 3OO,OOO lbs. Corn, S59,000 tts. Hay, l,905,000 IDS. Hard Wood, 200 cords. Soft Wood, 700 cords.
 CAMP BOWIE: Barley, 222,5OO lbs. Corn, 222,5O0 lbs. Hay, 696,OO0 lbs. Hard Wood, $50 cords.
 CAMP GRANT: Barley. 100000 lbs. Corn, 607 900 fbs. Hay, 100000 lbs. Hard Wood, 300 cords. Soft Wood, $50 cords.
 SAN CARLOS: Barley, 100000 lbs. Corn, IT 900 lbs.
 CAMP LOWELL: Barley, 100000 lbs. Corn, 5OO,0OO lbs. Hay, 100000 lbs. Soft Wood, l 200 cords.
 CAMP McDowELL: Barley, 3OO,OOO lbs. Corn, 19000O lbs. Hay, 7S3,O00 lbs. Soft Wood, 500 cords.
 CAMP MoJAvE: Barley, 229,OO lbs. Hay, 1000 ibs Soft Wood, 600 cords.
 CAMP VERDE: Barley, 529,0O0 lbs. Corn, 5OO, ,O00 lbs. Hay, 100000 lbs. Soft Wood, l 300 cords.
 FORT YUMA, CAL: Soft Wood 400 cords.
 Each proposal must be accompanied by a guarantee, signed by two responsible persons, whose responsibility must be cer- tified by an officer of the United States civil or military service, that in case the bid is accepted, the bidder will at once ex- ecute a contract with a satisfactory bond in One-fOurth the amount of the contract. The right to reject any or all bids is reserv- ed by the United States. Bids made by a firm should be signed by each member thereof.
 Blank forms of proposal and further in- formation may be obtained from this of flee, and from the Depot and Post Quar- 
 Envelopes of proposals intended for this office to be endorsed Proposals for Forage and Fuel" or for either of them, and ad dressed to the undersigned.
 Local proposals under General Orders No. 57, to be addressed to the Quartermas- ter of the Depot or post for which the bid Is intended and endorsed as above.
 By order of the Department Commander.
 CHARLES BIRD,
 Assistant Depot Quartermaster, First Lieut.. and Adjutant, 23d Infantry,
 H-4t in charge of office,