Arizona citizen., 1874-01-17
PROPOSALS
FOR GRAIN, HAY AND WOOD.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA, }
 CHIEF OUARTERMAsTERs OFFICE, Z
 PREscorr A. T., January l, 1s74.) CEALED PROPOSALS IN TRIPLICATE, E1 with a copy of this advertisement at tached to each, will be received at this of flee until noon, Wednesday, March 4, lST4, at which time and place theyWll be open cd in presence of bidders, for supplying all or a reasonable proportion of the Barley, Corn. Hay and Wood, which may be re- Guired 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. G. O., 1871, similar proposals Will also be received until the hour and date above mentioned, by the QuaTtermaSter at each of the depOts and posts tn 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, Molaye ana yer de: and at the san Carlos and Colorado ln- 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 JTnited States and Hay in stacks, either
  known as American seed corn. The quantities below stated are approXl- mate and are subject to increase or diminu- ton during the fiscal year. WHIPPI.E DEPOT AND FORT WHIPPLE: 1 Barley. 50O,OO0 los. Corn 500000 lbs. Hay, | l ,5OO,0C0 bs. Hard Wood, 2GO cords. Sott Wood, 1000 cords.
 l YUMA DEPOT: Barley. 22f,0OG lbs. Hay, | dO2 OOO fhS SOfI, wood. 2t0 cords.
 CAMP APACHE: Barley 3OOO0O IDS; Corn, ! S5Q, GOO ibs. Hay, ,90j,000 lbs. Hard Wood, | 200 cords. Soft Wood, 700 cords.
 CAMP BOWIE: Barley, 222,5CO tbs. Corn, 222, 800 los. Hay, 696,C00 lbs. Hard Wood, $50 cords.
 CAMP GRANT: Barley. 100000 lbs. Corn, eO7. GOO lbs. Hay, 2,O10,000 lbs. Hard Wood, : goo cords. Soft Wood, $50 cords.
 SAN CARLOS: Barley, 100000 lbs. Corn, IT, 900 1bs
 CAMP LOWELL: Barley, 6OO,OOO lbs. Corn, 5OOG0O fbS. Hay, 100000 lbs. Soft Wood, 1 1,200 cords.
 CAMP MCDowELL: Barley, 3CO,OO0 tbs: l Corn, 19O,OOO lbs. Hay, 7S3,0OO tbs. Soft | Wood, 600 cords.
 1 CAMP MOJAVE: Barley, 2Z9,OOO IDS. Hay ,OOO lbs. Soft Wood, eco cords. CAMP VERDE: Barley, 529,C0O lbs. Corn, 5OO,OOO lbs. Hay, 100000 lbs. Soft Wood, 300 cords.
 | FORT YUMA, CAL: Soft Wood 400 cords. l Each proposal must be accompanied 6y a guarantee, signed by two responsible persons, whose responsibility must be cer- ltified 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 satisfactory bona in One-fOurth the amount ot the conTact The right to reject any or all bldS IS reSerV- ed by the United States. Bids made Dy firm should be signed by each menDer
 thereof. | Blank forms of proposal and further ln- formation may be obtained from thls o1- flee, and from the Depot and Post Quar- termasters. ,r.,.- 1 Envelopes of proposals intended for this Ioffice to be endorsed "PrOpOsals for Forage land FueI,D or for either of them, and ad- dressed to the undersigned.
 1 Local proposals under General Orders No. 57. to be addressed to the Quartermas- fer of inc Depot or post for which the bid is intended and endorsed as above. ; Rv order of the Departments Commander. ,I CHARLES BIRD,
 Assistant Depot Quartermaster, First Lieut. and Adjutant, 23d Infantry, ,l l2-4t in charge of otnce.