Arizona citizen., 1874-01-24
PROPOSALS
FOR GRAIN, HAY AND WOOD.

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 l HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA, | CHIEF QUARTEEMAsTERs OFFICE, PREscorT A. T., January l, ls74.) | CEALED PROPOSALS IN TRIPLICATE, | - with copy of this advertisement at tached to each, will be received at this of flee until noon, Wednesday, March 4, 1874, at which time and place they will be open ed in presence of bidders, for supplying all or a 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. G. O., 1871, similar proposals will also be received until the hour and date above mentioned by the OuartarmaSter 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, Moiave 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
  known as American seed corn. The quantities below stated are apprOXi- mate and are subj bject to increase or din1inu- tion during the fiscal year.
 WHIPPLE DEPOT AND FORT WHIPPLE: Barley, 500000 jos. Corn 500,000 tbs. Hay, 100000 tbs. Hard Wood, 200 cords. Soft Wood, 1000 cords.
 YUMA DEPOT: Barley. 224,OOO lbs. Hay, 108 000 ftS Soft wood. 200 cords
 CAMP APACHE: Barley 3OOOOO lbs. Corn, S59, 900 it's. Hay, 900 lbs. Hard Wood, 200 cords. Soft Wood, 700 cords.
 CAMP BOWIE: Barley, 222 500 lbs. Corn, 222,5OO lbs. Hay, 696,0OO fbs. Hard Wood, $50 cords.
 CAMP GRANT: Barley. ], 1,OOO,O ,OOO lbs. Corn, G07 ,0O0 lbs. Hay, 100000 lbs. Hard Wood, 300 cords. Soft Wood, $50 cords.
 SAN CARLOS: Barley, 100000 lbs. Corn, IT 900 lbs.
 CAMP LOWELL: Barley, 600 OOO lbs. Corn, 5OO,OOO lbs. Hay, 100000 lbs. Soft Wood, 200 cords.
 CAMP MCDOWELL: Barley, 3OOOOO lbs. Corn, 190,O0O lbs. Hay, 7S3,OO0 lbs. Soft Wood, 600 cords.
 CAMP MOJAVE: Bdr1eYy ZZ9,UUU IDS. Hay, 455,OOO lbs. Soft Wood, 500 cords.
 CAMP VERDE: Barley, 529, ,OO0 fbs. Corn, 5OO,OOO lbs. Hay, 100000 lbs. Soft Wood, 300 cords.
 FORT YUMA, CAL: Soft Wood 400 cords.
 Each proposal must be accompanied by 8 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 One4Ourth the amount of the contract. The right to reject any or all bids is reserv- ed by the United States. Bids made by 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 Guar termasterS.
 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 DepartmentC Commander.
 CHARLES BIRD,
 Assistant Depot Quartermaster, First LieEt. and Adiutant, 23d Infantry,
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