Arizona citizen., 1874-01-03
PROPOSALS
GRAIN, HAY AND WOOD.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA, ) CHIE7 QUARTE2NAsTERs OFFICE PRESCOTT A. T., January l, 1874 ) CEALED PROPOSALS IN TRIPLICATE, | - with a 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 ana 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 merchantabie 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
 
 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- tiOn during the fiscal year.
 WHIPpLE DEPOT AND FORT WHIpPLE: Barley, 500,000 lbs. Corn 500,000 lbs. Hay, ,5O0,00O fbs. Hard Wood, 200 cords. Soft Wood, 1000 cords.
 
 40S.000 fbs. Soft wood, 200 cords,
 CAMP APACHE: Barley 3OOOOO lbs. Corn, S59,000 it's. Hay, 900 lbs. Hard Wood 200 cords. Soft Wood, 700 cords.
 CAMP BOWIE: Barley, 222, 800 lbs. Corn, 222,5OO lbs. Hay, 696,OOO ibs. Hard Wood, $50 cords.
 CAMP GRANT: Barley. 1 ,OOO,O ,OOO lbs. Corn, 300 cords. Soft Wood, $50 cords.
 SAN CARLOS: Barley, 100000 lbs. Corn, IT 900 fbs.
 CAMP LOWELL: Barley, 6OO,OOO lbs. Corn, 200 cords.
 CAMP MCDowELL: Barley, 3OO,OOO lbs. Corn, 19O0OO lbs. Hay, 7S3,OOO lbs. Soft WOOu, 0UU cOrQS.
 CAMP MoJAvE: Barley, 229,OOO lbs. Hay, 455,O0O lbs. Soft Wood, 600 cords.
 CAMP VERDE: Barley, 529,OOO fbs. Corn, 50OOOO lbs. Hay, 100000 lbs. Soft Wood, ] 1900 cords.
 FORT YUMA, CAL: Soft Wood 400 cords. Each proposal must be accom- panied 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 contract with a satisfactory bond in one-fOurth the amount of the contract Tae right to reject any or all bids is reSery- 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- ternasters.
 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 lS Intended and endorsed as above. 7f f< @sder of the Department Commander. IF ~ CHARLES BIRD,
 2tzfl4 Assistant Depot QuartermaSter, IfiISt Lieut.. and Adjutant, 23d Infantry,
 Et34t in charge of office.