The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1876-12-16
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Proposals for Subsistence Stores.
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF ARIZONA,

| HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF ARIZONA,
| OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSAKY OF
| SUBSISTENCE,
PRESCOTT, A T., December Is, 1876.
! q EALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate,
~ will be received at this office until IL
o'clock NJ Saturday, February Sd, 1877,
for furnishing all the Bacon, Flour, Beans,
Corn Meal. and HOminy required at the
different posts in the Department of Arizo-
ma, Except Bacon st Camp Apache,) and
also, all the Pork required at Fort Yuma
aud Camp Mojave. during the year com.
mencing July LIST, 1877, and ending June
Both, 1878. or such less time as the Com
missary General OF Subsistence may direct
| Until the same time seperate proposals for
the same articles will be received at the
| office of the A. c. s. OF each of the posts
themselves, and the proposals opened at this
office, will not be decided upon, until the
bids received and opened at the different
posts, are received at this office in due
| course of mail.
The following amounts are approximate
The contractors will be required to furnish
all required whether more or less
noo,,s Pork. Bacon. Flour, Beans,
OoAo' lbs lbs. lbs lbs,
Camp Apache, $3.50 -. To-, 600 u 600
Camp Bowie, .- $1,000 81 100 4.2U0
! Camp Grant, $500 81 600 10000 IL 600
Camp L,'well, 49,. ~, 700 ~ 900 7,2U0
Camp Mellow
ell, 49,. $4,000 Sc 000 5000
Camp Mojave, 5000 1900 10000 4,2UU
Camp Thomas, near
Old Camp Good
win, 49,. 1900 so 600 5000
Camp Verde, 49,. $4,000 $4,000 10000
Fort Whiiple, .- Is 900 10000 10000
Fort Yuma. 10000 5000 $1,000 5000
For information as to the amount of Corn
Meal and Hominy required, attention is in-
vIted 10 the Instructions to Bidders"
Due notice is to be given by the Post
COmmlssaries to contractors, Ofthe amounts
required. and time of each delivery.
Proposals may state he amount for each
post, OF separate proposals will be con-
sidered for the whole or any part of any
article for any post, in order that settlers
in the vicinity may have an opportunity of
Offering such small amounts OF any article
requlrad that they may raise. The articles
to be supplied under any contract made IN
pursuance of this advertisement must be
the products of Arizona or the adjacent
country.
Samples OF the Flour, Corn Meal, Beans
and Hominy, to be furnished as early as
practicable with the bidders name and the
contents plainly marked thereon.
Prices must be stated in u. s. currency.
The right is reserved of accepting or re-
jrcring any bid as may be deemed best for
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Proposals must be accompanied by q
proper qua 1antee signed by two RESPONSE
bic persons, within ten days after nOtifica
ton of the award of the contract, contract
shall be entered into: A good and sufficient
bond will be required from the party To
whom any contract is awarded, and also
certificate from the Clerk of the County
Court, or magistrate, that each bOndsman
is worth that amount
Each bid will be accompanied by
copy of this advertisement, and "Inslruc-
tions to Bidders" The contracts to be
subject to the approval OF the Division and
Department Commanders.
10 case of the abandonment of post, the
contract to terminate for that post.
For detailed information, copies of "In-
structions to Bidders" advertisements,
&c, apply to the Military Headquarters.
Santa Fe, Chief COmmissary OF Subsis-
tence, san Francisco: Chief COmmissary
of Subsistence. Prescott, and any post in
Arizona.
Bidders are invited TO be present at tie
opening of bids.
Envelopes should be endorsed Proposals
for (name the artlcles) and addressed to
the Chief Commisssry of Subsistence, De-
partment of Arizona, Prescott. A. T., or
A. G. 5. (name the pOst) if the bidder
sends his proposals to post in the De-
partment.
THOMAS WILSON, C. s., U. S. A.
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