The Arizona sentinel., 1876-01-22
Proposals for Subsistence Stores
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF ARIZONA,
 OFFICE CHIEF COMMISsARY OF

HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF ARIZONA,
 OFFICE CHIEF COMMIssARY OF
 SUBSISTENCE,
 PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, Dec. 15, 1875. CEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, S will be received until l2 o'clock NJ, Thursday, February 3. 1876, for furnishing all the Pork, Bacon, Flour Beans, HOml- ny, and Corn Meal required at the differ ent posts in the Department of Arizona (except Pork and Bacon at Camp Apache) during the year commencing July l, 1876. and ending June 30, 1877, or such less time as the Conmissary General of Subsis- tenee may direct.
 The following amounts are approximate. The contractor will be required to furnish all required, whether more or less:-
 Camp Apache, 100, 900 lbs. flour; 1O,00O lbs. beans.
 Camp Bowie, 6,O0O lbs pork. 5000 lbs. bacon; 25.000 four; 2.500 beans. Cemp Grant, 28,000 lbs. pork; 14,OOO lbs bacon;. 130 GOO lbs. flour; 13,000 lbs. beans.
 Camp Lowell. r .00O lbs. pork; $500 lbs. bacon; go, 900 flour; 9,00U lbs. beans.
 Camp McDOwell, 10000 lbs. pork; 5000 lbs. bacon; 60,00o lbs. flour; 5000 lbs. beans.
 Camp Mojave, 1000 lbs. pork; $500 lbs. bacon; 10000 lbs, four; 4.000 beans.
 Camp Verde, 23,000 lbs. pork; 1l500 lbs. bacon; l20 ,000 lbs. flour; l2,000 lbs. beans.
 Fort WhippIe, l4.O0o lbs. pork; 1000 lbs. bacon; o0,00O lbs. four; 5000 lbs, beans.
 Yuma Depot, 5000 lbs pork; 4.O00 lbs. bacon; 45,000 lbs flour; 4,500 lbs. beans. For information as to the amounts of Corn Meal and Hominy required. atten- tiOn is invited to Instructions to Bidders. '"
 Due notice is to De given by the Post Commissaries to the contractors of the amounts required and time of each deliv- cry.
 The articles to be supplied under any contract made in pursuance of this adver- tisement must be products of Arizona or the adjacent country.
 Samples of the Flour, Beans, Corn Meal and HOminy to be furnished as early as practicable with the bidders name and the contents plainly marked thereon.
 Prices must be stated iD United Shtes currency.
 Separate proposals for furnishing each of the articles at any post, or all of them at any one post, will be received, O. one pre- pOsal may include all the amounts at eSeb and every post.
 The right is reserved of accepting or re- iecting any bid as may be deemed best for The interest of the United States.
 Proposals must be accompanied by pro- per guarantee, signed by two responsible persons that within teb days after nofiil- cation of the award of the contract, con- tract shall be entered into. A good aBd sufficient bond will be required fsOm the party to whom any contract IS awarded, and also a certificate fsom the Clerk Of the County Court, or magistrate, tbst each bOndsmen is worth that amount.
 Each Did will De accompanied by copy of this advertisement and Instructions to Bidders"
 The contracts to be subject to the SD. proyal of the Division and Department Commanders.
 In Case of the abandonment of post, the contract to terminate for that post.
 For detailed information, copies of ''In- structions to Bidders" sdverti sements, &c., apply to ths Military Headquarters, Santa Fe; Chief COmmissary of Subsis- tence, San FraDcIscO; Chief COmmissary of Subsistence, Prescott; and any post in Arizoua
 Bidders are invited to be present at she opening of the bids.
 Envelopes should be endorsed "Propo- sals for" (name the srtieles) and addressed to the Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Department of Arizona, Prescott, A. T.
 JOHN D. WILKINS,
 It. Col 6th Infantry, A c. C. s.
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