The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1877-01-06
Proposals for Subsistence Stores.

Proposals for Subsistence Stores.
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF ARIZONA,
OFFICE CHIEF COMMIssARY OF
SUBSISTENCE,
PRESCOTT, A. T., December Is. 1876.
GEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate,
- will be received at this Office until II
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 Yums
and Camp Moiaye, during the year com
mencing July lst, 1877, and ending June
seth, 1878, or such less tune IS the Com
missary GeDerai 6 S'issisis..7-s naa. A.rest
CL5il the so.-e time seperate proposals for
the same articles will be- received at the
Office OF the A. c. 5. of each of the posts
themselves, and the proposals opened st this
Office, viii 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 requiled whether more or less:
,ro Pork, Bacon, Flour, Beans,
PooIo' lbs lbs lbs. lbs.
GIMP Apache, ..--- 49,. los, 900 1000
Camp Bowie, $500 $1,000 81 900 1900
Camp Grant, 49,. 10000 100, 900 10000
Camp l. well, 49,. 10000 $4,000 1900
Camp Mellow
ell, 49,. $4,000 $4,000 5000
Camp Mojave. 5000 1900 $4,000 4,2OO
Camp Thomas, near
Old Camp Good
win, 49,. 1000 10000 5000
Camp Verde, .---- $4,000 $4,000 10000
Fort Whiiple, ..- % 900 10000 10000
Fort Yuma. 10000 5000 $1,000 5000
For information rs to the amount Of Corn
Meal and Hominy required, attention IS in-
vlted to the INSTRUCTIONS to Bidders "
Due notice is to BIZ given by the Post
COmmissaries to contractors, of the amounts
required, and time of each delivery.
Proposals may state the amount for each
post, or 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
required that they may raise. The articles
to be supplied under any contract made IN
pursuance of this advertisement must 90
the products of Arizona or the adjacent
country.
Samples of the Flour, Corn Meal, Beans
and H0miny, 10 be furnished as early ~
practicable with the bidders Dsme and the
contents plainly marked thereon
Prices must De stated in u. :. currency.
The right is reserved OF accepting uf re-
ieeting any bid as lnay be deemed bss tor
the interest of the United States.
Proposals must be accompanied Dy
proper guarantee signed by two RESPONSE
Bile persons, within ten days after notitica-
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 DODdsman
is worth that amount
Each bid will be accompanied by q
COPY of this advertisement, and 'lnstruc-
tions to Bidders The contracts to be
subject TO the approval OF the Division aud
Department Commanders.
In case of the abandonment OF post, the
contract to terminate for that post
For detailed information, copies OF I'm
structiuns to Bidders" advertisements,
&c, apply to the Military Headquarters,
Santa Fe, Chief C0mmlssary 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
I che Chief Commissary of Subsistence.
, pas sent OF Arizona. Prescott. A. T.,
a. Z. IS. (name the Pr if the bj
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