The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-28
WW Department, .Juiy 8, 1909.
NOTICE is nEaEBY Given:

Var Department, .July 8, 1909.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN:
L 'HAT separate proposals will be rec eived at
Il the Office of the Secretary for the depart
ment OF War, until - O'Clock, at noon on We'd
nesday the 25th OF October next, for the supply
of all rations that may be required for the use Of
the United States, from the first day of June 1910
| inclusive, to the first day OF June 1871, within
| the states, territories and districts following,
viz.
LIST. AT Niagara, Detroit, Michilmacknac,
Fort Wayne, Chikago and in their immediate
'icinit'es, < at amy place or places, where troops,
are or maybe stationed, marched, Or recruited,
within the territory OF Michigan.
End. AT ahy place OF places where troops arc
| or may be stationed, marched, recruited with
| IN the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
3rd. AT Belle Fontaine, Fort Usage and Belle
Vue and at any place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
within the state of Ohio, and the Illinois, l,di-
| ana and Louisiana territories, except Fort
| Wayne and Chikago ans. their immediate yicini-
| ties.
4th. AZ any place or places where troops are
or nIaJ be stationed, marched, or recruited with
| IN rhe Mississippi and Orleans territories
! Stu AT any place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
within the district of Maine, and state of New
| Hampshire.
6th At any place or places where troops are
| oil may DE stationed, marched, Oh recruited with
| i'll the state of Vermont
| 9TH. At any place places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited with
III tbs state of Massachusetts, The town of SPRING
| field excepted.
Still. AT any place or places where troops are
| or may be Stationed, marched, Or recruited
within the states OF Cunneclicu, and Rhode Is
land.
9th. A. any place or'places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched, or recruited
4 state q ~ York. Nh <. "A
| pendencies excepted. i
| ION. At amy place or places where troops are
| or may be stationed, marched, Or recruited with
| i'll the state Of New jersey.
1lth At any place places, where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state OF Pehnsy wanna.
| Eth. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, Rarched, recruited With
in the states of Maryland 8. Delaware.
loth At any place or places where troops are
or may be statoned !, marched, or rccruite cd with
| IN the state of Virginia
18th. AT any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched, or recruited with
in the state of North Carolina.
/ 18th. AT any place or places where troops are
! ormay be stationed, marched, recruited with
III the state OF South Carolina.
10Th. At Ocmulgee Old Fields, and at any
place or places where troops are or may be stati-
oned, marched OR recruited within the limits Of
the state of Georgia.
18th. Proposals will also be received as afore-
said, for the supply of all ra.ons which may be-
required by the United States, for tho troops
which are or may be Stationed marched, or recruit
ted within the town of Springfield in the state of
| Massachusetts and for the armorers and other
persons employed in the United States ArInory
at that place, from the 1st day of June 1910 ir.
elusive, to the LIST day of June 1911 -.
A ration to consist of one pound ard one quar-.
ter of beet, or three quarters of pound of pork,
eighteen ounces of bread or -four, one gill ofrum,
I whiskey brandy, and at the race of two quarts
(! of salt, four quarts OF vinegar, four pounds of
soap, and one pound and llaig OF candles, 10 e.
very hundred rations.. The prices of the several
component parts of the ration shall he specified
but the United States reserve the right Of max
ing such alterations in the price of the c0mpo-
nent parts of the ration aforesaid, as shali make
the price of each part thereof hear a Just Iopor-
ton to the proposed price Of the whole ration
The ration5 TO be furnished in such quant-
tics, that there shall at all times, during the term
of the proposed contract, be sufficient for the
consumption of the ,roops. a. Michiimacknac,
Detroit & Chicago, for six months in advance
and 1T each of the otter posts on the western
waters, for at least three Tnonths in advance, of
good and wholesome provisions, IS the same shall
be required. 1t is also to be permitted TO all &
every of the comTandants of fortified places or
posts, to call for, at seasons when the same can
be transported, Or at any time IN cage of urgency
such supplies OF like provisions advance, as in
the discretion Of the commandant shall be deem
ed proper
1t is understood that the contractor is to be at
, the expence and risk of issuing the supplies to
the troops, and that all losses sustained by the
deprcdatcns OF an enemy, or by means of the
troops of tie United States shall be paid by the
United States at the price of the articles captur-
ed or destroyed as aforesaid, on the deposition
of two'or more persons of credible characters,
and the certificate ola commissioned officer, sta
, ting the circumstances oft loss, s. the amount
OF the articles Tor which compensation shall be
claimed
The privilege is understood TO be reserved 70
the United States, of requiring that rome Of the
, supplies, which may be furnished under any of
! the proposed contracts, shall be issued, until
the supplies which have been or may be fur
nished under contracts now in force, have been
; consumed and that supply in advance may
be always required at any of the fixed posts ola
the seF,-board, on Indian frontier, not eZceedipT
three months.
w. EUSTIS, Secretary FIR tie
Department IF Var.
July 49, ep4w