The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1814-03-16
MdRCHle, 1914
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
MARCH II, 1914
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN


MAT separate proposals will be re
Z ceivcd at the Office oil The secrctar,
Tor the department OF war, until 2 O'CLOCK
at noon, OF Monday the llh of April next
for the supply OF all ratioDs that may be re
quired for the use of the United State.
from the LIST day of June, 1914 inclusive
to the lst day Of June, 1915, within ths
states and districts following, viz: rs ~
st. AT any place or places where troop.
are or may he stationed, marched or re.
crured within the district of Maine anc
state OF merchandising and their northern
vicinities. 80
Cd. AT any place or places where troop.
are or may be stationed, marched or re.
cruited within the state Of Vermont and its
northren vicinity. e =
Cd. Atany place CT places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched on re
cruIted within the state of Massa chusetts
18th. At any place or places where troops
are OF may be stationed, marched or re.
cruited within the state Of New-Xolk and
its northern and western yicihities. ..
sth. AT any place places where troops
arc or may be stationed, marched or re
cruited within the states OF Maryland, De
lawarc and the lstric, of Columbia.
9th. Al any place or places where troop.
are'o nay hc stationed, marched or c.
crulted within the state of North Carolina
9Th. At anyFplacc ar places where troops
are oil may be stationed, marched or re.
crui;td within the state of South Carolina
~ ration TO consist Of che pound and
one quarter OF beef, or three quar-.
tiers OF pound of sailed pork, eighteen
ounces OF bread or flour, one gill OF rum
whlskey or brandy, and al The rate Of two
quarts oil salt, four quarts of vinegar, four
ponds OF soap, and one pound and half o!
candles to every hundrcd ralions TIE
prices of the several component parts OF
the rations shall he specified, hut the u
nited States reserve tie right of making
such alterations in the p"icc of the compo.
acnt parts Of the ration aforesaid, as sha,.
make the price OF each part thereof bea,
a Ju9t proportion 10 The proposed price oil
the whole'ration. The raiIons are TO be
furnished in such quantities that there
shall a. all times, during the term of the
proposed coHtrac,, be sufficient for the con,
sumption OF the troops, for six mouths in
advance, OF coed and wholesome provi-
sions, II the same shall be required. : il IL
also 10 be permitted TO all and every of,he
commandments Of fortified places or posts
20 call tor, az seasons when the same car
be transported, or e, any time in case OF
urgency, such supplies OF like provisiors
In advance, as liz the discretion OF tho com
'nandant shall be deemed proper
1t Is understood that the contractor is 10
be at The eXpencc and risk OF issuing the
supplies tothe troops, and that all loss.
es sustained by the dcpredations of the
enemy, or by means of the troops of the
United States, shall be paid by the Unitcd
States al the price of the articles caDturcd
o. destroyed as aforesaid, on the dcposi-
ton OF two or more persons of cred;iablc
characters, and Tic certificate of a com.
'niss'ened officer, stating the circumstanc.
e:s ct the loss, $ the Amount of the articles
tor which compensation shall be e!aimed.
i he privilege Is reserved IL the United
States of requiring that none Of the cup.
plies OF which bc furnished under any Of
the proposed contracts, shal3 be issued un-
I'll the supplies wrich haze been or NAV be
furnished under the contract now in lorcc,
chave been onsumed.
J. ARMSTRONG.
March ~,
NEGROES FOR SALE =