The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1814-03-14
WAR DHPAnTMENT,
March l4-3t


MARcH.ll, 1914.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN.
MAI separate proposals will be re.
Il seived at the Office Of the secretary
Tor the department Of war, until IL O'CLOCK
at noon. Of Monday the lth Of April next:
for the supply of all rations that NAV be re.
quired for the use of the UDitsi state.
iiom the LIST day of June, 1914 inclusive.
10 the LIST day Of June, 1915, within the
states and districts following. viz:
lst, AT any place or places where troops
| are or may be stationed, marched or re.
cruited within the district of Maine and
state OF Ncw-Hamshirc and their northern
vicinities. i.
I'D Al any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruited within the state OF Vermont and it's
northern vicinity.
Sd. AT any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruited within the state of Massachusetts.
9Th. At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re-
cruited within the state Of New-York and
ITS northern and western vicinities.
5'h. Al any place or places where troops
/ are or may be stationed, marched or re-
crui'ed within the states OF Maryland, De-
Q
9th. AZ any place or places where troops
are OF may he stationed, marched OF le-
cruited within the state of North Carolina.
7th. AT any'place or places where troops
are or may be stationed, marched or re.
cruited within the state of South Carol;n,.
A ration TO consist of one pound and
one quarter of beef, or three Quar-
tiers OF pound of sailed pork, eighteen
ounces of bread or -four, one gill Of rpn,.
whiskey or brandy, and at the rate of two
quarts OF salt, four quarts of vinegar, four
ponds OF soap, and one pound and half of
candles 10 every hundred rations. Tie
prices OF the several component parts of
the ratlons shall be specified, but the u
nited States reserve the RICH, of making
such alterations In the price Of the compo-
/ nent parts OF the ration aforesaid, as shall
make the price OF each part thereof bear,
"a Just proportion to the proposed price of
the whele ration. The rations are to be
furnished III such quantities that there
shall at all times, during the term of the
proposed contract, be sufficient for the con-
sumption OF the troops, for six months i'm
advance, OF good and wholesome proyi-
slons, If the same shall be required. Itis
also to be permitted to all and every of the
commandants of fortified places or posts,
10 call Tor, at seasons whom the same can
be transported, or at any time in case of
urgency, such supplies of like provisions
In advance, as in the discretion of the cons
mandant shall be deemed proper.
1t Is understood that the contractor is To
be at the expence and risk of issuing y .
supplies to the troops, and that all loss
es sustained by the depredati ons of the
enemy, or ny means of the troops of the
United States, shall be paid by the United
States at the price Of the articles captured
or destroyed as aforesaid, ON the denosf.
ton OF two or more persons of creditable
characters, and the certif cate of a com.
missioned officer, stating the circums,af,,c
es OF the loss, & the amount Of the articles
tor which compensation shall be claimed.
The privilege is reserved to the United
States OF requiring that none of the SUP.
Plies OF which be furnished under any Of
the proposed contracts, slall be issued nm
I'll the supplies which have been or NAV be
| furnished under the contract now in force.
| chave been onsumed.
| ]. ARMSTRONG.
| NOTE--The editors of Newspapers
| who are authorised to publish the laws os
the U States. within the aforementioned
states, are requested to give the foregoing
advertisement two insertions.
March IL