Daily national Republican., 1863-11-04
PROPOSALS.
DROPOSALS FOR RATIONS FOR

DhOfOoAL6 FOk hAIlONS FOk
QuARTERMA AsrE as OFFICE U. s. NJ CoRPs, , r
WAsHiSeTos, Oct. 10, 1854 !
Sealed Proposals will be received At this once
next, for furnishinG Ratiops to the U. 9. Marines
at the following stations during the year 1854 viz
Portsuouth, New Hampshire; .'f '...
Chsrlestown, Massachusetts;
brooklyn, Long Island, New York;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Washing Eton, District Of Columbia,
Gosport, near Norfolk, Va. ... ,.I'
Each ration to consist of three-quarters Of 4
pound oil messpork, or bacon; or one and fourth
pounds Of fesh or salt beef twenty-five ounces Of
bread, made OF extra Bupertne Hour, or In lieu
thereof twenty-five ounces Of extra superfne hour;
or one poundof hard bread, at the option Of the
best white beans or in lieu thereof fen pound. Of
rice ten pounds or good coffee, or in lieu thereof
one and half pounds of tea fifteen pounds OF
good New Orleans sugar; four quarts Of vinegar
one pound Of nperm candles, or one and fourth
pounds Of adamantine candles, or one and half
pounds Of good hard-dipped tailow candles four
pounds Of good hard brown soap two quarts OF
salt and one hundred pounds OF potatocs, to esch
hundred rations. g.. I'm
or bread. and the allowance Of potatoes, As above
provided, will cease at termination OF the present
lnsurtecion, and the rstons be as provided by law
and regulations, on the LIST OF July, 1881.
The beef shall be delivered on the order OF the
commanding officer Of each station, either in bulk
or by the single ration; and shall consist of the
Utbt VltCeb VI chrCh1bS pOTk
to be No. prime mess pork; and tho groceries to
be OF the best quality OF kinds named.
All subject TO inspection.
guarantee:
..., Form Of Guarantee.
IL the State ses.sS ru.r
antee that In case the foregoing bid Of -, for
tons, Ms above described, be accepted, he or they
tract at the post ofce Named execute the contract
| for the same, with good and sufficient sureties;
and, In case the said = shall fail to enter Into
contract as aforesaid, we guarantee to make good
the difference hetws en- the offer Of the said - and
that which may ~ accepted.
witnessi e. D., Guarantor.
1854.
known to me as men Of property, AID able to make
good their guarantee. ~
!io De s,gn.d " ne Cnned siaf, Diarid Judge, Vnt
ted States Disfrih aHornty, or collector
| No proposals. will be considered unless accompa-
MED by the above guarantee.
newspapers authorized to publish the above
will send the paper containing the first insertion
Proposals to be indorsed " Proposals for Rations
for 1884," and addressed to the uaderisned M nxcx
ocl7-lswiw Major and Qusrtermaster.
PROPOSALS. FOR LETTER-BAL.
j. ANCES. '
Posr orFIoE DEPARTMENT.
| October 18th, 1868. (
| SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
Rt this Department until the sOth day of November
nest, at IL o'clock noon, for furnishing Letterbal
auces for the use of the Pest Offices in the United
States for year from and after the 3ist day oi
! December next, OF the following description, viSi
list. balances capable of weighing eight ounces
avoirdupois weight, to be graded down to quarter
ounces. - .
0f these II is supposed eight hundred will be re!
quirej for year. .-t Ia.
Cd. balances eapscio Of weighing At least two
pounds, ayoirtupois weight, to be graded down to
| half ounces. ..... -.
Of these 1t is supposed "nc hundred will he re-
quired per annum. u L,uL -.l
Perfect CORRECTNESS Will be required In all these
balances, as well As .strength h and durability.
Samples Of each description OF balance must 40
company each bid; and the bidder who m ~ Obtain
the contract will be required to furnish balances
ordered Of squaliy, in all respects, fully equal te
the sample.
Each bnlancs must be we'll and securely packed
In q box for transportion.
The balances are to be delivered, free OF al
charge, to the Blank Agency Of the Post Office De
partment at Washington D. c., and Will there b.
examined and reported upon by suitable Inspector
for reception or refusal. -s
., Each bidder must furnish with his proposall
evidence of his ability to comply with his bid.
contract.
. Failures to furnish the balances as contracts
for promptly, or the furnishing of those Of an In
, feTioE quality, will be considered as sufiicien
cause for the forfeiture ei the contract.
, Proposals must be endorsed on the outside o
the envelopes, Proposals for Letter balances,
and addressed to the First Assistant postmaste
ocl2-w6w Postmaster General.
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