Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-02
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Ratlsns, Fresh Beef; Sen Bread.


CHnF MusrERrSG ASD DIssrRsrxc Orr1cE. !
Davenport, April 80, 1864.
sealed proposals lin duplicate) will be received
Dy the undersigned, at this Office, until . O'Clock
!. N. Tuesday, May 10th, 1854, for supplying any
amount Of rations that NAV be required for the
subsistence Of recruits for the Zoe DAYS rcgi.
ments called for by the Governor.
The subsistence to be delivered at Camps Rob
erts and Mcclellan, in such quantities, and at such
umes, as may be designated by the Superinten
dent of the Recruiting Service.
Sad contract to remain in full force until The
recruits above designated are mustered into the
United States service, unless sooner terminated
by the undersigned or other authorized officer.
said subsistence shall consist of the following
articles, in the proportion set against them:
Pork or Bacon at the rate of three quarters OF
a pound per man.
Beans or peas at the rate Of fifteen pounds per
one hundred men.
Rice or hominy at the rate of ten pounds per
one hundred men.
'reen coffee at the rate Of ten pounds per .onc
hundred men.
lea at the rate Of one pound and eight ounces
~ tItcu.
Sugar at the r te of fifteen pounds per one hun
dred men.
vinegar at the rate of four quarts per one hun
dred men.
Adamantine candles at the rate Of one pound
ana four ounces per one hundred men.
noap at the rate Of four pounds per one hun
bred men.
Cait at tho rate sf fhonn Quad nnl t,~a1rn
ounces per one hundred men.
Pepper at the rate Of four ounces per one hun
drcd men.
Potatoes at the rate of thirty pounds per one
hundred men.
Molasses at the rate Of one quart per one hun
bred men.
Bidders are invited to be present when the bids
are opened.
BIDS Will be opened at the office of the uneer-
signed ON May loth, 1864.
The contract W ill be made with the person who
shall produce Tue required articles on the lowest
proposal. Iae contract will expressly provide
that no mcy,bcr Of Congress, no officer or agen.
OF tue 'o',ernnent, or any person employed III
the pubic service, shall be admitted to those in
It, or t' any benefit arising thercfrom. An oath
OF allegiance will be required from each bidder,
AND no bid will be received without II written
guaranty Of two responsible parties, as follows
We, the undersigned, hereby guarantee that
should the above bid be accepted, it shall b. full
filled according to its true puiport and conditions
also, that a written contract shall be executed, il
required, with bonds, the sufficicncy and amour,
of which may be determined by the officer accept.
ing the bid"
Bidders will be required to furnish samples,
with prices per pound, etc, marked thereon.
Separate proposals will also be received fol
supplying fresh beef aud soft bread under the
same conditions.
No proposals will be entertained that may b.
4 received from persons OF known disloyalty. Pay.
ment TO be made In such flu 1 "a, may be fur
nished by the United States.
The undersigned reserves the right to rejec,
any or all bids offered.
TToposais must Dc auui eosed to IL. Coi ~ "
Grier, LIST U. s. Cavalry, chief Mastering and
Discussing Officer for Iowa, Davenport, Iowa
and should be plainly marked, Proposals TO,
Subsistence Fresh Beef, Soft Bread, US the cast
may be.
W. N. GREER,
1t. Col. 1st U. S. Cavalry
Chief NJ. 4 ID. Officer for Iowa.