Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-24
u gROPUsALs FOR RATEONs.

EHRGPOsAEs FOR RATEONS.
QUARTERMASTER's OFFICE.
u. S. MARINE CORPS.
WASHINGTON, October 18th, 1865.
Sealed Proposals viii be received at this Office until
O'Clock ?: NJ of the 22d day Of NOVEMBER next,
for furnishing rations to the United States Marines at
the following stations, for the year 1866, viz
Portsmouth, New ilamshirc.
Brooklyn, New York.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Washington city, District of Columbia
tfosp0rt, near Norfolk, Virginia.
Mound city, Illinois.
OF pork or bacon, or one-and-fourh pound OF fresh
or salt beef eighteen ounces Of bread or flour or
twelve ounces of hard bread, or ne-ani-a-totrtii
pound OF corn meal and at the rate to one hundred
ratlons OF eight quarts Of beans or in lieu tn, ?e0i
ten pounds OF rice or in lieu thereof twice per week
one hundred and fifty ounces Of desSic;tcd potatoes
and one hundred ounces of mixed vegetables; ten
pounds of coffee: or, in lieu thereof onc-and-a half
pound OF tea: fifteen pounds OF sugar four quarts of
vinegar one pound fspcm candles, or one-and one
fourth pound OF adamantne candles or one-and-N-
half pound of tallow; four pounds OF soap and two
The rations to be delivered upon the order of the
commanding officer Of each station. The fresh beef
either in bulk or by the siAgie ration of good quail
ity, with an equal portion Of fore and hind quarter
necks and kidney tailow excluded; the pork No.
prime mess pork; the -four extra superine the Coffee
good Rio; the sugar good New Orleans, its equvs-
lent; and the beans vinegar candies, SOAP salt, etc.
to be OF good quality.
All subject to inspection
All bids must be accompanied by the following
guaranty:
The undersigned -, Of. in the State of
- hereby guarantee that in case the foregoing
bid Of for ratons above described. be accept
cd he or they WILL within ten days after the receipt
of the contract at the post office named execute the
contract for the same, with good and sufficient secu
rites; and in case the said shall fail to enter
into contract as aforesaid, guarantee to make
good the difference between the offer of the said
and that which may be accepted.
Witness: 4. B., Guarantor.
h. +. c. D., Guarantor.
| hereby certify that the above named - are
good their guaranty.
To be signed by the United States District Judge
United states District Attorney, or Collector
No proposals will be considered unless accompanied
by the above guaranty.
Newspapers authorized to publish the above will
send the paper containing the first insertion to this
office for examination.
Proposals to be endorsed "proposals far Rations
tor 1866, and addressed to the UNDERSIGNED
W. B. SLACK,
-ocZ0-IawlW Major and Quartermaster.
GSITY CGMMiSSEONER.S OFFICE.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
Office until MONDAY the so inst at 10 o'clock 4. NJ
for the Grading, Paving and Curhjnp Of all that
part of East Baltimore street. between Gstand Chap
pei street.
The Contractor or Contractors will be reouired to
enter into Bond with approved Security conditioned
for the Grading Paving, and CURLING to be executed
in strict accordance with the requirements of the ri
nance Establishing q system for Grading Paving
and Repaying the streets lanes, and alleys Of the city
OF Baltimore" BY order,
oel9-eod6t JOB SMITH, Cgsrk to ON Qoar'r.