Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-08

TO CONTRACTORS.
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.


SUasEsTENCE OFFICE. U. S: ARMY
| - NO. SOUTH GAY STREET,
| BALTIMORE MD., Nov. I, 1865.
| SEALED PROPOSALS of the form furnished by
the undersigned, will be received at this Office in
| trplicate, until THURSDAY, November 10th 1855,
FRESH BEEF
Required for the supply of the troops freedmen and
| or in the vicinity of Benedict, st. Marys county,
Md, for the three months, commencing FRIDAY,
December lst 1861 orsuch less period the Commits
| sary General of Subsistence may direct
The ctor will be required to deliver the Fresh
Beef furnished under these proposals at Warehouse
| No los Lombard street, Baltimore, Md, or such
other point in the city Of Baltimore as may be de-
| sgnated
| The Beef to be of a good and marketable quality
| in equal proportion Of fore and hind quarter meat
(neeks. shqnks and kidney-tallow to be excluded.
| The necks of the cattle slaughtered under this
agreement shall be cut off at the fourth vertebral
joint, and the breast trimmed down. The shanks of
fore quarters shall be cut off from three to four inches
above the knee joint and of hind quarters from six
| TO eight inches above the gambrel or hook joint.
The Neat will be subject to a rigid inspection, and
if not satisfactory, purchases in the open market will
| be made at The expense of the contractor. w go
All questions respecting quality aud condition will
be settled by the officer Of tho Subsistence Depart
| ment receiving the Meat.
Blank forms of Proposals can be obtained on, APP
plicaton at this Office either in person by mail.
| The certificate attached to the proposal must be
| signed by two responsible parties.
The responsibility of the gparantors must be shown
by the official certificate Of the Clerk Of the nearest
District Court Of the United States District Attor
| ney.
Each party offering proposal must accompany it
by an affidavit that he IS not interested direct
j. or indirectly in any bid offered except that to
which he has subscribed his name.
Bidders must be present to respond to their n1dS
and be prepared to give bonds tor the iuhlment OF
their contract or their proposals will not be con!5
cred.
At least twenty-four hours notice will be given
the contractor to furnish the Beef required.
If the bid is in the name Of hrn the names of all
the members and their postoiee address must ap-
pear, or 1t will not be considered.
Each person every member of firm offering
proposal must accompany it by an oath Of allegiance
to the United States Government if he has not al
rei:dy filed one in this Office
Payments TO be made in such funds as may
be on hand: IL none on hand to be made Us soon as
received.
Proposals must be endorsed distinctly Proposals.
for Fresh Beef" and addressed to the undersigned,
who the right reject any or ell bids not to
the interest of the United States.
An proposals not .c,"mplying strictly with the
above specifications Will positively be rejected.
THOMAS WILSON,
nov7-tN16 Brey. Brig. Gen. and C. s. U. s. A.
GHITY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
SEALED VIII &c TSS 7 I at this Of
fee until Saturday the 18th instant, at 10 o'clock, A.
NJ, for the GRADING ofall that part of Cumberland
street, between Gilmore street and Pennsylvania
Avenue. The Contractor or Contractors will be re-
quired to enter into Bond, with approved Security,
conditioned for the Grading, to be executed in strict
accordance with the requirements Of the Ordinance
Establishing System for Grading, Paving and Re
Paving the Streets Lanes and Alleys Of The City of
nel-eod5t Clerk to the City Commissioner.
GsURSISFENCE OFFICE UNITED STATES
- ARMY.
No. SOUTH GAY Street /
BALTIMORE, Mp, November !, 1865.
SEALED PROPOSALS. an Duplicate, will be re-
ceived at this office, until II o'clock NJ. SATUR-
DAY, November II. 1865. for furnishing tho United
States subsistence Department, delivered at Balti-
more, Md, with
POTATOES.
To be in good strong, fully head-lined barrels and
to be delivered in such quantities and at such times
as may be required for month from November 18TH
1865.
Proposals must be made on blank forms furnished
at this Office and the certificate attached to the
posal5 must be signed by two responsible parties
Each proposal must have printed copy of this ad-
vertisement at its head. and must be specific in com
plying with all its terms.
The Government the right to reject all bids
if deemed best for the interests of the Government
In case Of failure the part of the contractor tho
United States reserves the right of purchase else
where 10 make up the deficiency, charging tho ad-
vance over contract price to the party failing to
deliver.
Payments to be made after the delivery ofthe stores
in such funds may be on hand, if none on hand to
be made received
Each person or every member of firm offering a
proposal must accompany it with an oath of ale
glance to the United States Government if he has not
already filed one in this office.
Breyet Lieut.. Col. and c. S. L. S. A,
noI-tnon Brevet Brig Gen. Vols.