The national Republican., 1866-11-13
PROPOSALS FOR IRON HEAD
BLOCKS.
ouARrERxAsrER 0ExEnAL's OFFICE, !

QUARrRRNAsrER 0ENKRAL's 9 OHHfCH,
wAsHISoroS, D. c., October 81, 1856.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Office o.
he QuarteImsstsr General, Warrington, D. G., until
Blocks for National Cemeteries delivered in quantities
M.: from SO 90 t. ?. .SS sss head blocks
New Haven, Conn, from 800 to 500 do.
New York city, n. z, from 4, 900 to 9. 900 head
Phlisdsiphi., Pa from 8, 900 to s. 800 head block,
Pittsburgh; y. from 100 to 200 head @ blocks
Cumberland, Nd, from 800 to 600 head blocks.
Annapolis, ma, from 8 500 to :, 700 DO
Antietam, Nd. from 4, 900 to 7, 500 head blocks.
Wheeling, W. Va, from 100 to 200 head blocks.
Charleston, (Kanawha Q. H y from 200 to 500 head
w..hinstOn. D. c., from 20, 900 to 200 head
AlsHsndri., Va from 3, 900 to 4, 900 head blocks
Fredericksburg, Va, from Il, 600 to le,ooo head
blocks.
Hsrpsr's Ferry, Va from 600 to 800 head
EsI%ssd "a. ic ,ssn to GSS 600 head blocks
Norfolk, Va, from 700 to ], 500 do.
City Point Petersburg, from l5 900 to 90 900 head
Eewbsrn, N. c., from l, 900 to l, 800 head blocks.
Wilmington, N. G., from Q 800 to 900 head blocks.
Salisbury e. from 900 to 600 he bead u blSeE an
Charleston, s. c., from 500 to l, 900 head blocks.
Hilton Head, g. G., from J. ooo to 2 800 head blocks
Savannah, Ca, from !, 900 to !, 800 do.
Marietta, Ca from 4, 900 to !, 900 do.
Andersonville, Ca, from l2, 900 to Is, 900 do.
Miilsn, Ga from /. 500 to O. 900 do.
Mobile, Ala from 100 to l, 0O0 do.
Selma or Montgomery. Ala, from 600 to .. 900
B.rrsaes., Fis, from 800 to |. 900 head blocks.
New Orleans, La, from 900 to 4, 900 head blocks.
Baton Rouge, La from 2 900 to 2 500 do.
Port Hudson, La. from 500 to 600 do.
Brsios santiago. Texas, from 200 to 800 do.
hatcher, Miss, from !, 800 to Q 900 do.
yiok.burs Mi';;. from y 900 70 q. 900 d.
Cornth, Miss. from 4, COO to Q, 800 do.
Fort Donslsop, Tenn, from ., 900 to 8, 900 do.
ft.Surs fi.a inS TsaS ~ DOo u f1o% % 900
stone River, Tenn, from l. 900 to |, 900 head block.
Knoxville, Tenn, from p 600 to 8, 900 do.
Columbis, Tenn. from ], 200 to !, 500 do.
Louisyille, Ky. from 4, 900 to s, 600 do.
Bowling Cream. ky. from i, 200 to /, 800 do.
4sniasiSn, H., SrS% ON !, go ito to l. 900 DO d.
Chicago, n / 900 to I. 800 DO
Quincy, Ill. from 200 to 800 do.
Rock Island, III. from l, 200 to 2 900 do.
Jacksonville, Ind, from 800 to l, 900 do.
indianapolis, Ind. from |, 200 to 200 do.
Jackson, Mich. from 100 to 300 do.
Cincinnati, Ohio, FROM 700 to J, 100 DO
Camp Dennlson, ONO, from 3uO 10 4OO 10.
Johnson Island, Ohio, from 200 to 800 do
St. Louis, MO-, from 4, 900 to s, 900 do.
Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, from 5, 900 to T. 900 head
Fort Leavenworth, Mo. from !, 900 to l, 800 head
blocks.
Davenport low. from IN, 100 Q 70 20 200 head blocks
Little Rock, Ark. from 2 900 to 800 do.
Fort Smith, Ark. from !, 200 to !. 500 do.
Omaha, N. T., from l, 400 to J. 900 do.
San Francisco, Cal. from 200 to !, 600 do.
The head blocks to be made in accordance with the
and to conform strictly to the samples
Chief QuaItermasters at Boston; New York Phisdel'
phis Pittsburgh, Baltimore washington Fortress Mon
ton, Savannah, Augusta, (Gs J. Tallahassee, Mobile
New orleans, Galveston, Sietshurs, Meaghi., Nash.
chisaso' J Jsasfsonvle' Columbus, (ohioj Cincinnati
Detroit, St. Louis, Fort Lsavenworth Omaha, Little
Rock and San Fraueseo Bids for San Francisco Will
They will bs about nine (6) inches high, from ten
po) to twelve u9 inches long, and from three and
@ 0a ss sTS @ :. hSOw and
will have number cast on the back, and an inserip-
tion Of the name, rank, regiment arm, company, or
letters on the top They must be cast Of good stove
plate iron weigh not less than twenty so lbs each,
B. ss s Sy sPPas ds, Es!,d
than one locality, should be stated at what reduced
price the articles would be In 'he increased
number.
!. Bach bid must bo accompanied BY q good and .Sf;
aeent guarantee Of a. least To fesP9asSs parties nat
executed The responsibility Of the guarantors must
be shown by the ocal certificate OF the clerk of the
nearest District Court or Of the United States District
The Government reserves to itself the right to TO:
ject all bids II unsatisfactory and to delay the award
not later than the first Of January 1867 and also In
somo instances to change the points OF delivery Of
portion OF the head blocks In which case reasonable
allowance for increased or deduction for diminished
trans portAtion will be made.
T. The time Of delivery to be subject to future ar
rangement suflcient time being allowed after the lists
Of names are furnished to The contractor
s. The articles must conform rgidly to the sample,
aud will be subject TO such Inspection at the point OF
delivery as the Chief Of the Bureau may direct.
o. The full and post once address Of tho bidder
should appear In the proposal,
TO- Proposals should be plainly endorsed Proposals
for Iron Head Blocks and be addressed "To the Quar-
tsrmastsr General, III A., Washington, D. G.
NJ. 9. MEIGs
QuartermAster General,
no6-tno3O Breyet Maj or General, U s'A.
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