Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-13
SUBSISTENCE OFFICE UNITED STATES
- ARMY, No. S SOUTH GAY STREET BALTIMORE

SUBSISTENCE OFFICE UNITED STATES
= ARMY, No. SOUTH GAY STREET, BALTIMORE.
ar PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.
SEAL u ID PR0POSAL S in duplicate viii be re-
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troops, hospitals and officers at near. and in the
vicinity Of Harper's Perry West Virginia, and at,
gina for six months from April lst 1856 or such less
may direct.
The Beef to be delivered at Winchester West Vir-
ginia or Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. or at both
places and the order of the Commissary or acting
The Beefto be. of good and marketable quality,
IN equal proportion Of fore and hind quarter meat
The necks of the cattle siaug6tered nnder this
agreement shall be cut off at the fourth yertebral
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
The. Meat will be subject to a rigid inspection,
and. II not satisfactory, purchases in the open mar
ket WI be made at the expense OF the contractor.
be settled by the officer OF the Subsistence Depart
Blank forms of proposals can be obtained on appl-
cation at this Office either in by mail or at
the office ofthe Commissary ofSubsistence at Harpers
Ferry, West Va.
The certificate attached to the proposal must be
signed by two responsible parties.
The responsibility of the guarantors must be shown
by the official certificate of the Clerk of the nearest
District Court, Of the United States District At
torney.
Each party offering proposal must accompany it
by affidavit that he is not interested directly in
directly in any bid offered except that to which he
has subscribed his name.
Bidders must be present to respond to their bids
and be prepared to give bonds for the fulfment of
their contract, their proposals will not be consd
cred.
Ifthe bid is in the name of firm. the names of all
the members and their pOstoiice address must ap-
pear, or it will not be considered,
Eacn person or every member OF q hrm Offering
proposal must accompany it by oath of allegiance
to the United States Government, if he has not al
ready filed one in this office.
Payments to be made in such funds may be on
hand II none on hand. to be made as
ceived.
Proposals must be endorsed distinctly Proposals
for Fresh Beef, and addressed to Lieut. Bishop Aid
rich. Sth United States Infantry and A. c. s., Har-
pers Ferry, West Virginia. who reserves the right
reject all bids not to the interest of the United
States.
All proposals not complying strictly with the above
Aldrich. THOMAS WILSON,
mh6-tl6 and BIT. Brig Gen. Vols.
OvERNMENT SALE OF SURPLUS
~ HARD BREAD.
''- 10. South G Gay street rs t. 49,"
Baltimore, Md, Feb. Y. 1866. J
| SEALED PROPOSALS IN DUPLICAT E will
be received at this Office until SATURDAY, March
| H. 1866, for the purchase of surplus HARD BREAD
Proposals must state that the offer is made under
| advertisement of this date.
The Bread is in boxes of fifty go pounds each. No
proposals received for less than twenty (20 boxes
Purchases will be delivered board of transports
without expense to the purchaser.
PAYMENT REQUIRED IN S unds on n9tea
| purchasers to remove stores Proposals to be en-
dorsed on the envelope, PEQposas for Hard Bread"
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fe27-tM17 Brevt. Brig. Genl Vols.