The national Republican., 1866-11-02
DR0PosALs FOR RATIONs.


QuAarrsxlsrEn's oyyIcH, J
UErrRD STATES MARINE CeRPs, !
Sealed PROPOSAL. will be received q this once until
ber next frnshins Iations TO the United States
Marines at the following stations, from January 1857
70 PosrsaoGTH. sSis - bfTri IN; New Hampshire.
SRopkkksT9ws. SRoGkkyS M. y,.;sehu''''' TS.s'
WARRINGTON dry, district q Columbia.
MOUND CITY, Illinois.
PENSACOLA, Florida
Each ration TO consist Of three fourhs OF pound OF
salt beef eighteen Of bread nour twelve
ounces Of hard bread and fourth pound Of corn
quarts Of beans or in lieu thereof ten pounds Of rice
az sS w, ss one auSdSa and
Ia lieu thereof, and half pound Of tea; nfteen
pounds Of .usar four quarts Of ynegar one pound Of
sperm candles, aud onefourth pound Of Adaman
tine candles, and one half pound Of tallow four
pounds Of soap, aud two quarts Of salt.
commanding oaicsr Of each station the frssh bosf,
either in bulk or BY The single ration Of good quality.
and Kidney t.iio. sseludsdi the porf No. i prime
mess pork the -four, known a extra superhne In the
market Of the pl.,s where the station y ioe..'d tho
equivafsnt and the bsans vinegar candles sosp salt
&e., to be Of good quality.
All bids must be accompanied By the following guar
sntse.
II. rnssi'se.e and in tn. Il s,... Il. sf STAT. Of
hereby guarantee that in case The foregoing BID OF
sH @ to- S. q ss .se
the post oee named execute the contract for the sams
with good and suaeient securities; and In case the
said shall fail to enter into contract as aforesaid,
ossf Of the ssiG - sSd that which may bs sse.ptod
W''''i,'y C. D. ''''''''''
thereby certify that tthe above named d-.-aro known
to me men Of property and able to make good their
To be signed by the United States District Judge,
United States District Attorney, or Collector.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied
Hswspapsr. authorized to publish the above will send
the paper containing the arst insertion to this Office for
Proposals to be endorsed Proposals for Rstions -
and addressed to the und'r''S1sai; W;si,.x SLACK
oc22-w4t Major and ouartsrmAster.
DROPOSALS FOR WRAPPING
PAPER AND TwINB.
.Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Gaia. was.rsaTOs ," pG October y ~; r. 1850
until the isTH DAY OF DECEMBER next, at u O'clock
moor, for furnishing wRaPPIsd PAPER M and % TwINE
TIE said sroiss to be delivered free Of expense at
V: ssss afs1Ss e: fsi o:: New bu
=. :'sas.s each ..s,. nd As quality
1850 re.D. % q %;.pp!ns Pspsr Is nsi.. in size,
that | now in use use n the Department, to weigh %
pounds to the rsam, and each rsam to contain %
10 900 pounds d Jute or other suitable Twins hard
twisted, and In balls, to weigh about one pound
2ooo pounds Of coarse Hemp Twlne, about eighth
Of an inch In diameter, and in balls to weigh
from one to two pounds each.
sTriH M 9afks, YarL efflI
-'''' 'I ssriSsd in The estimate. for District MOI
600 pounds Of Jute other Twine similar to that
described In the estimates for District No.. l.
900 pounds Of Hemp Twns similar to that
quSsa psirfst i No. s's,es ), al b. Bata,o, ysw York
10000 reans q wIsppins Paper similar to that re:
required for District No. l.
900 pounds Of coarse Hemp Twine similar to that
scribed and required for District No. !.
Proposals will bs received for each article separately
and separately or each district or for all the articles
The contract or contracts will bs awarded to the low.
est and best bidder, to be aeterminsd after careful
examination for the purpose of a'eeainipg which bid
will In its results DO most advantageous to the
II the Districts should be reconstructed or the
ber Increased diminished the articles shall be deiv
cred at such place places As the Postmaster General
shall designate, at pro rata rates
part Of increasing reducing the quantity Of the ar
tiees required over undsr the estimates named In
this advertisement he shall consider 1t necessary to
do so.
Samples Of such articles now used at the Post
ofees can be seen at either Of the asen
clos.
Bidders will send samples Of such articles as they
propose to furnish with their bids
Zach bidder furnish with his proposals guaran
tees OF his ability comply with his bid, and cern
cate from postmaster that such guarantors are credit
able and reliable citizens must also accompany his pro-
posals.
Two su ufacent sureties will be required to contract
Aalure to furnish article contracted for promptly,
or tho furnishing an article Inferior to that contracted
for, will be considered sufficient cause for tho forfeit
ure OF the contract.
Bids not made as required by this notice will not be
| considered.
name Of the article Sr articles proposed for and tho lot
ter containing them addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, Washington, d. ..
kLEX. W. RANDALL,