Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-09
PROPOSALS.
oPOsALs TOR IRON HEAD BLoUKs.
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Sealed Proposals will be received st the Once
ntii EovEMBKR so, 1866, fer furni shi ns Cast;
ron Head Bloe ks for National Ceaetsri ss, deIiv-
5 Rotor On Mass rom 90 to es head block,
Providence, X. from 800 to 800 do
n. e Com fs. o s 10 to- 5000 head
PhiI.SsIphis, Pa. from 5000 to $500 head
Pitt.bsrsh, Pa, from lco to 200 bead blocks
Frserieh, Nd; from l.eec 70 Z 500 do
Baltimore, Nd, from ] 80 to 1890 do
Annapolis. Md from 500 to 2.7oo do
Point Lookout, Md, from 7,lso to 900 head
Antietam, Md, frsm 4,eoo TO ! 100 head blocks
Wheeling. West Va. from 100 20 100 do
ShaTies ton. tkanswhs U. H. from 300 10 800
WsshinTton. d. c., from 20 900 to $500 head
AieAsndris. Va, from aleoO to 1900 head
. Fredeiieiseurs, Va. from I2.Oeo 30 200 head
winchester, Va, from 5000 to 5000 head
HArrerb Ferry, Va, from 900 TO go head
Richmond va, from 600. to IL 900 head block.
Norfolk, Va, from 7oI 10 ! ,sOj do
City Point Or Petersburg, from ID .oos to 20 .oos
Nevbern, N. O., from $50 to I 500 head block,
WILMINGTON, N. C., from $50 to 500 head
Salisbury, N. o from 500 to coo head blocks
Goidthor9ngh, N. C., from 1850 to 1900 head
Oharie.ton. 8 c.. from 500 to 900 head block,
H,Iion Htsi S g.. from a. : 60 600 to asS 90 head
Beaufort, S, O., from ! 900 to 200 head blocks
savannah Ga from Coo to i;s0 do
Ander;onyille. Ca, from II 900 TO 5000 head
sdsis a. from from 20 90 70 $50 head blocks
Seine or M ntgomery, Ala, from 100 to 900
Barrsncas. Fla from 100 TO 900 head block.
New Orleans. La, from s,coc to 1000 head
Baton Kouge, La, from 1900 to 2,soo heal
For. hud,Ha La: from SO 70 COO head blocks
BRACES Santiago. Texas, from 200 to 800 head
N.teb Sloes Mis-. from1 200 to 1000 head.
vicksburs, Miss, from l5,ouo to 1900 head
SG5inn .i:s from s'e g go head blocks
Fort ponelson, Tenn, from 1900 TO seOs head
Nashville. Tenn, from 1900 to 5000 head
Pittsburgh Landing, Tenn, from 5000 to $50
Stone River, Tenn, from 1000 to 5000 head
Cha..snoesa, Tenn, from 5000 to 10000 head
Knoxville; Tenn. from $50 to 5000 head
Columbis, Tenn. from 100 to $40 head bIo,..
Louisville, n.y., from 900 TO 5.oos head bioeK.s
Issinssso Sfi Ss 10 500 DO
Cairo, Ill, from 6 .eOe to 5000 do
Springfield, IN. from COZ TO i 20 do
Quincy III, from 800 to 500 do
Hosk island. III ), from Zoo to 1900 do
indi.nsPoiI., Ind, from zoo 70 500 SS DO DO
Jackson Mich from 100 e aeo do
Cincinnati, Ohio, from 100 to 800 do
OelumLu us, Ohio, from 80 to 2.i00 do
Camp Dennison, Ohio, from 30 to 400 do
JOhnssS 3D. Islasd. Ohio. from 40 to 500 HI.
St Louis, Mo-, frsm 600 to 500 head block.
Jehe ,son Barracks, Mo, from 500 to 20
Fort LeayenwOrth, Mo-. from 900 to 500 head
Davenport, Iowa. from 100 to 200 heal blocks,
keOkuk, Iowa. from $40 to 900 DO
Little na, s Rock AIk from o ! to 100 DO
6%sh sm,sa IA Af from fTo 200 70 g. 500 Do
. Fan Francisco, Oal.; from 20i to ZOO do
Re specifications. and to cosform strictly TO the
the Depot or Chief Qusrtermasters at Boston,
Ugh, .Newbern, Fay etteyiiie 0harIestos, ssvsn-
ls.n. vea.purs S.np SSi'e s Anew
lie, lie, CGh,s,,snoCea, MuTfreesboro'. LOuisyille,
orth; Opsbs, Little Rock and San Frsn~i.co.
,ids for San francisco will be received until De:
8. They will be about zine (sl inches high. from
N loI 10 twelve ~, inches long, and from three
iih anse around the bottom TRey will lice ss
Jllow, and will have a number c ast on the back.
I'D an inscription OF the name, rank. regiment
IN, company, or CORPS. and date of death of the
ceased, cast in raised letters on the TOP They
ust be cast of good stove plate iron, weigh not
- tnan twenty 600 peuBds each, and be Goa ed
oroughly by dipping in melted zinc.
l. Separate bids are invited for delivery at each
ace; and in case the same parties offer to supply
ore than one locality it should be stated 1t what
duced price the articles would be furnished in
5 Each bid must he accompanied By a good and
lficfent guarantee of at least two responsible
.rties that the contract. il awarded. will be
ithfully and promptly executed. The respon.
hillty OF the guaraHtors must be shown by the
fcial certificate of the clerk Of the nearest DIS.
let Court, or Of the United States District At
s. The Government reserves to itself the right TO
sect all bids, il unsatisfactory: and to DELAY the
ward not later than the nrst Of January, Iss7:
ID also, in some instances. to change the points
delivery Of a portion Of the heal blocks in
hich case reasonable allowance for Increased
deduction fer diminished trans portation will
mhde.
I. The time Of delivery to DO subject to future
rangement, sufficient time being allowed after
lie lists Of lanes are furnished to the contractor
s. The articles must conform rigfdly to the cam
e, and will be subject 90 such inspection at the
hint Of delivery a. the Chief Of the Bureau may
rect.
g. The full name and post ONCE address OF the bid
" should appear IN the proposal.
10. Proposals. should be plainly endorsed 1Pro.
sails for Iron Head Blocks" and be odd ressed
70 the Quartemastef General. U. Q A, Wssh-
gtop. d. O." d. o. MEIGS.