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SUBSISTENCE OFFICE
UNITED STATES ARNY

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UNITED STATES ARHY Il
No. s, SourH GAY STREET,
BALTIMORE, ND, p
Karek c, 1866.
Proposals for Fresh Beef.
CEALED PROPOSALS, in dnnEicate, will be re-
- ceived at the Office of Lieut. bishop Aldrieh,
9Th U. s. Infantry, and A T.. s., at Harper's
Ferry, West Virginia, until II d. SATUR-
DAY, March IL, 1866, for the FRESH BEEF
required for the supply Of the troops. hospitals
and officers at, near and in the vicinity of Har-
per's Ferry, West Virginia, and at, near and in
the vicinity of Winchester, West Virginia, for
six months, from April LIST 1866, or such less
period as the Commissary General Of Subsis-
tence may direct.
The Beef to be delivered at Winchester,
West Virginia, or Harper's Ferry, West Vir-
ginia, or at both places, and ON the order OF
the Commissary or acting Commissary Of Sub
sistence, at either or both places
The Beef to be of a good and marketable
quality, in equal proportion of fore and hind
quarter meat, tnecks, shanks, and kidney tai
low to be excluded.
The necks of the cattle slaughtered under
this agreement shall be cut off at the fourth
vertebral j. int, aud the breast trimmed down.
The shanks of fore-quartcrs shall be cut of
from three to four inches above the knee-joint,
and of headquarters from six to eight inches
above the gambrel or hook JOINT.
The Meat will be subject to a rigid inspec-
ton, and if not satisfactory, purchases in the
open market will he made at the expense Of
the contractor.
All questions respecting quality and condi-
ton will be settled by the officer of the Sub
sistence Department receiving the Meat.
Blank forms of proposals can be obtained on
application at this office, either in person or by
mail, or at the Office of the Commissary Of
Subsistence 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, or OF the United
States District Attorney.
Each party offering proposal must accom-
pany it by an affidavit that he is not interested
directly or indirectly 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
fulfilment of their contract, or their proposals
will not be considered.
If the bid is in the name Of firm, the
names of all the members and their postoffice
address must appear, or it will not be consid-
cred.
Each person or every member of firm off
ering proposal must accompanyitby an oath
of allegiance to the United States Govern
ment, if he has not already filed one in this
Office.
Payments to be made in such funds as may
be on hand if none on hand, to be made as
soon as received.
Proposals must be endorsed distinctly "Pro-
posals for Fresh Beef, !" and addressed to
Lieutenant Bishop Aldrich, sth United States
Infantry and ~ c. S., Harpers Ferry, West
Virginia, who reserves the right to reject any
or all bids not to the interest Of the United
States.
All proposals not complying strictly with
the above specifications will positively be re-
jected by Lieut.. Aldrich.
THOMAS WILSON,
Brew. It. Col. and c. s. U. s. A,
and BIT. Brig Gen. Vols.
March 8, ls66-2t.