The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-30
PROPOSALS.

WAR DEPARTMENT. Quartermaster Gen
erals Office. Washington. D. c.. Jan 20,
1S99.-Transportation for Spanish prisoners of
war from the Philippine Islands to spain.
By direction of the Secretary of War sealed
proposals are invited for the transportation
of the Spanish prisoners of war now in the
Philippine Islands from Manila such other
ports in the Philippine Islands as may be
most convenient for their embarkation to
Cadiz or such other ports OF Spain as may
hereafter be designated. Their number is es-
timated as about sixteen thousand 10000,
officers and enlisted men. Cabin accommoda-
tions are to be supplied for the officers and
third-class or steerage accommodations hav-
ing. suitable galley accommodations conform
ing to the United States requirements as to
space and ventilation for the enlisted men.
The United States Government will deliver the
prisoners on board the vessels at Manila or
such other ports as may be designated for
their embarkation. Proposals will state the
price per capita for transporting officers and
for transporting enlisted men and for their
subsistence and delivering them shore at
the Spanish port or ports to be designated,
the prisoners will be comfortably cared for
and subsisted while on the journey, The sub
rison rations as follows: One thousand
Q000) complete rations: Meat-Pork one
weight bacon, two-tenths (2-iO), one hundred
and fifty $50 pounds net weight; timed roast
beef, seven-tenths G-1W, seven hundred (T0O)
pounds net weight. Flour or, hard bread net
weight one thousand 10000 pounds Vegeta bIes
Dry beans. net weight seventy-fve G5)
fresh potatoes net weight eight hundred fSa0i
pounds; onions, net weight two hundred (2o0l
pounds Coffee roasted, net weight eighty
(S0) pounds; sugar. net weight one hundred
and fifty d5o) pounds; vinegar, net weight
eighty (S0) pounds; soap net weight forty
(40) mounds salt, net weight forty (40) pounds.
pepper. black net weight two and flve-tenths
(2.5) pounds. Proposals will state the num-
Der of vessels which proposed to be used
for the service. the name and classification of
each the tonnage. capacity of each their
speed. the berth accommodations upon each
and the approximate length of time required
by vessel to make the fro,
Manila to the coast Of Spain. Proposals will
also state the time al which each vessel will
arrive in the harbor of Manila and report to
the chief quarterrnaster at that place ready
for the embarkation of the prisoners of war
Vessels OF any nationality may be rendered
and will be considered for the service re-,
CURED Payment for the service will be made
when evidence is furnished that the shin
has arrived with her passengers at point
of destination. The number of officers
and men counted aboard at place Of
embarkation by the quartermaster is to
determine the number to be paid for Pro-
posals should be addressed to the Depot
ouartermaster. u. s. Army, New York City
or to the Depot Quartermaster. San Fran
CISCO CAL. at which places they will be
opened at twelve Oe) O'Clock m. standard
time, on the first day of February eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine. and submitted to
this office. The Government reserves the
right to reject any and all proposals submit
ted. NJ. ]. LUDINGTON. Quartermaster Cen
eral. u. S. Army.