The San Francisco call., 1899-01-25
PROPOSALS.

WAR DEPARTMENT, Quartermaster Gen
erals Office, Washington, D. c., Jan. 20,
1899 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 or 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 $4,000.
officers and enlisted men. Cabin accomnloda-
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
their embarkation. Proposals will state the
price per capita for transporting officers and
for transporting enlisted men and for their
subsistence and delivering them on shore at
the Spanish port or ports to be designated.
and will be accompanied by a guarantee that
the prisoners will be comfortably cared for
and subsisted while on the journey, the sub
sistence TO be equal to United States gar
Q00O) complete rations: Meat-Pork. one
tenth q-f0). seventyfve (75) pounds net
weight; bacon, two-tenths (2-1o). one hundred
and fifty C5O) pounds net weight; timed roast
beef, seven-tenths G-10). seven hundred (700)
pounds net weight. Flour or hard bread net
weight one thousand 10000 pounds. Vegetables
Dry beans. net weight seventyhve C5)
pounds or rice, net weight fifty (56) pounds
treSn potatoes, net WEIGHT elBnI nun0red (S0D)
pounds; oniors, net weight two hundred (20Ol
pounds. Coffee, roasted, net weight eighty
(S0) pounds; sugar, net weight one hundred
and fifty C50) pounds; vinegar net weight
eighty 500 pounds; soap, net weight forty
(40) pounds: salt, net weight forty (40) pounds :
pepper black net weight two and five-tenths
(25) pounds Proposals will state the num-
Der of vessels which are 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 each vessel to make the voyage from
Manila to the coast of Spain. Proposals will
also state the time at which each vessel will
arrive in the harbor of Manila and report to
the chief Quartermaster 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-
quired Payment for the service will be made
when evidence is furnished that the ship
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 10 be paid for Pro-
posals should be addressed to the Depot
Quarterlnaster, u. S. Army, New York City
or to the Depot Quartermaster. San Fran
cisco. CAL. at which places they will be
opened at twelve (i2) o'clock m. standard
time on the first day of February eighteen
hundred and ninety-nne. and submitted to
this Office. The Government reserves the
right to reject any and all proposals submit
ted. NJ. ]. I.<LUDINGToN, Quartermaster Gen
erals IL 6. Army