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GENERAL ORDERS,

No. 103.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, August 5, 1901.

I--The following having been received from the War Department is published for the information of all concerned:

WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, D. C., August 5, 1901. The United States having acquired the northeast quarter of section 33, and the northwest quarter and the north half of the southwest quarter of section 34, township 78 north, range 24 west of the fifth principal meridian, as the site for a military post near Des Moines, Iowa, the same is hereby announced as a military reservation.

WM. CARY SANGER,
Acting Secretary of War.

II--By direction of the Secretary of War, troop, battery, and other commanders will on receipt of this order make requisition for as many of the regulation curb bits, model 1892, specifying sizes desired, as may be necessary to complete their respective complements, and as soon thereafter as practicable turn in to Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, all curb bits, Shoemaker pattern, on hand in their commands. No more Shoemaker bits will be issued to the Army. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES:

GEO. ANDREWS,

Acting Adjutant General.

No. 104.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, August 6, 1901. Under authority of the 96th section of the act of Congress approved January 12, 1895, contracts have been made by the Postmaster General for supplying the several Executive Departments of the Government with envelopes during the year beginning July 1, 1901. With the view to economy in the public expenditures requisitions for envelopes for use of the Army will be limited to those described in the annexed schedule. No job printing for envelopes other than that authorized by A. R., 908, will be allowed, but in order to facilitate business such inexpensive rubber stamps as may be absolutely necessary for use in event of change of station, address, etc., may be provided, thereby effecting a large saving in the event of change of station, address, etc.

Under the terms of these contracts the following officers of the Army are authorized by the Secretary of War to order envelopes direct from the contractors and to make payment for the same under the terms of said contracts:

QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Colonel Amos S. Kimball, assistant quartermaster general, depot quartermaster, Army Building, New York City.

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.

Purchasing commissary, Old Custom-House, St. Louis, Mo. Purchasing commissary, Army Building, New York City. Purchasing commissary, 288 Robert street, St. Paul, Minn. Purchasing commissary, 170 Sumner street, Boston, Mass. Purchasing commissary, Bee Building, Omaha, Nebr. Purchasing commissary, Equitable Building, Denver, Colo. Purchasing commissary, 11 Lake street, Chicago, Ill. Purchasing commissary, Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Purchasing commissary, San Antonio, Tex.

Purchasing commissary, 103 Market street, San Francisco, Cal. Purchasing commissary, 1201 Prytania street, New Orleans, La.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

Colonel J. Morris Brown, assistant surgeon general, 391 Washington street, New York City.

OFFICERS CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

All disbursing officers of the Corps of Engineers and the supervisor of the Harbor of New York.

SIGNAL CORPS.

Disbursing officer, Signal Corps, War Department, Washington, D. C.

BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES:

THOMAS WARD, Acting Adjutant General.

Item No. of con

tract schedule.

ENVELOPE SCHEDULE-1901-1902.

Schedule of envelopes to be furnished the several Executive Departments of the Government at Wash ington, D. C., during the year beginning July 1, 1901, under contracts made by the Postmaster General, in accordance with section 96 of the act of Congress approved January 12, 1895.

Description of envelopes.

Price per thousand.

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(Weight stated, except "Miscellaneous," is per ream of paper of 500 sheets, 22 by 30 inches.)

Plain. Printed.

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12

190,000

United States Envelope Company, of Springfield, Mass.

10 by 44 inches, highly calendered, first quality paper, 60 pounds.

2.16

2.28

14

130,000

.do.

93 by 4 inches, highly calendered, first quality paper, 60 pounds.

1.67

1.79

15

200.000

do.

8 by 34 inches, highly calendered, first quality paper, 60 pounds.

1.51

1.63

19

55,000

.do.

54 by 34 inches, highly calendered, first quality paper, 50 pounds.

74

.86

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