The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-30

60 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
al Fort Hamilton, MARQUIS, .NeW York
hw6or, .New York.
l40 barrels Of pork
360 barrels of fresh superfne -four
10 bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds Of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard talow candles
90 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort .Mi6iin, Pennsylvania.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels of fresh superfne -four
SO bushels Of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
600 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort .McHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
land.
100 barrels Of pork
260 barrels of fresh super6ne -four
as bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candies
40 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort, Va.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfne flour tn.
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
1000 pounds fgood hard soap
$500 pounds of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
1900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Johnston, Smithviile, NORTH Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels Of pork
loo barrels Of fresh superfne -four
50 bushels Of new white field beans
75u pounds of good hard soap
400 mounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons of good cider vinegar.
III Fort .Mouitrfe, Charleston, South Car,
oHaa.
I64 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
100 bushels OF new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard sperm candles
50 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
ego gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Oglethorpe Barracks Savannah, Georgia
100 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfine flour
100 bushels Of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
800 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
25 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
400 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.--All bidders are requested 10 extend the
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount of each bid.
The perodsend quantities of each delivery at those
posts whore they are not specified, will he, ofe.
fourth LIST june LIST September, lat Deethber, 1916
and LIST March, 1871
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened corn, aid each hog TO weigh no, less thar
two hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs, ears
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for the
hams. The pork is to be first sailed with Turks
Island SAT- and then carefully packed with the
article, in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each.
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish TO this Office certificate from
the packer, that the pork has been sailed and
packed. The pork is to I've contained in seasoned
heart of white oak barrels, full hooped the beans
and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of convenient size for transportation.
Salt will only DC received by measurement oil
thirty-two quarts to tho bushel. The candles to
have cotton wicks. Tie provisions for Fort At
kinson and ST. Peters must pass st. Louis, for
their ultimate Destinations in the first week Of April
1916. A failure III this particular will be con-
sIdered breach or contract, and the department
will bc authorized TO purchase to supply these
posts. The provisions will be inspected at the
time and place OF delivery, and all expenses to
DC paid by contractors until they are deposited al
such storehooses Gs may be designated by the
agents of the department. The Commissary Gene
raj reserves the privilege of increasing or diminish
ing the quantities. or Of dispensing with any or all
articles required at any post, at any time before
tering into coDtra and also of increasing redu-
cling the quantities &c crch delivery one-hrd subse
quentto contract, Oh ring sixty days. previous no.
tice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are required
to accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together with the names Of their sureties,
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
attorney, or by some person well known to the gov
ernment otherwise, their proposals will not be acted
on.
.4dpances cannot be made in any case and epidence o.
inspection and full dsrny nil be requiredat This office
before regisition piH be made upon The treasury 10,
payment; which will be effected in such public mo.
ney may be convenient to the points of delivery,
the places of purchase, the residence Of the
tractors, at the option Of the Treasury Department
No drafts ON This office will be accepted paid,
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envelope
and marked proposals for furnishing army sub
sistence."
GEO. GIBSON,
o.. C.,L.