The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-26

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
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
lit Fort .McHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
|. land.
100 barrels of pork
260 barrels of fresh superfne -four
IS bushels Of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard allow candles
40 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons of good cider vinegar.
lit Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort, Va.
$50 barrels of pork
7S0 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds ofgood hard soap
$500 pounds of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
1900 gallons of good cider vinegar
at Fort Johnston, SmithuiNe, NORTH Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels Of fresh superfne flour
50 bushels Of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
400 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
90 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort .Mouit,1e, Charleston, South Car
.oHna.
lG4 barrels pork
800 barrels of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
so bushels of good clean dry fine salt
geo gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
100 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels ofnew white field beans
1909 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-Al bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit the
total amount of each bid.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at those
posts where they are not specified will be, one
fourth LIST june LIST September, LIST December, ls46,
and LIST March, lS41.
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened corn, and each hog to weigh mol less than
two hundred pounds, excluding the feet legs, ears,
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for the
hams. The pork ia to be first sailed with Turks
Island salt, and then carefully packed with the same
article, in pieces 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 so sailed ana
packed The pork is to be contained IN seasoned
heart Of white oak barrels full hoped; the beans
and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of convenient size for transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement OF
thirty-two quarts to the bushel. The candles to
have cotton wicks. Tie provisions for Fort At
kinson and St. Peters must pass St. LOUIS, Tor
their ultimate destinations in the first week OF April,
1896 A failure ia this particular will be con-
sdered a breach of contract, and the department
will be authorized to purchase to supply these
posts. The provisions will be inspected at the
time and place Of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at
such storehouses may be designated by the
| agents of the department. The Commissary Gene
raj reserves the privilege of increasing diminish
ing the quantities, or of dispensing with any all
articles required al any post, at any time before en-
tering into contrac ;and nlso of increasing or redu-
cling the quantities oC erch delivery one-third subse
guent to contract, 'ing sixty days previous no.
| tce
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.
qdra,ces cannot be made In amy case and Evidence Of
inspection and full delivery uW be reqiredat This office
before yegusitioi irH be made upon the treasury for
payment; which will be effected in such public mo-
ney as may be convenient to the points OF delivery,
the places Of purchase the residence OF the con-
tractors at the option of the Treasury Department.
| No drafts on this Office will be accepted or paid,
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envelope,
and marked proposals for furnishing army sub
sistence." ,nr.,,
| Com, Gen. Subsistence.
! NoTE-Editors will not be paid for inserting In
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized 10
do go by the Commssary General OF Subsistence.
| July wtl5thSept.