The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-23

60 bushels OF good clean dry hne salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar
1T Fort .Mi6lin, Pennsylvania.
Sc barrels of pork
1870 barrels of fresh superfne -four
so bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard talow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort .McHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
laad
100 barrels of pork
260 barrels of fresh superfne -four
rs bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard taow candles
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 -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
1000 pounds IF good hard soap
2SOO pounds of good hard tallow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
1900 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort Johnston, SmifhuiHe, NORTH Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels of pork
100 barrels Of fresh super6ne -four
50 bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
400 pounds of good hard sperm candles
80 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons Of good cider vinegar
ut Fort .Mouitrie, Charleston, South Car
olina.
l64 barrels fpork
800 barrels of fresh superhne -four
l20 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
onfun n1 eide vim
1T Oglethoype Bmrncks, Savannah, Georgia:
100 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
1900 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.
NorE.-All bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit the
total amount of each bid
The perodsand quantities of each delivery at those
posts where they are not specified, will be, one
fourth LIST June, LIST September LIST December, 1876,
and LIST March, lS47
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened on corn, and each hog to weigh not less than
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 salt, and then carefully packed with the same
article, in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each
Wnen Tie packing mas DeeH COHlHIeHu, the So"-
tractor must furnish to this office certificate from
the packer, that the pork has been so sailed and
packed. The pork is to be 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 De 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, for
their ultimate esinutor in the first week Of April,
1916. failure IN this particular will be con-
sidered 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 are deposited at
such storehouses 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 ros, at any time before en-
terng into ;and also of increasing or redu-
cling the quantities m erch delivery one-thrd subse-
quent to contract sing sixty days previous no.
lice,
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.
ernmen otherwise, their proposals will not be acted
on.
dpances cannot be made in any case and evidence o.
inspection and H delivery uiA be requiredat This office
before requisition ,riH be made upon The treasury ion
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." .o>,
Com. Gen. Subsistence.
NorE-Edtors will not be paid for inserting. in