The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-01
lit Fort .qdams, .Ns,yport, r. I

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It's bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good bard tallow candles
go bushels of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar
ut Fort Hamilton, .NayTotos, Nro York
har6or, .New York.
lao barrels of pork
800 barrels of fresh superfne -four
ITO bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard taow candles
go bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Mibain, Pennsylvania.
100 barrels of fresh superfne flour
SO bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard talow candles
90 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
fit Fort .McHewy, near Baltimore, Mary
land.
100 barrels ofpork
26O barrels of fresh superfne flour
IS bushels Of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds Of good hard tacw candles
40 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons ofgood cider vinegar.
At Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, va.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds ofgood hard soap
$500 pounds ofgood hard talow candles
100 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
1900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
lit Fort Johnston, Smtfhuilie, North Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels OF pork
100 bsrreis of fresh superfne -four
50 bushels of new white field beans
$50 pounds of good hard soap
400 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort Moult,ie, Charleston, South Car
olina.
l64 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
100 bushels Of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
100 pounds of good hard sperm candles
SO bushels of good clean dry fine salt
6G0 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
100 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fresh supcr6ne -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.
NoTE.--All bidders are requested to extend the
amount Of their bids for each article ard exhibit the
total amount of each bid.
The periods quantities of each delivery at those
posts where they are not specified, will be, one
fourth LIST June, LIST September, LIST December ls4S,
and LIST March, i647
The hogs of which the pork is packed 10 be fat
tened on corn and each hog to weigh not less than
two hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs, ears,
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for the
H.. l. d L. H.
Island salt and then carefully packed with the same
article in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each.
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish to this Office certificate from
tho packer, that the pork has been sailed and
packed. The pork is to be contained in seasoned
heart Of white oak barrels full hoped; the beans
and salt IA barrels, and the soap and candies IN
strong boxes of convenient size for transportation.
Sa't will only be received by measurement of
thirty-two quarts To the bushel The candles to
have cotton wcks. Tie provisions for Fort At
kinson and ST. Peters must pass st. Louis, for
their ultimate destination, in the first week Of April
1916. A failure 10, 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 ut the
time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they are deposited at
such storchouses aa may be designated by the
agents of,the department. The Commissary Gene
raj reserves the privilege of increasing diminish
ing the quantities, Of dispensing with any or all
articles required at my post, at any time before
terng into contrac and also of increasing or redu-
cling the quantities AZ eoch delivery one-third subse-
quent to contract, on sng 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 suretcs,
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
attorney, by some person well known to the gov
eminent; otherwise, their proposals will not be acted
on.
ddpaces cannot be made in any case, and evidence Of
inspection and full delivery wiu be required at this office
before requsiiion tDi be made upon the treasury for
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 or paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envelope,
and marked Proposals for furnishing army sub
sistence"
GEO. GIBSON,
Com. Gen. Subsistence.
NorE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized to