The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-11


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
30 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
at Fort JMcHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
land.
100 barrels Of pork
26O barrels Of fresh superfne flour
rs bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort, Va.
$50 barrels of pork
7S0 barrels of fresh superfne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds of good 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, Smithville, North Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels Of pork
100 barrels of fresh superfne -four
SO 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
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort .Moultyie, Charleston, South Car
DINA.
I64 barrels of 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
ego gallons of good cider vinegar.
fit Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
100 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh superhne -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard SOAP
800 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
Is 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 periodsand quantities of each delivery at those
posts where they are not specified, will be, one
fourth LIST June, lst September, LIST December, l846,
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
two hundred pounds excluding the fest, legs, ears,
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for the
hams The pork 10 to be first sailed with Turks
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
the packer, that the pork has been so sailed and
packed. The pork is to be contained IN seasoned
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 wieks. Tie provisions for Fort At
kinson and st. Peters must pass St. Louis, for
their ultimate des nation, in the first week of April,
1916. A failure in this particular will be con-
sdered 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
he paid by contractors until they deposited at
such storehouses az 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 uny post, at any time before en-
erng into contraci and MISC of increasing or redu-
cling the quantities or erch delivery one-thrd subse
quent to contract wing 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.
9dpances cannot be made in amy case, and epidence Of
inspection and full delivery ,riH be reqredat this office
before req,siiion iciH 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 or 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 "Proposas for furnishing army sub
GEO. GIBSON,
Com. Gen. Subsistence
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