The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-07

YORK. Rdr6or, JNeu york.
200 barrels Of pork
400 barrels of fresh superfne -four
IT'S bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
GO bushels of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Hamilton, Narro,os, Wep York
har6or, .New York.
lao barrels Of pork
800 barrels of fresh superine -four
ITO bushels Of new white field beans
5000 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds Of good hard allow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort .Mitlin, 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 talIow candles
90 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort yNcHery, near Baltimore, Mary
land.
100 barrels Of pork
260 barrels of fresh superfne flour
IS 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
sUU HuliOnS Vi SOOu CIucI
at 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.
lit Fort Johnston, Smithville, NORTH Caro-
lima.
Sc barrels Of pork
700 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
200 gallons of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort .Mouitrie, Charleston, South Car
ohna.
l64 barrels fpork
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
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
lit Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
100 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superine -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 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, LIST September LIST December, lS46,
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 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
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish TO this office ceruhcate 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 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
thrty-two quarts tn the bushel. The candles to
have cotton wicks. The provisions for Fort At
kinson and st. Peters must pass st. Louis, for
their ultimate destinations in the first week of April,
1886 A 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 "a may be designated by the
raj reserves the privilege of increasing or diminish
ing the quantities, Or Of dispensing with any or all
articles required at any nos, at any time before en-
erng into coutrac and also of increasing or redu-
cling the quantities o erc delivery one-thrd subse-
quent to contract Oh !; ling sixty days previous no
uce.
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.
eminent; otherwise their proposals will not be acted
7duonces cannot be made in any case and evidence o.
inspection and full deiipay nil be required al this office
b, fore ,equiston ,ciH be made upon The treasury Jo'
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
slstence.n
GEO. GIBSON,
Com Gen. Subsistence.
NorE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized TO
do ao NV the Commisaarv General of Subsistence