The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-21


600 pounds Of good hard talow candles
90 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons Of good cider vinegar
fit Fort JMcHenry, near Baltimore, Mary
land.
100 barrels of pork
26O barrels Of fresh superfne -four
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
200 gallons of good 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
1000 pounds ofgood hard soap
$500 pounds ofgood 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
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
200 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort .Moultyie, Charleston, South Car
olina.
l64 barrels pork
JJU D0rre6 OF IreSn eupeTunc HOuT
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.
ut Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
100 barrels Of pork
900 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
900 mounds OfO ood hard anerm 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 periods and quantities Of each delivery at those
posts where they are not specified, will be, one
fourth LIST june LIST September LIST December, 1916,
and LIST March, 1647.
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened 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 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 be received by measurement Of
thrty-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 III this particular will be con-
sidered breach Of contract, and the department
will be authorized to purchase 10 supply these
posts. The provisions will be inspected at the
time and place of delivery, and all expenses 70
be paid by contractors until they deposited at
such storehouses ca may be designated by the
agents of the department. The Commissary Gene
raj reserves the privilege Of increasing or diminish
ing the quantities, Of dispensing with any or all
articles required at nny post, at any time before en-
tering into contrac and nlso of increasing redu
cling the quantities &c erch delivery one-third subse
quent TO contract, ON giving sixty days previous
tice
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are required
to accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together with the names Of their sureties,
8whose 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.
adpances cannot be made IN any case and evidence Of
inspection and full delivery viii be reqsiredaf this office
before reqmsiiion srH be made upon The treasury for
payment; which will be effected in such public mo-
new 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
''''' GEO. GIBSON,
Com. Gen. Subsistence
NorE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized to
do % NV the rv General of Subsiafence.