The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-03
at Fort adams, .Ns,eport, R. /

III Fort Columbus, Governors Island Neu
| York har6or, .Nsw York.
200 barrels Of pork
40 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
60 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
i $50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Hamilton, .Narro,cs, .N,w Yorl
| har6or, .Neso 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 talow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort JMtlin, Pennsylvania.
| Sc barrels of pork
| 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 6ne salt
200 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort McHenry, near Baltimore. Mary.
| land.
| 100 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
| rs bushels ofnew 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.
| fit 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.
fit Fort Johnston, SmitAville, 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
200 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
ut Fort .Moultrie Charleston, South Car
DINA.
l64 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 Oglethoype 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
800 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
rs 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 1896
and LIST March, l647
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-
ttEns &c s i furnish i to this Office certificate from
packed. The pork is 10 be contained ia
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
thirty-two quarts to 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,
1876. 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 anti they are deposited at
such storehouses 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 any post at any time before en-
tering into contrac and nso of increasing or redu-
cling che quantities of each delivery one-thrd subse
quent to contract, gsing 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.
adpances cannot be made in amy case, and EVIDENCE Of
inspection and full depe,y riu be required at this office
before req,,isiiion c 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 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
'''e GEO. GIBSON,
Com. Gen. Subsistence
NorE-Edtors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized TO
do 10 by the Commssary General Of Subsistence.
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