The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-16
WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST Ie
SIS bushels of new white field beans
876 pounds Of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 oallons of rood cider VINEGAR

55 bushels Of new white field beans
876 pounds Of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTR.-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 win be,
one -fourth LIST June, LIST September LIST December,
1850, and LIST March, 1851.
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,
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 sailed and pack
ed 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 box
es 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 ST. Peters
and Fort Gaines must pass St. Louis for their uti-
and the stores for Fort Gaines must pass St. Peters
by the lst June, 1850. failure in this particular
will be considered breach of contract, and the
Department will be authorized to purchase to sup
ply these posts The provisions viii be inspected at
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses TO
be paid by contractors until they are deposited at
such store houses may be designated by the
agents of the Department. The Commissary Cen
eral reserves the privilege of increasing dimin-
shing the quantities, of dispensing with any or
all articles required at any post, at any time before
entering into contracts and also of increasing or
reducing the quantities of each delivery one-third
subsequent to contract, on giving sixty days. pre-
vious notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, required
to accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together with the names of their suretes
whose responsibility must be certified by the dis
trct attorney, by some person well known to the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
| acted on.
Aduances cannot be made in any case, and eUidence
Of inspection and Au deliuey so be required at this
office before reqistion toiH be made upon the Ifeasu
| ~ for payment which will be effected in such
public money may be convenient to the points
delivery, the places of purchase, the residence
of the contractors, at the option of the Treasury
| Department. .t.
No drafts on this Office win be accepted paid
| under any circumstances
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate enve-
lope, and marked Proposals for furnishing army
subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, C. G. S.
| NorE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized
to do by the Commissary General of Subsistence.
July I4-3tawtl5Sep