The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-24
WASHINGTON MONDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER a ls4s
55 bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1928 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt

55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
1928 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.-All bidders 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 not specified, win be-
one fourth LIST June LIST September, lst 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
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 has been sailed and pack
cd The pork IL 10 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 ulti
mate destination, in the first week of April, 1885,
by the LIST 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 win be inspected
be paid by contractors until they deposited at
| such store houses may be designated by the
| agents of the Department The Comnfissary Gen.
eral reserves the privilege of increasing or diin
ishing the quantities, or of dispensing with any or
all articles required at any post at any time before
entering into contract; and also of increasing
reducing the quantities Of each delivery third
subsequent to contract, giving sixty days pre-
viOus notice. it stt i.5 laF{,lsft
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, required
to accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together with the names Of their sureties
whose responsibility must be certified by the dis
trct attorney, or by person well known to the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted on
Adrances cannot be made any case, and evidence
Of inspection aud u delivery ,ci be required this
office before requisition tciu be made upon the Ireasi
| ry for payment; which will be effected in such
! public money as may be convenient to the points
of delivery the places of purchase, the residence
of the contractors, 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 a separate enve-
| lope, and marked Proposals for furnishing army
subsistence
GEO. GIBSON, c. G. S.
| NoTE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized
to do so by the Commssary General of Subsistence.
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