The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-25
WASHINGTON: TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25 ls49
SIS bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1928 pounds of good hard tallow candles
II bushels of good clean dry fine salt
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SIS bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1928 pounds of good hard talow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 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,
1850, and lst 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,
and snout Side pieces may be substituted for the
hams. The pork is to be first sailed with Turk 3
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-
mate destination, in the first week of April, 1850;
and the stores for Fort Gaines must pass ST. Peters
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
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at
such store-houses may be designated by the
| agents of the Department. The Commissary Gen
eral reserves the privilege of increasing dimin-
ishing the quantities, of dispensing with any
all articles required at any post at any time before
entering into contract; and also of increasing or
reducing the quantities of each delivery third
subsequent to contract, giving sixty days. pre-
vious notice.
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 dis
trct attorney or by some person well known to the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted on.
Adpances cannot be made any case, and epidenct
Of inspection and full delipy ciu be required at this
Office before reqisitiOn toH be made upon the Ireasu-
~ 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 enye-
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 Commissary General of Subsistence
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