The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-25
wAsHNGToN SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST a5 ls49

SIS bushels of new white field beans
1916 pounds of good hard soap
1928 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 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, lst 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,
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 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 ulti
mate destination, in the first week of April, 1885,
and the stores for Fort Gaines must pass St. Peters
by the LIST June, 1850. failure in this particular
will be considered a breach of contract and the
Department will be authorized to purchase to sup
ply these posts. The provisions win be inspected at
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
era reserves the privilege of increasing dimin-
ishing the quantities. or of dispensing with any
all articles required at any post at any time before
| entering into contract and also of increasing
reducing the quantities of each delivery one-third
subsequent to contract, on 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 suretes,
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.
Aduances cannot be made in any case, and evidence
of inspection and u deliuery ,D be required at this
Office before reqisition toiH be made upon the Ireasu
ry for payment; which will be effected in such
public money 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 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 Commissary General of Subsistence.
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