Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-08-30
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.
office Of Com. General Of Subsistence.

Office Of Com General Of Subsistence.
WASHINGTON, July II, ls4o
~ office until the LIST day Of October next, for the
delivery OF provisions in bulk, for the use Of the
troops of the United states, upon inspection, as
follows:
At Fort Sssuins. St Peters.
255 barrels Of pork
375 barrels of fresh superhne -four -
1855 bushels Of new white field beans
s. 2,62s pounds of good hard soap
9S4 pounds of good hard tallow candles s%
~ bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered from the 18th MAY, 1850
to the 18th June. 1850.
1t Fort Gaines, oshef Cro,p-,c riusr 100 mi,ss
above Fort Smelling.
$50 barrels of pork IA
c65 barrels Of fresh superfine flour
100 bushels Of new white field beans
1870 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
IS bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
465 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered from the 18th Nav.
1850, to the 18th June, 1850.
At JcHerson Barracks, Missouri.
$50 barrels Of pork
1880 barrels Of fresh surerfine flour
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
S,760 pounds Of good hard soap ..-
1900 pounds of good hard sperm candles
14O bushels of good clean dry fine salt
2,2oo gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Fort LedvenicoTth, Missouri river:
$40 barrels Of pork
525 barrels of fresh superffne -four
$40 bushels Of new white field beans
1866 pounds of good hard soap
1875 pounds of good hard tallow candles
60 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
925 galloas of good cider vinegar
The whole TO be desssered by the list June, 1850.
At Fort Scott, on the Mdrmaion river, Mssoari-7o
miles land fransportsssss f.om Independence on the
Missouri rircr.
1870 barrels Of pork
2S5 barrels Of fresh surerfne flour
100 bushels Of new white field beans
l,s4O pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IS bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
465 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the list June, 1850.
NoTE.--Al 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 LIST March, 1861.
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened corn, ard 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 SO sailed and pack
ed. The pork is to be contained in seasoned heart
OF white oak barrels, full hooped 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 uremcnt of thir
two quarts to the bushel. The candles to have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for st Peters and Fort
Gaines must pass st Louis, for their ultimate des-
tnation, in the first week in April, 1850. 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 Depart
ment 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 until they are deposited at such
store-houses may be designated by the agents Of
the Department. The Commissary General reserves
the privilege Of increasing finishing the guam
titles, Or of dispensing with any all articles re-
CURED at any post. at any time before entering into
contract; and also IT increasing or reducing the
quantities of each delivery one-third subsequent to
contract, on giving sixty days previous 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 district
attorney, or by some person well known to the Co
vernment; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted or.
4idpanccs cannot be made in any case, and erdence
ofinspecfion and fun delivery miH be required at this
office before reqaisfoa ,riH be made upon the Treasu-
ry for payment; which will be effected in such pub
He money as may De convenient 10 tue points CT ue-
livery, the places of.purchase. or the residence of
the contractors, at the option Of the Treasury De-
partment.
No drafts on this Office viii be accepted or paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate envel-
ope, and marked "rrorossls for furnishing army
subsisence.o GEO. GIBSON, c. Ga S.
NoTE.-Ehitofs win 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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