Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-08-23
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE
Office Of Com. General Of Subsistence.

Office Of Com. General 81 Subsistence.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received att; al this
~ 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, az
follows:
At Fort Smelling, St Peters.
255 barrels of pork
s75 barrels of fresh superfne flour
165 bushels of new white field beans
2,62o pounds of good hard soap
SS4 pounds of good hard talow candles
~ bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered from the 18th May, 1860
to the 10Th June, 1850.
At Fort Gaines, mouth Of Cro.c-Ding ,iver, $50 mes
abovs Fort Smelling.
$50 barrels of pork
PCS barrels OF fresh superfne -four
100 bushels uf new white field beans
1870 pounds Of good hard soap
600 pounds OF good hard tallow candles
50 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
ass gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered from the 10th May,
1850, to the 18th June, 1850.
At Jefferson Barracks, Mssouri.
$50 barrels of pork
1880 barrels of fresh surerfne -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
S,760 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard sperm candles
140 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
1890 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Ledveascorfh, Missouri river.
$40 barrels Of pork
625 b5rrels of fresh supersne fout
$50 bushels of new white field beans
a,G65 pounds Of good bard soap
1915 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
so bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
s26 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the LIST June, 1850.
At Fort Scott, on the Marnsoton yieer, Missour-7o
miles land transportation tson Independence ~ tie
Missouri rirer. =. ~
$50 barrels Of polk
265 barrels of fresh shterhne hou
100 bushels Of new white neid besns
$40 pounds Of good hard soap
$50 pounds Of good hard tallow candies
IS bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
466 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered By the lst Jtnc, 1850.
NorE.--An bidders are requested TO extend the
amount Of their bids for each article and exhibit die
total amount of each bid.
The periods and quantities Of each delivery II
those posts where they are not specified, will be,
one-fourth LIST June; 1st September, LIST DeceHhbef
1850, and LIST March, 1861. str
The hogs of which the pork Is packed 10 be hst-
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 30 saite and pack
ed. The pork is TO be contained in seasoned heart
Of white oak barrels, full hooped; the beans and saf
in barrels and the soap end candies In strong box
es, Of convenient size for transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement OF thir-
two quarts to the bushel. The candles to have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for 81 Peters and Fort
Gaines must pass st Louis, for their ultimate des-
tination, in the first week in April, 1850. And the
stores for Fort Caines must pass st Petsrs BY ths
lot June, 1850. failure In this particular will Be
considered breach Of contract, and Tie Depart
ent will be authorized 70 purchase to supply these
posts. The provisions win be inspected 1t the time
and place Of delivery and Oh expenses to b paid
BY contractors until they are deposited at such
store-houses a. may be designated by the agents OF
the Department. The Commisssry General reserves
the privilege Of increasing or diminishing the qusn-
titles or Of dispensing with any or oil articles re-
quired At any post, nj any time before entering into
contracts and also Of increasing OF reducing the
quantities Of each delivery onesthrd subsequent to
contract, on giving sixty dsys' 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 mustb certfedby the district
attorneys or by some person wen known to the Co
vernment; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted Or.
Advances cannot be mode in any case, and evidence
Of Inspection and sH delivery ri be required at this
Office before reqsifion ,rtH be made spos the YEAST
~ for payment; which will be effected in such pub
lie money may be convenient to the points Of de-
livery, the places Of purchase or the residence Of
the contractors, at the option Of the Treasury De-
partment. 80 sci p.
No drafts on this ONCE will b. accepted or paid
under any circumstances. ~ ~ 49,.
Each proposal will be sealsd n separate enveI-
ope, and marked ssProposals for furnishing army
subsistence.o GEO. GIBSON. c. G.. S.
NoTE.-Edtors 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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