The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-20
WASHINGTON

55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 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 are not specified, viii be,
e-fourth LIST June, LIST September, LIST December,
1850, and LIST March, 1851.
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened 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, i'll 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 thepork 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 wcks. 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
ply tHcSc pOStS Inc VIII DC 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 Commssary 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
reducing the quantities of each delivery one-third
subsequent to contract, giving sixty days pre-
vious notice.
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
trict attorney, by person well known to the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted on.
Adodnces cannot be made in any case, and Evidence
Of inspection and tu delivery ,oi be required at this
office before requisiton mill be made upon the Treasu
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 g Proposals for furnishing army
subsistence
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 Commssary General of Subsistence
July l4-3tawtl5Sep