The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-23

SIS bushels of new white field beans
.876 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.-Al 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,
fourth LIST June, LIST 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
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 il 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 lst June, 1880 failure in this particular
will be considered breach of contract, and the
Department will be authorized to purchase to sup
ply these posts. The provisions will be inspected at
the TIME and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at
such store houses as may be designated by the
| agents of the Department The Commssary Cen
eral reserves the privilege of increasing or 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, 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 sureties
whose responsibility must be certified by the dis
trict attorney or by some person well known to the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
| acted on.
Adpances cannot be made in any case, and evidence
Of inspection and full delivery tcA be required at this
office before reqisition toiH be made upon the I|eas
~ 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 on 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 80 by the Commissary General Of Subsistence
| July l4-3tawtl5Sep