Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-08-09
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.
office Of Com. General, Of Subsistence.

Office Of Com. General Of Subsistence.
WAsHINGToN, July II, lS49
SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office until the lst 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 Smelling, St Peters.
255 barrels Of pork
s75 barrels of fresh superhne flour
les bushels of new white field beans.
2,62s pounds of good hard soap
9S4 pounds of good hard tallow candles
- 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.
At Fort Gaines, mouth Of Cro,c-ving rirer, 100 miles
ADORE Fort Smelling.
$50 barrels of pork
265 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
100 bushels Of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
80 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
465 gallons of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered from the 18th May,
1860, to the 18th June, 1850.
At Jefferson Barracks, AEssouri.
$50 barrels of pork
l,250 barrels Of fresh surerfne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
$3.50 pounds of good hard soap
1890 pounds of good hard sperm candles
lao bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
1900 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Leduenworth, Missouri rirer.
$40 barrels of pork
625 barrels of fresh superfne -four
23e 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
e25 gallons of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the list June, 1850.
miles land transportation from independence on the
Missouri riper.
$50 barrels of pork
2e5 barrels of fresh superfne -four
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 by the LIST June, 1850.
NorE.--An 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 ist June; list September, list December
1850, and 1st 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 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 measurement ofthir-
two quarts to the bushel. The candles to have cot
ton wcks. The provisions for St 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 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
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 as may be designated by the agents of
the Department. The Commissary General reserves
the privilege OF increasing diminishing the guam
tties or of dispensing with any all articles re-
quired at any post, any time before entering into
contract; and also Of 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 suretes,
whose must be certified by the district
attorney, or by some person well known to the Co.
vernment; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted Oh.
Advances cannot be made in any case, and evidence
ofinspection and full delivery riH be required at this
office before reqsision ,ciH be made upon the 7feasu-
ry for payment; which will be effected in such pub
nc money as may De convenient 10 the points OF de-
livery, the places Of purchase, the residence Of
the contractors, at the option Of the Treasury De-
partment.
No drafts on this Office win be accepted or paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envel-
ope, 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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