The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-10
So bushels of new white field beans
1916 pounds of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard tallow candles
II bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of rood cider VINEGAR

90 bushels OF new white neld beans
1916 pounds of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons of good cider vinegar
NorE.--All 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
one fourth LIST June LIST September, lst December,
1850, and LIST March, 1851. 8ed8 sl
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 - to be first sailed with Turks
Island salt, and then carefully packed with the
same article, in pieces not exceeding eight pounds
each. Viii @
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 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 ulti
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
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at
such store houses may be designated by the
agents of the Department. The Commissary ZEN
era reserves the privilege of increasing or dimin
ishing the quantities. or Of dispensing with any or
all articles required at any post at any time before
entering into contract and also of Increasing or
reducing the quantities Of each delivery 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 Of their suretes,
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. a4sG gir srfts.l,
Adpances cannot be made in any case and evidence
Of tnspecion and full deliUey ,c be required at tis
Office before requisition toiH be made upon the reasu
ry for payment which will be effected in such
public money as may be convenient 10 the points
Of delivery, the places of purchase the residence
of the contractors at the option of the Treasury
Department. M
No drafts this Office will be accepted or paid
under any circumstances 1it. y
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate enve-
lope, and marked Proposals for furnishing army
subsistence" 1856
GEO. GIBSON, C. G. S.
NorE.-Editors win not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorised
to do so by the Commissary General of Subsistence
July l4-3tawtl5Sep