The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-17
WASHINGTON: MONDAY SEPTEMBER
SIS bushels of new white field beans

SIS bushels of new white field beans
SIG pounds of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard taow candles
ID bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 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
those posts where they are not specified, viii be,
one fourth lst 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
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 thepork has been sailed and pack
ed The pork s 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 ulti-
mate destination, in the first week Of April, 1885,
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 pOSts pTOVlSlOnb Will De inspected
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 Gen
eral reserves the privilege Of increasing 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, 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
trct attorney, or by some person well known to the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
| acted on.
Adrances cannot be made in any case and evidence
Of inspection and full deliuey toin be required at this
Office before reqisition tpiH be made upon the Ireasu-
ry for payment; which will be effected in such
public money as 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 paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate enve.
| lope, and marked 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
10 do so by the Conmissary General of Subsistence