The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-03
MORNING, SEPTEMBER
So bushels Of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
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So bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1923 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.-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,
e-fourth LIST June, LIST September, lst 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 spont. 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 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 ulti
mate destination, in the first week of April 1850;
and the stores for Fort Gaines must pass St. Peters
by the lst June, 1850 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 are deposited at
such store houses may be designated by the
agents of the Department The Commissary Cen
eral reserves the privilege of increasing dimin-
ishng the quantities, of dispensing with any or
all articles required at any post, at any time before
entering into contracts and also of increasing or
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 of their sureties,
whose responsibility must be certified by the dis
rict attorney, or by some person well known to the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted on.
Aduances cannot be made in any case, and evidence
Of inspection and full deliUery ,cih be required at this
office before requistion toiu be made upon the Ireasu
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 separate enve-
lope, and marked Proposals for furnishing army
subsistence
GEO. GIBSON, C. G.. S.