The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-01
wAsHINGToN WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST
IS bushels of new white field beans
876 pounds of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
300 gallons of good cider vinegar

90 bushels OF new Wnltc uclQ Deans
876 pounds Of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IL bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons Of good cider vinegar
| NorE.-All 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 are not specified, viii be,
one 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
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for the
| hams. The pork is TO be first sailed with Turk 3
| Island salt, and then carefully packed with the
same article, in pieces not exceeding eight pounds
l 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 70 be contained in sseoned heart of
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. Peter
and Fort Gaines must pass St. Louis for their ult-
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
ply these posts The provisions win 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 Commissary Gen.
eral reserves the privilege of increasing dimin
ishing the quantities, or 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 third
| subsequent to contract, on giving sixty days. pre-
vious notice. sfeI ,-,fsst
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are required
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 by some person well known to the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted on. tN tiii
Advances cannot be made any case and evidence
Of inspection and full delivery tc be required at this
Office before reputation tciA be made upon the Ireds
~ 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. AF
No drafts this Office will be accepted or paid
under any circumstances. Itft
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate enve-
lope, and marked Proposals for furnishing army
subsistence" tFeus r7f
s ar GEO. GIBSON, C. G.. s.
NorE.--Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized
to do so by the Commissary General of Subsistence
July 4-3tawtl5Sep