The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-06

IS bushels Of new white field beans
| 876 pounds of good hard soap
| 1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons of good cider vinegar
NorE.--AI 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, win be,
one, fourth let june Let September, LIST December,
1850, and LIST March, 1861. ~ @
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. l{o ~
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish to this Office certificate from
the packer that pork has been salted and pack
The pork IL 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. MO- pJ
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 uli-
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
PooS1.
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 Gen
eral reserves the privilege of increasing or dimin-
shing the quantities, or of dispensing with any
all articles required at any post, at any time before
entering into contract; and also of increasing or
reducing the quantities of each delivery onet6ird
subsequent to contract on giving sixty days. pre-
vous notice. - a N HfllaUI r-af
Bidders, not heretofore contractors, are 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
trict attorney, or by person well known the
Government; otherwise their proposals will not be
acted on.
Adcances cannot b. made in anu cass and evidence
Of inspection and full depey sci be required at this
Office before reputation sciH be made upon he IEedsu-
~ 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 on this Office will be accepted or paid
under any circumstance.
Each proposal will be sealed in separate enve-
lope, and marked Proposals for furnishing army
subsistence
GEO. GIBSON, C. G. 8.
NorE.-Edtors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized
to do 80 by the Commissary General of Subsstence.
July l4-3tawtl5Sep 4.