The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-22


IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar
NoTE.-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 not specified, win be-
one fourth LIST June, LIST September, lst 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
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.
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 hooped 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
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 these posts The provisions viii be inspected at
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited at
agents of the Department. The Commissary Cen
eral reserves the privilege of increasing dinin
ishing the quantities, of dispensing with any or
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-
yious notice ~
Bidders, not heretofore contractors are required
to accompany their proposals with evidence Of their
ability, together with the names of their suretes,
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.
Advances cannot be made in any case. and evidence
Of inspection and fA delivery ,ch be required at this
Office before reQuisition toiH be made upon the Ireasu
ry for payment; which viii be effected in such
of delivery, the places of purchase or the resdence
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 a separate enve-
lope, and marked Proposals for furnishing army
| subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, C. G, S.
NorE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized
to do 30 by the Commissary General of Subsistence
July l4-3tawtl5Sep
CABINET EDITION OF CLASSIC TALES.
~ Comprising in one volume Rasselas, Vicar of
''ahShciu, EAlics vi Cipeiin, Adui anu Nhgiud,
Guliver's Travels, Sterne's Sentimental Journey,
Castle of Otranto, &C., &C., &c.
WAVERLY. ANECDOTES, illustrating popular
characters scenes, and incidents, in the Novels and
Romances of Sir Walter Scott, vol, London.
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June 81 booksellers, near 9Th st.
JOHNsTON's Commercial Chart OF the
u World, London, lS49-on Mercator's projection
containing the position of every place Of CONNER
cal Importance, showing the principal currents Of
the ocean, with their direction and rate of progress,
&C., &c. A single copy, fully mounted, just i'm
ported and for sale by r,.t n.
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June 2S Booksellers, near 9th street.
- OUTHEY's Commonplace Book, 1 volume,
~ London, lS49.-Southeys Commonplace Book
choice passagcs-moral, religious, political, philo
sophcal, historical, poetical, and miscellaneous
Edited by his son in-law. For sale by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
June % Booksellers, near 9th street
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIOUS KNOW
II LEDGE. illustrated with maps and engTav-
ings, large volume.
Busks Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures, large
volume, with many plates.
trations, London, volume.
Strauss Life of Jesus, London, 3 volumes svo.
For sale low at TAYLOR & MAURY'S
June 20 Bookstore, near 9th ST.
NJ EW EDITION OF WOOD AND BACHE's
IN UNITED STATES DISPENSATORY, re
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