The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-30

50 bushels OF new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32s pounds Of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine sa1b
220 gallons of good cider vinegar
One half on the lst OF June, 1852; remainder IN
all October, 1852
at Fort Graiiot, Michigan.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfine flour
/ 10 bushels of new white field beans
1852 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the lst of June, 1852; remainder in
all October, 1852.
.4t Fort Ho,card, Wisconsin,.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh euperfne flour
1l0 bushels of new white field beans
l,752 pounds of good hard soap
Csc pounds of good hard tallow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the lst of June, 1852; remainder by
the 18th September, 1852.
al Fort .Mackinac, Michigan.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard talow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
2l0 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the first of June, 1852; remainder by
the 18th September, 1852.
at Fort Brady, Sa,a Ste. Marie, Michigan.
s5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
Id bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
Onohalf on Let June, 1852; remainder by 18th OF
September, 1852.
At Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfine flour
10 bushels of new white field beans
l,752 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow candles
IS bushels of good clean dry fine salt
44O gallons of good cider vinegar.
Al Fort IruB,buu, .Nep London, Connecticut.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine -four
So bushels of new white field beans
SIG pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
ID bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22o gallons of good cider vinegar.
.At Fort adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superfine flour
l65 bushels of new white field beans
2,62S pounds of good hard soap
AZ bushels of good clean dry salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, ". FL.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
So bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard talow candles
Ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons of good cider vinegar.
an E,o.T Dali Do.tJ,,,I Iu.,,
S5 barrels of pork
I25 barrels fresh superfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
ID bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons good cider vinegar.
At Fort Sulliuan, EaStport, Maine.
So barrels of pork
125 barrels Of fresh superfine flour
So bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 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; and no bid Will be
acted unless it embraces all articles required at
post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they not specified will be,
one fourth Let June, let September, Let December,
1852, and let March, 1853.
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, care,
and snout. Side pieces may be substituted for the
hams. The pork is to be first salted 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 so salted and
packed. 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 boxes 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. Peters
and Fort Ripley must pass ST. Louis for their ult-
mate destination in the first week of April 1854;
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass ST. Peters
by lst June, 1852.
A failure in these particulars will be considered
a breach of contract, and the Department will be
authorized to purchase to supply these posts
The provisions will 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 General reserves the privilege
of increasing diminishing 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 reducing the quantities of each
delivery one third subsequent TO contract, on Civ
ing sixty days previous notice. BIDDERS not here-
tofore contractors are required 10 accompany their
proposals with evidence of their ability, together
with the names of their securities, whose rcspons
bilty must be certified by the District Attorney,
by some person we'll known TO the Government,
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Advances cannot be made in any case, and eDidence
of inspection and full deirery tciH be required at this
office before requisition ciH be made upon The Irensu
~ for payment, which will be effected in such pub
lie money as may be convenient to the points Of
delivery, the places of purchase or the residence of
the contractors at the option of the Treasury De.
partment.
No drafts on 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. C. s.
NorE-Esiitors will not he maid for insertinr in