The republic., 1851-09-03


1852 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard talow 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.
at Fort Ho,oard, Wisconsin,.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne flour
40 bushels of new white field beans
l,752 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard talow 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.
at Fort .Mackinac, Michigan.
So barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superne flour
So bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
326 pounds of good hard tallow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
2l0 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the first of June 1852; remainder by
the 10Th September, 1852.
at Fort Brady, Saut Ste. Marie, Michigan.
S5 barrels of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfne flour
55 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
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One-half on lst June, 1852; remainder by 10Th OF
September, 1852.
At Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superhne flour
no bushels of new white field beans
l,752 pounds of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard talow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
40 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort TrunsbuH, .Ne,o London, Connecticut.
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
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort adams, .Newpori, Rhode Island.
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superfine -four
los bushels of new white field beans
2,62S pounds of good hard soap
9S4 pounds of good hard tallow candles
42 bushels of good clean dry salt
GOO gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, ~. III.
S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfne 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
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort PrebIe, Portland, Maine.
50 barrels of pork
l25 barrels fresh superfine flour
SO bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good ha rd tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Sulliuaa, Eastport, Maine.
S5 barrels of pork
I05 barrels q fresh sIIDerfne Hour
So bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
325 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 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 bd and no bid will be
acted unless it embraces all articles required at
n post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they are not specified will be,
one fourth lst June, lat September, lst December,
1852, and lst March, 1858.
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 lege, ears,
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
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 uti
mate destination in the first week of April 1882;
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass ST. Peters
by lst June, 1852.
failure in these particulars will be considered
a breach of contract and the Department will be
authorized to purchase to supply these poets.
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
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 required to accompany their
proposals with evidence of their ability together
with the names of their securities whose RESPONSE
bility must be certified by the District Attorney,
by some person well known TO the Government,
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Adudnces cannot be made ia any case, and epdence
of inspection aud full depery lcH be required at this
office before reqIisi0n toiH be made upon the 1redsu
~ for payment which will be effected in such pub
lie money as may be convenient to the points of
delivery, the places of purchase, 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 envc-
lope. and marked Proposals for furnishing Army
Subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, c. G. s.
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