The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-02

| l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
| 55 bushels of new white field beans
SIG pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds Of good hard talLpw candles
Ia bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
One half on the lst Of June, 1852; remainder in
all October, 1852.
at Fort Gratiot, Michigan.
40 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superiine flour
| 10 bushels of new white field beans
l,752 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard talow candles
D bushels of good clean dry fine salt
44O gallons of good cider vinegar
One half on the lst of June, 1852; remainder in
all October, 1852.
AT Fort Ho,card, Wisconsin.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superine flour
ITO 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, 1882 remainder by
the 18th September, 1852.
AT Fort .Mackinac, Michigan
s5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superne flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S 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 18th September, 1852.
Al Fort Brady, Saut Ste. Marie, Michigan
IS barrels of pork
125 barrels of fresh superfine flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
Ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
l,o1f IL r.
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
LISP pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
44O gallons of good cider vinegar.
Ill Fort TrnnJuH, .Neto London, Conneciicm.
So barrels of pork
1876 barrels of fresh superfiue flour
55 bushels OF new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
al Fort adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superfine flour
los bushels of new white field beans
2,62S pounds of good hard soap
9S4 pounds of good hard tallow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
.4t Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, ~ II.
So barrels of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfinc flour
So bushels OF new white field beans
SIG pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
Ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
.H Fort Preble, Portland, Maine.
So barrels of pork
l25 barrels fresh superfine flour
SO bushels of new white field beans
SIG pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
IA bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons good cider vinegar.
al Fort Sulliran Eastport, Maine
S5 barrels of pork
125 barrels of fresh superfne 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
go 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; and no bid will be
acted on unless it embraces all articles required at
post
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they are not specified will be,
one fourth lst June, let September, lst December
1852, and let March, 1853.
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 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 this office certificate from
the packer that the pork has been so sated 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 wiclcs. The provisions for ST. Peters
and Fort Ripley must pass ST. Louis for their ulti-
mate destination in the first week of April, 1852;
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass St. Peters
by lst June, 1862.
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 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 nouce. bldders not here-
tofore contractors required to accompany their
proposals with evidence of their ability, together
with the of their securities, whose RESPONSE
bility must be certified by the District Attorney, or
by some person well known TO the Government,
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Adpdnces cannot be made in any case, and suidence
of inspection and fun devery tDiH be required this
Office before reqsition tpiH be made upon the Ireds-
~ 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 scaled in a separate enve-
lopc. and marked Proposals for furnishing Army
Subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, c. G. s.
NoTE.- Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized
to do so by the Commissary General Of Subsistence.