The republic., 1851-09-08


| LISP pounds of good hard soap
C56 pounds of good hard tallow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine salt
4i0 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 superine flour
10 bushels of new white field beans
! 1852 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 halfon the lst of June, 1882 remainder by
| the 18th September, 1852.
at Fort .Mackinac, Michigan.
S5 barrels of pork
l2J barrels of fresh superiine flour
| So bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard taow 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 10Th September, 1852.
| .at Fort Brady Sa,t STE. Marie, .Michigan
s5 barrels of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superine flour
80 bushels of new white field beans
| SIC 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.
\ One half on lat June, 1852; remainder by 18th OF
| September, 1852
At Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
10 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
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
| AT Fort TrumbulI, .New London, Connecticut.
| S5 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfne flour
80 bushels of new white field beans
4 SIC pounds of good hard soap
| 32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
| ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
| 22O gallons of good cider vinegar.
at Fort adams, .Neuport, Rhode Island
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superfine flour
los bushels of new white field beans
1928 pounds of good hard soap
9S4 pounds of good hard tallow candles
| ~ bushels of good clean dry salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
| AT Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, N. IL
| S5 barrels of pork
| l25 barrels of fresh superfnc flour
| SO bushels of new white field beans
| SIC pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard talow candles
| Ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
4 900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
al Fort PreLle, Portland, Maine
| IS barrels of pork
l25 barrels fresh super6ne -four
SO bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good ha rd tallow candles
IA bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
go gallons good cider vinegar.
AT Fort Stlliran, Eastport, Maine.
| 85 barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superine flour
50 bushels of new white field beans
SIC 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
NorE.-All bidders arc 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
a post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they not specified will be,
one. fourth lst June, lst September lst December,
1852, and l5t 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 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 to this office certificate from
the packer that the pork has been salted and
packed. The pork ia 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 ulti
mate destination in the first week of April, 1852;
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass ST. Peters
by LIST June, 1852.
A failure in these particulars will be considered
a breach of contract, and the Department will be
| mt hnr iZedt In cho ~ To nlv fbpec
The provisions will be inspected at the time and
place of delivery, and all expenses TO be paid by
contractors until they are deposited at such store
houses as may be designated by the agents of the
Department.
The Commssary General reserves the privilege
of increasing diminishing the quantities, or of
dispensing with any 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. Ridders 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,
| by some person we'll known to the Government,
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on
Adudncss cannot be made in any case, and eDidence
of inspection and full deiivery tcH be required al this
Office before reqsition triH be made upon me Iredsu
~ for pagmenf which will be effected in such pub
| lie money as may be convenient to the points of
delivery the places OF purchase, OF the residence of
the contractors, at the option of the Treasury De.
| partment
| No drafts this office viii be accepted or paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate enve-
| 1ope 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 80 by the Commissary General Of Subsistence.
August 2-lawtSepu5