The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-19

.ober, 1853.
At Fort Niagara. .Ne.o York;
Sc barrels Of pork
1875 barrels OF fresh super6ne -four
So bushels Of new white field beans
S76 pounds Of good hard soap
1913 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
Ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons of good cider vinegar.
One-h on, the Ist June, 1858; remainder in all
October, 1853
fit Fort .Mackinac, Michigan.
IS barrels Of pork
l25 barreIs OF fresh superhne flour
As bushels Of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
go gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on lat June, 1853; remainder by the 18th
September, 1883.
ut Fort Brady, Saut Ste. Marie, Michigan.
IS barrels Of pork
l25 barrels Of fresh superfins 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 tinc salt
go gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on LIST June, 1853; remainder by the 18th
September, 1858.
At Fort Independence, Boston Harbor. .uass.
ITO barrels of pork
25O barrels OF tfesQ SuperNne HOuF
10 bushels Of new white Held beans
| ,75a pounds Of good hard soap
656 pounds Of good hard taliow candles
% bushels of good clean dry fine sa!t
44O gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Irumbul, .Nsp London, Connecticut.
So barrels Of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superhnc flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds Of good hard talow candles
il bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort .4danss, Newport, Rhode Island.
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels of fresh superfne flour
los bushels of new white field beans
2 1928 pounds Of good hard soap
954 pounds Of good hard talow candles
AZ bushels of good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, ". II.
IS barrels of pork
1875 barrels Of fresh supcrline flour
55 bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds Of good hard soap
1913 pounds Of good hard tailow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry fine salt
30 gallons Of good cider vinegar
At Fort PrebLe, Portland, .Mainc.
SIS barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine -four
55 bushels of new white field beans
$40 POUNDS Oh ROOu udtu soap
1913 pounds Of good bard talow candles
ii bushels of good clean dry Inc salt
go gallons of good cider vinegar
lit Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine.
IS barrels Of pork
1873 barrels of fresh super fine -four
SO bushels Of new white field beans
S76 pounds Of good hard soap
1923 pounds Of good hard talow candles
II bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
22O 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
ted on unless it embraces all articles required at
post.
those posts where they not specifed will be,
one fourth lst June, lst September, lst December,
1858, and LIST March, 1854
The hogs of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened on corn and each hog to weigh not lees 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
tcle in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each.
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish to this office certificate from
the pac ker that the pork has been SO salted and
packed The pork Is to be contained in seasoned
heart of white oak barrels full hoped; the beans
and salt in barrels, AID the soap and candles in
strong boxes of con, cnicnt size for transportation
thirty two quartz to the bushel. The candles to
have cotton wicks. The provisions for St. Peters
and Fort Ripley must pass st Louis for their u'ti
mate destination in the first week OF April, 1883
and the stores for Fort RIPLEY must pass ST. Peter
by lat June, 1858.
A failure in these particulars will be considered
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
contra actors until they deposited at such store
houses as may be designated by the agents Of the
Department.
Of increasing diminishing the quantities, or dis.
pensing with any or all articles required at any
post, at any time before entering into contract
and also of incl casing reducing the quantities
of each delivery third subsequent to contract
on giving sixty days previous notice. Bidders
not heretofore contractors arc required to accom-
pany their proposals with evidence Of their ability
together with the nnmos of their securities, whose
responsibility must be certified by the District At.
torney, by some person well kno ~n to the Gov
eminent, Otherwise their proposals will not be
acted on.
Adpauccs cannot be made in any case, aud cri
dence of inspection and l delivry trn be required
at this off bfore rtguisition triH be made upon ht
Treasury for payment, which will be effected in
such pubic money as may DC convenient to the
points of delivery, the places of purchase, or
the residence Of the contractors at tho option OF the
Treasury Department
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid
under any ircumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in n separate en-
vclopc, and marked Proposals for fu nishing Ar
my Subsistence"
GEO. GIBSON, e. G.. S.
NorE.-Edtors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unlcss authorized
to do so by the Commissary General Of Subsis
tCnCe.
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