The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-14


At Fort Ontario, Os,oego, .NsD York.
IS barrels Of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine -four
IS 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
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One. half on lat June, 1853; remainder in all DC.
tober, 1853.
At Fort Niagara, Ws,o York.
So barrels of pork ....
l25 barrels Of fresh superine flour
IS bushels Of new white field beans
876 pounds Of good hard soap
1923 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the LIST June, 1853; remainder in all
October, 1853 ~.
At Fort .Mackinac, Michigan.
SIS barrels Of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfne -four
SIS 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 half on lst June 1853; remainder by the 18th
September, 1853.
AT Fort Brady, Saul Ste. Marie, Michigan,
S5 barrels OF pork
1875 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
IS bushels OF new white field beans
676 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds Of good hard tallow candles
ID bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar
One half LIST June, 1853; remainder by the l5th
September, 1853.
At Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Mass.
ITO barrels Of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh super6ne -four
ITO bushels OF new white field beans
1882 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 Tf1lmbuu, Ns,D London, Connecticut.
IS barrels of pork
1875 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
SIS bushels OF new white field beans
876 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard tallow candles
II bushels of good clean dry fine salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Fort adams, .Nsyport, Rhode Island.
255 barrels of pork
375 barrels Of fresh suPerine flour
1865 bushels of new white field beans
2,62S pounds of good hard soap
934 pounds of good hard tallow candles
~ bushels of good clean dry fine ealtn
$50 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
At Fort Constitution, Portsmouth,. NH.
IS barrels OF pork
SIS bushels of new white field beans
876 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard taIlow candles
ID bushels of good clean dry fine salt
22O gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Fort PrebLe, Portland, Main
So barrels of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfne flour
So bushels of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1913 pounds of good hard talow candIes o.
Ia bushels of good clean dry une salt
900 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Sulliuan, Eastport, Maine.
IS barrels of pork
1875 barrels of fresh superfine -four
SIS bushels Of new white field beans
S76 pounds of good hard soap
1923 pounds of good hard tallow candles
ID bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar:
NoTE.-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 on unless it embraces all articles required at
post. -. vs..
The periods and quantities of each delivery at
those posts where they not specified will be,
one fourth LIST June, LIST September, lst December,
1853, and LIST March, 1854. -
The hogs Of which the pork is packed to be fat
tened on corn, and each hog to weigh not less thai
two hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs,
ears, and snout.
Side pieces may be substituted for the hams
The pork is to be fret sailed with Turks Island
salt, and then carefully packed with the same ar
ticle 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 hoped; the beans
and salt in barrels, and the soap and candles in
strong boxes OF convenient size for transportation
rfu -t,xo omar IN fha h,oh al H.
have cotton wicks. The provisions for St. Peters
and Fort Ripley must pass st Louis for their uit-
mate destination in the fret week of April 1853 ;
and the stores for Fort Ripley must pass St. Peters
by 1st June, 1853.
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
contractors until they deposited such store.
houses as may be designated by the agents of the
Department. .....
The Commssary General reserves the privilege
Of inc reasing 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 increasing or reducing the quantities
of each delivery one. third subsequent to contract,
not heretofore contractors required to accom-
pany their proposals with evidence of their ability,
together with the of their securities, whose
respons bity must be certified by the District At
tOrney, or by some person well known 10 the Low
eminent, otherwise their proposals will not be
acted on. .-....... f.. .......
Aduances cannot be made in any case, and epi-
dence5 inspection and fun delivery ,oi be required
at this office fore reputation tciH be made upon the
Treasury for payment, which will be Effected in
such public money may be convenient to the
points of delivery, the places of purchase, or
the residence of The contractors at the option of the
Treasury Department.
No drafts on this Office will be accepted or paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate en-.
velopc, and marked proposals for fu. nishing Ar
my Subsistence"
GEO GIBSON, c. G.S.
NoTE-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized
to do 30 by the Commissary General of Subsis.
tence.
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