Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-19


The Whole to be delivered by the LIST June, 1855.
At Fort Moultri., Charlestsn, South Caroliaa.
IS barrels pork
200 barrels fresh euper6ne -four
60 bushels new white field beans
1903 pounds good hsrd soap
480 pounds good hard sperm candles
80 bus heels good clean dry fine salt
$40 gallons good cider vinegar
At Frt Monroe Old Point Comfort, Virginia.
200 bsrrels pork
$50 barrels fresh snperfine -four
$50 bushels bew white field beans
$500 pounds good hard soap
1,200 pounds good hard tallow candles
90 bushels good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort McHrnry, near Baltimore, Nd.
ITO barrels cork
$50 barrels ire superfne -four
70 bushels new bite firld beans
$500 pounds good hard soap
1880 pounds good hard taliow candles
GO bushels good clean drv fine salt
600 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort Ham ton, Ndrrotos, Neto Fork Hdrtor.
30 barre pork
A0 barrels fresh superfne -four
60 bushels new white field beans
1850 pounds good h.rd s. ap
Es4O pounds good hard tallow candles
SO bushels good clean dry fine salt
4S0 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort Aack5nae, Michigan.
80 barrels pork
ITO barrels fresh superane -four
], 40 pounds good hard soap
COO POUNDS good hard talloW candles
Is bushes good clean fine dry salt
zoe gallons socd cider vinegar
One halt on LIST June, 1855; remainder by the 18th
September, 1866. ...t
At Fort Brady, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
90 barrels pork
120 barrels fresh superfine -four
40 bushels new white field beans
$50 pounds good hard soap
600 pounds good hard tallow candles
25 bushels good clean dry fine salt
$40 gallons good cider vinegar
One half on LIST June, 1855; remainder by the 18th
September. 1855
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
unless it embraces all articles required at post
The periods and quantities ofeach delivery a. those
po Is where they are not specified will be- one fourth
1st June, LIST September, 1st December 1855, and Isl
March, 1856. The hogs of which the pork is packed
to b. fattened 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 sailed with Turks island
salt and then carefully packed with the article
il 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 is to be contained in seasoned
heart of white oak barrels fully hoped the beans
boxes of convenient size for transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement Of
hirtytwO quarts to the bushel The candles to have
cotton wicks. The provisions for Fort Ridgeley and
Fort Ripley must pass st. Louis for their ulh
mate destination In the first week of April, 1856
and they must also pass St. Peters by LIST Juna
1855.
failure in these particulars will be considered
breach OF contract, and the department will be au
thorized to purchase to supply these posts.
The provisions will be inspected ut the time and
place OF delivery, and all expenses to be paid by
tractors until they deposited at such storehousss
as may be designated by tho agents of the depar,
ment.
The Commissary General reserves the privilege @,
increasing or diminishing the quantities. dispsns
any time before entering into contract and also OF
increasing or reducing the quantities Of each deliv
ry onethrd subsequent to contract, giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors required to
accompany their proposals with evidence eff their
ability, together wh the of their securities
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
attorney, or by some person we'll known to the gov
eminent; otherwise their proposals wifi not be acted
on.
advances cannot be made in any case, and eridenct
of inspection and full delivery ao be required at m
for payment, which will be effected in such pubht
money as may be convenient to the points of deiiv
cry the places of purchase, Che residence of tn.
contractors, at the option Of the Treasury Depart
ment.
No drafts on this office will be accepted or paid un
der any circumstances. sa..
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate envel
ope, and marked proposals for furnishing Army
Subsistence" GEO. GIBSON, G. 6. S.
NoTE.- Editors viii. not tie paid for inserting in
do so by the Commissary General of Subsistence.
aug 17-lswtl5th Sen