Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-18

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40 pounds good hard tallow candles
SO bushels good fine dry salt
$50 gallons good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the LIST June, 1855.
At Hrt Ripley mouth Of Cros0ctng riuer, 40 miles
from Fort Smelling.
so barrels pork
l25 barrels fresh superfrs -four
10 bushels of new white field leans
], 400 pounds good hard soap
100 pounds good bard tallow candles
40 bush Is new white field beans
40 gallons good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered fiom LIST June to 18th
August, 1855
At Fort R,lty, at junction Of Republican and Smoky
Hill forks Of Kansas river, 1S7 miles from Kansas
Landing, and about 16o from Fbrt Ledpensoorth,
Missouri, land transportation.
$40 barrels pork e
625 barrels fresh super6ne -four
100 bushels new white field beans
5000 pounds good hard soap
1900 pounds good hard sperm candles
90 bushels good clean dry fine salt
1900 gallons good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the LIST June, 1855.
At Fort Moultrie, Charlestos, South Carolina.
So barrels pork
900 barrels fresh superfne -four
60 bushels new white field beams
800 pounds good hard soap
$50 pounds good hard sperm candles
SO bushels good clean dry fine salt
$40 gallons good cider vinegar
200 barrels pork
4S0 barrels fresh superfne -four
l50 bushels hew white field beans
5000 pounds good hard sosp
1000 pounds good hard tallow candles
60 bushels good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, Nd.
Ito barrels cork
800 barrels ire b superfne -four
IS bushels new vhite feld beans
3, 500 pounds good hard s5ap
300 pounds good hard tallow candles
60 bushels good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort Ham ton, Ndrrosos, NeU York Har6or.
90 barrels pork
$40 barrels fresh superane -four
90 bushels new white field beans
1850 pounds good hard soap
k:4o pounds good hard taliow candles
90 bushels good clean dry fine salt
490 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort Kdcktndc, Michigan.
so barrels pork
ITO barrels fresh superfne -four
48 bushels nav white field beans
], 40 pounds good hard soap
900 pounds good hard tallow candles
IS bushels good clean fine dry salt
20a gallons eood cider VINEGAR
One halt on LIST June, 1856; remainder by the 10th
September, 1855.
At Fort Brady, Saun Ste. Marie, kschvam.
so barrels pork --
12O barrels fresh superfine -four
40 bushels new white field besns
$50 pounds good hard soap
co. pounds good hard tallew candles
Is bushels good clean dry fine salt
240 gallons good cider vinegar
One half on LIST June, 1885, remainder by the 18th
September. 1866
NoTE-An bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article, and exhibit the
total amount of each bid and nc nid will be acted
on unless it embraces ali articles required at post
The periods and quantities ofeach delivery at those
po Is where they are not specified will be, onefourth
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March, 1856. The hogs of which the pork is packed
to be fattsnsd 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 same article
in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each
When the packing has sheen completed, the con-
tractor must furnish to this Office certificate from
the packer that the pork has been 30 salted and
packed. The pork Is to be contained In seasoned
heart of white oak barrels fully hoped; the beans
and satn barrels and the soap and candles strong
boxes of convenient size for transportation.
salt will only be received by measurement OF
quarts to the bushel The candles to have
cotton wicks. The provisions for Fort Ridgeley and
Fort Ripley must pass ST. Louis for their ulti.
mate destination in the first week Of April, 1856
1866.
failure in these particulars will be considered
breach of contract, and the department will be an.
euOIlzou W purchase 10 supply these posts.
The provisions win be inspected at the time and
place Of delivery, and al expenses to be paid by con-
tractors until they deposited at such storehouses
a. may be designated by the agents Of the depart
ment.
The Commissary General reserves the privilege of
increasing diminishing the quantities. or dispens-
ing with any all articles required at any post at
any time before entering into contract and also Of
Increasing or reducing the quantities Of each delive
~ onethird subsequent to contract, giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their
ability, together h the names of their securities
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
attorney, or by some person well known to the gov
eminent; otherwise their proposals will not be acted
on.
Advances cannot be made any case, and eridence
Of inspection and full delivery UiU be required at this
office tefore requisOn tcU be made upon the treasury
for payment, which will be effected in such public
money as may be convenient to the points of deliv.
ery the places of purchase the residence of the
contractors, at the option of the Treasury Depart
ment
No drafts on this Office will be accepted or paid un-
der any circumstances y
Each proposal will be sealed in separate envel.
ope, and marked "PropOsals for furnishing Army
Subsistence" GEO. GIBSON, C. G, g.
NoTE.-fditors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers tn Is advertisement unless authorized to
do 80 by the Commisssry General of Subsistence.
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