Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-17

10 bushels of new white field leans
1,400 pounds good hard soap
100 pounds good hard tallow caudles
40 bush Is new white fed beans
30 gallons good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered from LIST June to 18th
August, 1856.
At Fort R,ky, at junction Of Republican and Smoky
Hill forks Of Kansas rirer, 1S1 mules from Kansas
Landing, end about leo from Fort Learenacorth,
Missouri, land transportation.
$40 barrels pork
625 barrels fresh euperfne -four
100 bushels new white field beans
5000 pounds good hard soap
500 pounds good bard sperm candles
90 bushels good clean dry fne salt
100 gallons good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the LIST june. 1855.
At Fort Mos.ltri,, Charlest2n, South ORrol,na.
S. barrels pork
eco barrels fresh superine -four
60 bushels new white field beans
1,S05 pounds good hsrd soap
$50 pounds good hard sperm candles
81 bushels good clean dry fine salt
$40 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort Monroe, old Point Comfort, Hrginia.
200 barrels pork
$50 barrels fresh superfpe four
$50 bushels hew white field beans
$500 pounds good hard sosp
1900 pounds good hard tallow candles
e hpshels good clean dry fine salt
sSu &H1ops good cider vinegar
At foF 1iGHsnry, near Baltimore, Nd.
ITO b.nan1e 2ork
$50 barrels fresh superfne -four
70 bushels new white field beans
$500 pounds good hard soap
1880 pounds good hard tallow candles
60 bushels good clan dry fine salt
COO gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort Ham ton, Marcus, NeW Fork Rardoy.
IS barre PORK
$40 barrels fresh superfpe -four
60 bushels new white field beans
1850 pounds good herd sp
t8i0 pounds good hard taliow candles
Sc bushels good clean dry bne salt
$50 gallons good cider vinegar
20 barrels pork
ITO barrels nesh eupernns -four
4s bushels new white Geld beans
40 pounds good hard soap
600 pounas good hard tallow candles
% bushels good cesn fine dry salt
309 gallons hocd cider vinegar
One hal. on LIST June, 1855; remainder by the l6tk
September, 1855.
At Fort Brady, SAUL Ste. Karie, Michigan.
80 barre pork
l20 barrels fresh super fine flour
10 bu-hels new white field besns
960 pounds good hard soap
e0J pounds good hard fellow candles
rs bushels good clean dry fine salt
240 gallons good cider vinegar
One half on LIST June, 1885, remainder by the 18th
September, 1855.
amount Of their bids for each article, and exhibtth
total amount of each bid and no bid will be acted
Oh unless it embraces all articles required at post
The periods and quantities ofeach delivery at those
po Is where they not specified will be, fourth
lst June LIST September, LIST December 1885, and LIST
March, S56. The hogs Of which the pork is packed
to b. fsttcued on corn, and each hog to weigh moi
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
II 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 sailed and
packed. The pork is to be contained in seasoned
heart of white oak barrels, fully hooped the beans
and salt in barrels and the sosp and candles in strong
boxes of convenient size for transportation.
sal. will only be received by measurement Of
thirty two quarts to the bushe The candles to havt
cotton wicks. The provisions for Fort Rdgeley and
Fort Ripley must pass st. Louis for their ulti.
mate destination in the first week Of April, 1855
and they must also pass St Peters by LIST June.
1855.
failure in these particulars will be considered
breach Of contract and the department will be au-
rhoEized to purchase to supply these posts
The provisions will be inspected at the time and
place Of delivery, aud all expenses TO be paid by
tractors until they deposited at such storehouses
as may be designated by The agents of the depart
mept
increasing diminishing the quantities, or dispels
ing with any all articles required at any post at
any time before entering into contract and also OF
increasing reducing the quantities Of each deve-
~ onethird subsequent to contract giving sixty
day previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors required to
accompany their proposals with evidence Of their
ability, together with the names of their securities
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
attorney, or by some person well known to the gov
ernment OtherWise their propOsals viii mt he acted
on.
Advances cannot be made in arr case, and eridence
of 'nspection and full delivery scU be required ut this
office oore reqsit,on .oiU be made upon the treasury
for payment, which will be effected in such public
money may Be- convenient to the points Of deliy-
cry, the places Of purchase or the residence of the
contractors, at the option Of the Treasury Depart
msnt.
Ne drafts on this Office win be accepted or paid un-
der any circumstances.
EaAh proposal sill b sealed In Q separate enyel
ope, and marked proposals for furnishing Army
subsntsncs.n GEO. GIBSON, @. G. 6.
Norf.-kditors Will not to paid for Inserting IN
their rspers this advertisement unless authorized b
DO % By the commissary General Of Subsistence.
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