Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-11


u At Fort Learenwcrth, Aissousi ricer.
40 barrels pork
300 barrels Fl sh supe f,ne ur
a6 bushels new white field beans
400 pounds cd hard soap
720 pour DIS good hs ID tallow candles
So bu.hel. good fine dry salt
$50 gallons goon cider viz egar
The whole to be delivered b. the Lat June, 'S55.
At Fort Ripley, mouth Of Co.p,O,ng rsvev 100 mizes
from Fbra Smelling. 3
60 barrels pork
lbs barrels q esh suparfir dour
10 bushels of new white field beans
.i-'i 400 pounds good hard ,oap
100 pound good hard talow ca dies
10 bush 1s new white fed b-sns
80 gallons good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered from lss June to 18th
August, 1855.
At Fort R.ly. at junction u Repnblican and Smoky
Landing, and about leo from Fbrt Leauenscosth,
ksssouyi, land transportation
24O barrels pork -
625 barrels fresh euperaus fnur
100 bushels Few white field beans
600 pounds good hard soap
300 pounds good lard sperm candles
80 bushels good c can drv hns salt
100 gallons God eide vinegar
The " hoe to be delivered by the lst June 1855.
At Fbrt Aoaltri>, Charlest4s, south Cdroifna
IS arrr,s pork
2G0 barre fresh superfine fur
60 bushels new viii field nrans
1,s0o pounds good hard soap ....-
4s0 pound good hard sperm candles
S6 bushels gooi clean dry 6ne salt
$40 gallons gorH cider vinegar
At Fbrt Monroe. Old Point Comfort, Virginia.
200 barrels pork
$50 harr' Ia fresh srperflue -four
$50 bu-hs8s new white field beans
5000 pounds good hard soap
200 pounds good hard tallow candles
60 bushels 60 d cles n dry due salt
$50 gallons 3 cd cider vineg
At Font McHeHry, near Baltimors, IA.
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300 bal rel. tire b supe-f1ne -four
-.--~r-- u bush l. new hite q Id beans
2.500 pounds g Cd hard soap
1900 pounds good hard tsliow candles
go bushels good cl an dr. fine salt -,
600 gallons g. OF cider vinegar
1t Fbrt f1dn ton, Marcus, Ne.o York Hdrbor.
I'd 10 IS barre p rk -.
'' al. 240 barrels fresh superhpe dour
81 u.be's new VII Re neld b~sns
1850 ponncs good I'd g ap t7
E840 pounds good hard cal ow candles
.- 80 bushels good cle.n dry fine salt
480 gallons good cider viprgsr
-- e.. At Fort Adck5aac, Aiehionn.
80 barrels pork
10 barrels fresh euperAne hnur
48 bushels NV white field beans
40 pound good hard ap
COZ poun..s good hard tsilow candles
Is bushels good can fine dry salt
10a allons ocd cider vinegar
One halt on lst June, 1856; remainder BY the 18th
Septsmher. 1856.
At Fort Brady, Suun Ste. Marie, Michigan.
so barre pork
120 barrels tresh super fine -four
40 bushels new white field beans
$50 pounds good lard soap
600 pounds good hard tsllow candles
rs bushels good clean dry fine salt
30 gallons good cider vinegar
One bali on LIST June, 1855; remainder by the 18th
Septsmber s55
NoTE.-All bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids each article and exhibit the
total amount of each bid; and bid will be acted
unless it embraces all articles required at post.
The periods and quantities ofeach delivery at those
Pc Is where they are not specified will be- onefourth
1st June 1st September LIST December 1855, and LIST
March, 1856. The hogs Of which the pork is packed
to b. fattened OH 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
IL pieces not exceeding eight pounds each.
tractor must furnish to this office certificate from
the packer that the pork has been 70 salted and
packed. The pork is to be contained In seasoned
heart Of white oak barrels, fully hoped; the beans
and salt in barrels and the soap and candles in strong
boxes of convenient size for transportation.
salt will only be received by measurement of
thirty two 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, IS56 ;
and they must also pass st. Peters by lst June,
1855.
failure In these particulars will be considered Q
breach Of contract and the department will be au-
thorized to purchase to supply these posts.
The provisions will be inspected at the time and
place Of delivery, and all expenses be paid by
tractors until they deposited at such storehOuses
as my be designated by the agents Of the depart.
ment ..-, ..
The Commissary General reserves the privilege of
increasing diminishing the quantities. dispens
ing it'll any all articles reQuire at any post. at
81 time before entering into contract and also Of
in rea,ipg reducing the quantities Of each delive
ry one-thrd subsequent to contract giving sixty
day 8 previous notice
Bidders not heretofore contractors are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence Of their
ability, together with the of their les,
whose responsibility must be certified by the d. trict
attorney, or by some person well known to the gov
ernment otherwise their proposals will not be acted
on.
Advances cannot be made in am case and eridence
of isp cton and FIJI delivery soiu be required at This
office efoe r,quisit,on ciU be made upon the treasury
for payment which will be effected in such public
money rs may be conve ient to the poi Is Of deiv-
cry, the places Of purchase the reside Of the
contractOrs ut the option OF the Treasury Depart
ment. no &c E
Ne drafts on this Office will be accepted or paid ON.
der any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in q separate envel-
ope, and marked proposals for furnishing Army
Subsistence" GEO GIBS0N,C. G.S
NoTG.- ditors viii not e paid for inserting In
their papers III adverti>e mer esq tn rzsi to
do 30 ~ the Comm ssary denei al Of subsistence.
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