Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-14

100 pounds good bard tallow caudles
40 bushsis new -hite field beans
30 gallons good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered from LIST juno to 18th
August, 1855.
At Fort Riley, at junction Of Republican and Smoky
HUI forks Of Kansas river, 1S7 miles from Kansas
Landing, and about Leo from ttrs LearcnWoT.h,
Missouri, land transportation.
2i0 barrels pork
625 barrels fresh euperfne -four
100 bushels new white field beans
600 pounds good hard soap
800 pounds good bard 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 Fbrt Mondtrie, Charleston, South Carolina.
IS barrels pork
200 barrels fresh superfne -four
90 bushels new white field beans
1,S0e pounds good hard soap
$50 pounds coed hard sperm candles
SO bushels good clean dry fine salt
$40 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fbrt Monroe, Old Point Cbr.tort, Virginia.
200 barrels pork
4s0 barrels fresh superhne -four
$50 bushels new white field beans
1900 pounds good hard soap
1900 pounds good hard talio- candles
~ bushels good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort AcHeYry, near Baltimore, Nd.
ITO barrels cork
$50 barrels ire b superane -four
$500 pounds good hard soap
1,s0e pounds good hard tallow candles
GO bushels good clean dry fine salt
600 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fort Ham ton, NdrrO1cs, Ne,U York Hdrbor.
IS barre:s pork
$40 barrels fresh superfne -four
80 bushels new white field beans
1850 pounds good hsrd scap
kS40 pounds good hard taliow candies
&c bushels good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons good cider vinegar
At Fbrt MackznGc, Aichigan.
SO barrels pork
ITO barrels fresh superfne -four
48 bushels new white field beans
1,440 pounds good hard soap
GOO pounds good hard tallow candles
25 bushels good c'ean fine dry salt
goa gallons sood cider vinegar
One halt on LIST June, 1855; remainder by the 18th
September, 1855.
At Fort Brady, SAUL St. Marie, Michigan.
SO barrels pork
l20 barrels fresh supeyfne -four
40 bushels new white field beans
900 pounds good bard soap
600 pounds good ha1d ts"- ..,a,..
90 20 ousneiS SO clean dry fine salt
~ gallons good cider vinegar
One half on lat June. 1856; remainder by the 18th
September, lS5se
N0rr.-All bidders are requested to extend the
amount OF their bids Tor each article and EXHIBIT tho
total amount of each bid; and no bid will be acted
on unless it embraces all articles required at post
The periods and quantities ofeach delivery at those
pc is where they not specified will be, fourth
june LIST September, 1st Deremter 1855, and LIST
March. 1855. The hogs of which the pork is packed
to be fattened on corn, and each hog to weigh not
less than two hundred pounds, excluding the feet,
legs, ears, and snout.
The pork is to be first salted with Turks island
salt and then carefully packed with the same article
in pieces not exceeding eight pounds each.
When the packing has been completed, the con-
Il
the packer that the pork has been so 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 ia strong
boxes Of convenient size for transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement of
thirty quarts to the bushel The candles to have
cotton wicks. The provisions for Fort Ridgeley and
Fort Ripley must pass st. Louis for their uld-
mate destination in the first week of April, 1856
and they must also pass st. Peters by LIST June,
1855.
failure in these particulars will be considered Q
breach of contract, and the department will be
thorized to purchase to supply these posts.
The provisions will be inspected at the time and
place of delivery and all expenses to be paid by
tractors until they deposited at such storehouses
as may be designated by the agents of the depart.
ment.
The Commissary General reserves the privilege of
increasing or diminishing the quantities. dispens-
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 delve
ry onethird subsequent to contract on giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors required to
their proposals with evidence Of their
ability, together with the names of their securities,
whose responsibility must be certified by the district
or by some person well known to the gov
otherwise their proposals will not be acted
on.
Advances cannot be made in anu case and eridence
of inspection and full delivery tUH be required at this
office before 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 deliv-
cry, the places of purchase the residence of the
contractors, at the option of the Treasury Depart
ment.
No drafts this Office will be accepted or paid I'M
der any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate envel-
ope, and marked proposals for furnishing Army
Subsistence" GEO. GIBSON, G. G. s.
NoTE.-Editors will not &c paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized to
do 80 by the Commissary General of Subsistence.