Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-24

300 bushels Of new white field beans
$3.50 pounds Of good hard SOAP
1874 pounds of good hard adamantine candles
5,76S pounds Ct first quality dry brown sugar
1854 pounds Ct fir, quality Rio coffee
81 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
,3li gallons Of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered in all May, 1885.
At For: Smith, Arkons1s, for Forts Waskita
and ArbUokLs.
600 barrels of pork
$50 bushels of new white field beans
1854 pounds Of good hard soap
go pounds Of good hard adamantine candles
21.652 pounds If first quality dry brown sugsr
1885 pounds OF first quality Rio coffse
125 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
$40 gallons of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered in all May, 1875.
At Fort Brown, Ttzds, on the Rio GrdHde.
0C0 barrels Of pork
$50 barrels of fTes h superfne -four
80 bushels Of new white fed leans
13, llO pounds of good hard soap
3,2s5 pounds of good hard sdamantine candles
3s,42O pounds OF first quality dry brown sugar
1910 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
2lO bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
3,2S5 gallons OF good cider vinegar.
At Corpus Christi, Ttzas.
POO, 600 pounds OF clear bacon sides
1850 bdreis OF fresh superine -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
1910 pounds Of good hard soap
1926 pounds of good hard adamantine candles
IS, i2O pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
2l0 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
3,2o5 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At San Antonio. TezaS, Ii0 miles lasd frdaspor-
:7.io. fT"H IadiaHOEa, Tszas.
5U7 600 pounds OF oleer bacon sides
6,1S3 barrels of freah superhne -four
1881 bushels Of new white fed beans
47,275 pounds Of good hard soap
l1,slS pounds of good hard adsmantine candles
I4I $40 pound. of frst quality dry brown sugar
O,9lO pounds of first quality Rio coffee
1S} n clean
ISIS gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Union, Nsto Mszieo, 40 miles land
transport alton, from Fort Lsarsn,UOrth, Kan
Sds Territory.
23l 900 pounds Of clear bacon sides
3, rs Tar els Of fresh sUperfne -four
1881 bushels of new white field beans
q, 763 pounds Of good hard soap
5,t45 Iounds Of good hard adanantine candles
65 $50 pour DIS Of FIRST quality dry brown sugar
32,675 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
$40 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
5 A5 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
The whole TO be delivered before the LIST Of Al
gust. 1855.
At Bsnieia, Califtrn;a, ,catt, transportation.
223,O pounds OF clear bacon sides
1850 barrels of fresh supeifne -four
1897 bushels Of new white field beans
2a,960 pounds Of good hard soap
100 pounds OF good hard adanantins candles
CD 2S6 pounds Of ii ST quality dry brown sugar
LAO pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
325 bushels of good clean dry fine sal.
b,lJO gallons or g00Q clQer vinegar.
The whole to be delivered by the LIST Of Septem-
Der, 1856.
1t Fort VancoErer, Washington Territory, about
40 miles from the mouth Of the Columbia rir-
er, clear narigdtioH.
100 900 pounds Of clear bacon sides
1,3A barrels Of fresh superfne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
375 pounds Of goad hard soap
ABB pounds CT coed hard adamantine candles
2e, l29 pounds Ct first quality dry brown sugar
II, 0G0 pounds Of first quality Rio coffee
AS bushels Of COED clean dry fne salt
2.3i3 gallons of good cider vinegar
The w hole to be delivered by the LIST Of Septem-
Der, 1856.
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 il embraces all articles required at
post.
The periods and quantities of each delivery al
those posts where they are not specified will lie
one fourth LIST June, Ist September, LIST December
1856, and LIST March, 1857. The hogs OF which
the pork and bacon are packed 10 be fattened on
corn, aud each hog TO weigh not less than two
hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs, ears,
ard Snout.
Where the pork Is to be delivered, side pieces
may be substitu ed for the hams. The pork and
bacon is to be first salted with Turks island salt.
The pork 10 be carefully packed with the same
article In pieces not exceeding eight pounds each.
When the packing has been completed, the con-
tractor must furnish to this office certificate from
pacf led The pork is to be contained in seasoned
heart Of white-oak barrels, full hoped and the
bacon in like b; rrels, in sacks, or loose in well
covered wagons, as the nature of the transPorta-
The sugar and coffee in strong bar els, full
hoopcd.
The beans and salt in barrels, and the soap and
candles in strong boxes of size for trans
portation Salt will only be received by measure
ment Of thirty-two quarts to the bushels. The
candles to have cotton wicks
All provisions rendered for delivery under this
advert sement will be thoious hly and rigidly in
spected az the time and place Of deiwry, and all
expenses must be paid by contractors until they
are deposited a. such storehouses as may be de-
signated by the agents Of the department.
ADy variation from the terms Of the con ract will
be considsr sufic lent "a good re- sonf reject
ing the article or articles so varying.
The commissary general reserves the privilege
OF increasing or diminishing the quantity, or
dispensing with any all articles required at any
post at any time before entering into contracts and
also OF increasing or reducing the Quantities OF
each delivery one-third subsequent TO contract,
on giving sixty days previous nOti1e. THIS sixty
days no zee e. 70. apply to posts atwhich there
| Is to be bat OF e delivery.
All bidders are required to accompany their pro-
posas with ample evidence Of their ability 70 full
nj their cont ac's They must also furnish tne
names Of their securities, whose responsibility
must be certified by the district attorney, or by
| some person well known TO the government
otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Advances will not be nade In any ease, and ev-
idence of inspection and full delivery must be re-
oeived al this office before any requistion win be
made upon the Treasury for payment, which win
| be effected In such public money as may be con-
venient to the points Ct delivery the places Of pur-
chase or the residence of the contractors, at the
| option Of the Treasury Department.
No drafts on this Office win be accepted or paid
under any circumstances.
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate en-.
velope, ana marked "Proposals for Furnishing
Army Subsistence"
GEO GIBSON, C g. s.
NorE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting In
their papers this advertisement unless authorized
to do so by the Commissary General Of subsist-