Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-14


1870 gallons of good cider vinegar
The whole to De delivered in all May, 1856.
At Fort Bropn, Tt1as, on the Rio Graade.
900 barrels of pork
1880 barrels of fresh superfne -four
80 bushels Of new white field beans
L., ITO pQands of good hard soap
3,2S5 pounds of good hard adamantine candles
39,420 pounds OF first quality dry brown sugar
1910 pounds of first quality X 10 coffee
2l0bushels of good clean dry fine salt
S,2o5 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Corpus Christi, Tsras.
2O0, 900 pounds Of clear bacon sides
$50 barrels OF fresh superine flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
II, 40 pounds of good hard soap
3?S5 pounds of good hard adamantine candles
80 400 pounds of first quality dry brown sugar
1910 pounds of first quality X 10 coffee
2lO bushels of good clean dry fine salt
S,2o5 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At San AntOnio, Ts1aS, 40 miles land yanspor-
tation fr0,n IadiGnOLa, TsxaS.
5O1 900 pounds OF clear bacon sides
6,753 barrels OF freeh superfne flour
2,9S bushels Of new white field beans
47,215 pounds OF good hard soap
Isis pounds of good hard adaInantine candles
Al $40 pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
7O,9l0 pounds of first quality Rio coffee
733 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
ISIS gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Union, Netc MEXICO, 700 miles land
transportation, from For! Leaveaworth, Kan
SaS Territory.
23i 900 pounds Of clear bacon sides
3,l25 barrels of fresh superhne -four
Bl bushels OF new white field beans
81 ,1S3 pounds of good hard soap
5il5 pounds Of good hard adalnantine candles
IS $50 pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
1856 pounds of first quality Rio coffee
$40 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
3,i45 gallons of good cider vinegar
The whole TO be delivered before the LIST Of Au
gust, 1856.
1t Benteid, California, toater transpo ,tatron
223 900 pounds Of clear bacon sides
$50 barrels Of fresh supeTfine -four
,297 bushels Of new white field beans
1880 pounds OF good hard soap
5,l9o pounds of good hard adaInantine candles
" ,2s5 pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
81 ,l4O pounds OF first quality Rio coffee
BIS bushels Of good clean dry fine sal.
5,lSO gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the lst of septem.
Der, 1855.
At Fort vancouver, Washing ton Territory, about
4O males from the mouth of the CoLuaaosa rtv-
eT, clear navigation.
100 500 pounds Of clear bacon sides
,3l4 barrels of fresh supeTfne -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
1875 pounds Of good hard soap
2,433 pounds Of good hard adamantine cand! es
p, l29 pounds Of first quality dry brown sugar
IA ,O6O pounds OF first quality Rio coffee
AS bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
,3i3 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered by the LIST Of Septem-
Der, 1856.
NOrE-All bidders are reouested M extend ,bs
amount OF their bids for each article, and exhibit
the total amount N zach bid; and no bid will be
acted Oh unless embraces all articles eQuircd az
post.
The periods and quantities OF each delivery at
those posts where they are NOT specified will be ::
one fourth LIST June, Ist September LIST December
1880, and LIST March, 1857. The hogs OF which
the pork and bacon are pac ked to be fattened on
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two
hundred pounds, excluding the feet, legs, cans,
Where the pork is TO he delivered, side pieces
may be substituted for the hams. The pork and
bacon is to be first sailed with Turks island salt
Inc pork TO be carefully packed with the same
article In pieces not exceeding eight pounds each
w hen the packing has been comp leted the con-
tractor must furnish TO this office certificate from
the packer that the pork has baen so sailed and
packed. The pork Is TO be contained In seasoned
heart Of white oak barrels, full hooped and the
bacon in like barrels, in sacks, o: loose In well
covered wagons, as the nature Of the transporta-
tlon will best justify.
The sugar and coffee in strong barrels, full
hoped.
The beans and salt in barrels, and the soap and
candles in strong boxes Of convenient size trans
poration 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
advertisement will be thoroughly and rigidly in =
spected at the time and place Of delivery, and all
are deposited at such storehouses as may be de-
signated by the agents Of the department.
Any variation from the terms ofthe contract will
be considered sufficient and good reason for 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 az any time before entering into contract; and
also or increasing or reducing the Quantities of
each delivery one-third subsequent to contract
on giving sixty days previous notice. This sixty
days notice does not apply TO posts at which there
Is to be but one delivery.
All bidders required to accompany their pro-
posals with ample evidence Of their ability TO full
Ill their contacts They must also furnish the
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 made in any case, and ev-
idence Of inspection and full delivery must be re-
ceived at this office before any requisition will be
made upon the Treasury for payment which will
be effected in such public money as may be con.
venient to the points Of delivery the places Of pur
chase, or the residence of the contractors at the
option Of the Treasury Department.
No drafts on this Office Will be accepted or paid
under any circumstances
Each proposal will be sealed in a separate en-.
velope, and marked proposals for Furnishing
Army Subsistence -
GEO. GIBSON, C. G. Q.
NOTE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement unless authorized
to do so by the oommissary GENERAL Of Subsist-
ence. ocA-iswtJani