Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-08
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR SUBSISTENCE srORIs
SUBSISTENCE OFFICE. ga
Coz. GRAM AND BAL nEpsrnx Srnrrr.

Coz. GRANT AND BALpERsroN STREETS,
Sealed Proposals, in duplicate. viii be rseeissi
sns uns HG1n ana until y on TUESDAY,.
iGT SG ses IS 4 the
DC k ashs ss In baltimore, Is follows, viz
OYsfERs To be- s sos forty dog .b can:
quality packed. hi" u anu oe''
cans ss' Igh, Hhupsr.d and thirty four dozen alb
.,ss sensh Pea" ''Msrrowfsts" will not 3" coz
400, twenty five hundred dozen 2. 81, or sb.
ans MAI oks To be As nrm. h ard, and soil d a.
Eoma.eS Csn 1 containing thin liquid and msngled
sl91I one hundred and twenty six dozen 2-Ib cans
c aSrhhAGUs OF best quality packed. The high
,l6,) one hundred aud sixty doz an ,Ib cans
ast LIES, assorted The folio sing assortment in
Pineapple, 2sirssbeIry, 2 Black berry, 2Appie.
The assortment offered must be stated in the pro-
l,s, one hundred and sixty eight dozen s-lb ans
JAMS. assorted The iollosing nssortm ,nt "a ca h
dozen is preferred. via: Raspberry. StrawbeT-
~. BIaekbeIry, Plum. The assortment ossred
assorted The following assortment 10 each dozen
Is PREFERRED w Pinespple Pears Qaince,
Demsons The assortment offered must be st ateA
samples 81 each variety of Jellies, Jams and Pre-.
serves offered must be sent In With proposes
ll25l one hundred and twenty fl We dozen zib cans
CRANBERRY SAUCE, OF best quality packed
All the goods offered must be Of the latest sea.
some crop
The cans to he hermeticalIv sealed, and to be
packed twenty -four In box; the boxes To be we'll
made and strong, aud strapped at the ends with
green hics DRY or iron at the option of tn packer
and marked In full with contents, d ne of con-
tractor. and date and place of packing. All tho
goods except the Tomatoes, are re Iuired fot i'm
mediate delivery, and are want ed, ii possible on
the spot; and none Of the goods accepted will be
received unless delivered by Saturday, August
18th, at the very latest, except the TomN ,as
day August I'D
Bidders will pleas propose with tn, above IN.
derstHnding.
Two cans Of each article offered must be sent in
ss samples. Occasional cans OF offerings will be
opened and compared with samples. The same
must be made good by contractors.
Samples sent by express cannot be taken fro m
the express Office unless p,epaid
All conditions required in my previous advertise
menrs for canned goods to hOid These conditions
will be furnished ON apple alton, If desired
'' ''0'''' THOMAS WILSON.
au It'd Brevet Brig. Gen. and y. 5, 5. A.
nEPOT QUARTERMASTER's OFFICE,
~ WARRINGTON, ID. q August 3, 1853
Proposals will BE- received at this Office until fur
ther notice. for the purchase of sixty AMRC-
WAGONS, in lots of from ten upwards They
have all been used. but are still In seryicssble
order. and can be seen at Lincoln Depot near this
city. Propositions for selecting any nu nber over
prices are offered.
Bidders will be notified Of the acceptance or re-
Iectlt n of their bids and payment in tovernm snt
funds required prisr to delivery. The right il
reserved to reject any or ali proposals offered.
bIas vill be sub United to the t}ene-
raj before acceptance or rejection.
Proposals must he sddressed TO the unders gned
marked. Proposals. for the purchase Of Ambu-
iances or wsgcus,"' or both AZ the css- m Az he.
and bidders will give their Post Office address.
BY order of the Quartermastcr General:
J. g. MCFERRAN.
Deputy Quar- -eI master General,
au Got Byt. Brig. Gen, y. y A., Il Dent q NJ