The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-05
PROPOSALS.
pRoPosALs FOR sUBsIsrENCE STORES

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE
INDIAN TERRITORY, OFFICE
CHIEF CoMMIsSARY OF SUBsISrENOE,
FORT GIBSON, q. N, Jan. 2l, 1853.
Sealed Proposals, in duplicate, will be re-
Gibson, O.. N, until IL O'clock NJ, MONDAY,
March 10, 1869. for the delivery of Subsistence
AT FORT GIBSON, CHEROKEE NATION,
$4,000 pounds of Flour.
76,OOO pounds of Bacon.
Z6,UJO pounds of Salt,
5000 gallons of Vinegar.
4OO barrels of Pork.
And Corn Meal in such quantities as may be
The Flour to be equal in quality to the best
xxx brands of the st. Louis market, and put
up as follows:-l25, eco pounds TO be put up In
barrels full head lined and 425 600 pounds to be
put up in double sacks, OF gunny sacking and
The Bacon:to be of first quality. and put mp
as tollows:-20,C00 pounds In uerces or casks,
ana % ooO pounds In gunny sacks Of about l25
The Salt to be Of good quality. and put up as
followE-l0OO0 pounds In barrels and 1900
pounds In double sacks of gunny sacking and
The Vinegar TO be of best quality, and made
Of whisky of full strength, and to be put up as
follows:-l000 gallons in barrels of good quality,
securely hooped, and 1900 gallons 10 be put up
In lcasks ontaining not more than % gallons
and TO have four iron and eight hickory hoops
on each.
securely In good barrels Containing 200 pounds
each.
The Corn Meal to be OF best quality, and put
up In barrels or sacks, like the flour, as may be
required. The person or persons to whom any
award Is made must be prepared to execute
contracts and give the required bonds at once,
and be In readiness to commence the delivery
of stores ON the goth day OF April, 1862 and to
continue the same in such quantities as may
be required until the lat day of December, 1869,
al which time the whole amount of the article
Samples of articles Except meats) must ac-
company the proposals, In boxes or bottles and
not In paper parcels. = :.
Each bid must be accompanied by good and
whose loyalty and solvency are certified by q
clerk of q court OF record), setting forth that
they Will, in the event of It's acceptance. give
ample bonds and security for the faithful per.
formance OF the same.
The name and place of residence of each bid
der ana surety must be given:
No proposal will be entertained, unless salts
factortly represented that does not folly comply
with the terms of this advertisements.
Proposals may be for the whole or any part OF
| the stores required.
| Any contract awarded under this advertise.
| ment will be made subject to the approval of
| the Commissary- General of Subsistence, u. 8.
Army, and the right is reserved to reject any or
All stores delivered will be subject to rigid
| Payments upon the contracts awarded will
| be made monthly In current funds, or soon
| as the same shall have been received.
| Ing Of proposals, which will take place on the
| day and hour above specified Blanks for pro-
posals md bonds will be furnished on applica-
Proposals must be plainly Endorsed. "Pro.
| posals for Subsistence Stores" and addressed
| to the Chief Commissary OF Subsistence, Dis
trict Indian Territory, Fort Gibson, q. y.
~ Brevet Mejor Gen, B. H. GRIERsON.
| A. f. ROCKWELL, Bvt Lieut. Colonel and A.
@. M. U. 8. A.. G. @. 8. Dist Indian Territory.