The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-04
PROPOSALS.
PRoP0sALs FOR SUBSISTENCE STORES.

pRoPOSALs FOR SUBSISTENCE STORES.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE
INDIAN TERRITORY, OFFICE
CHIEF CoMM1ssARY OF SUBsIsrENoE,
FORT GIBSON, Q. N, Jan. 2l, 1859.
Sealed Proposals, IN duplicate, will be re.
ceived at the Office of the undersg gned, at Fort
March l5. 1859. for the delivery OF Subsistence
AT FORT GIBSON. CHEROKEE NATION,
$4,000 pounds OF Flour.
10000 pounds OF Bacon.
26,OO0 pounds of Salt
$500 gallons OF Vinegar.
400 barrels of Pork.
ana Corn Meal in such quantities as may be
The Flour to be equal in quality to the best
AAA brands OF the st. Louis market, and put
up as follows:-l26 COO pounds TO be put up In
barrels full head lined, and 425 900 pounds to be
rut up In double sacks, Of gunny sacking and
The BacOn:to be of first quality, and put up
as tollows:-20,000 pounds In uerces or casks,
and % CoO pounds in gunny sacks Of about l25
The Salt TO be of good quality, and put up as
follows;-lOOOO pounds In barrels and l6,OO0
pounds In double sacks of gunny saoking and
cotto n kheetng.
TDe Vinegar to be of best quality. and made
OF whisky OF full strength, and tobe put up as
follows:-l00e gallons in barrels of good quality,
securely hooped. and 1000 gallons 10 be put up
in lcssks containing not more than % gallons.
each, the casks to be of best quality. painted,
and to have four iron and eight hickory hoops
The Pork to be prime mess pork. to be put up
securely in good barrels containing 200 pounds
each.
up In barrels or sacks, like the flour, as lay be
required. The person or persons to whom any
award is made must be prepared TO execute
coptrecis and give the required bonds at once,
and ne In readiness to commence the delivery
of stores on the goth day of April 1869, 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
or articles contracted for must be supplied.
Samples of articles Except meals) must ac.
com pany the proposals, In boxes or bottles, and
not In paper parcels.
la CHI bid must be accom- panied by good and
sufficient guarantee from two or more persons
whose loyalty and solvency are certified by 9
clerk of a court of recOrd), setting forth thai
they VIII, in the event of its acceptance, give
| ample bonds and security for the faithful per
The name and place of residence of each bid.
| der and surety must be given.
No proposal will be entertained, unless salts
factorily represented. that does not fully comply
Nith 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 o
| the Commissary- General of Subsistence, u. s.
Army, and the right is reserved to reject any Oh
All stores delivered will be subject to a rigid
| Inspection.
! be made monthly In current funds, or as soon
| as the same shall have been received.
Bidders are invited 10 be present at the OPEN
| ing of proposals, which viii take place on the
| day and hour above speclfied. Blanks Tor pro-
| posals nd bonds will be furnished on applca
'fr Proposals must be plainly indorsed. "Pro.
posais for subsistence Stores" and addressed
| to the Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Dis
triet Indian Territory Fort Gibson o. M e.,
BreVst Major-Gen. B. II. GRIERsON.
A. F. ROCKWELL, Byt, Lieut. Colonel and A
@. NJ. u. S. A.. @. O. s. Dist. Indian Territory