The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-23

may be- will be received a, this Office until O'Clock
i p. m, on Monday, the 18th day of August next
for furnishing and delivering free Of all cost and risk
to the United States
| Five thousand seven hundred barrels OF navy
beef, and FIVE thousand seven hundred barrels Of
navy pork:
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds net weight of beef or pork; no excess OF
weight in either article will be paid for To be de-
Iivered at the respective navy yards, as follows
Bbs beef Bbls. pork
! At Charestown, Mass, 1900 1900
! At Brooklyn, N. r., 1900 1900
At Gosport, Va, 1900 1900
500 57O0
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one-hali
between the first day of january, 1876, and the first
day of April, 1876; and the other half between the
18Th day Of April, 1876, and the 18th day of June
1886 unless earlier deliveries should be required by
the chief Of this bureau Offers must be made fol
each half separately and dstinctly-that is, for the
half deliverable between the lst of January and Isl
of April, ard for the half deliverable between the
| 18th of April and 18th of June, 1916. Payment fol-
the first half to be made within thirty days after de-
livery and for the second half in thirty days after
the 18th June, 1886
The beef must be from well fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the first day of November,
ls45, and the. first day of February, 1876, and
weighing not less than six hundred pounds, mel
weight, each. The legs and leg rands Of the hind
quar- ers, and the shins and shoulder clods, and al
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter, The parts marked Nos. |, 2, and s. on the
drawing delineation of the fore and hind quarters
Of an OK, which will be attached to and form part
OF the contract must be wholly excluded from each
barrel and half barrel and the remainder of the car
cass must be cut in pieces of not less than eight
pounds ench
The pork must be packed from corn-fed, well
fatened hogs, slaughtered between the first day OF
zy Al ~,
| 1886, and weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding athc heads, ioles, necks,
shoulders, hams, legs, feet, and lard, md all refuse
pieces and must be cut in pieces weighing not less
Than six pounds each.
| Both the beef and pork must be sailed with al
least one statute bushe of Turks Island, Isle OF
May, or st. Ube's salt and the beef raust have five
ounces of fine puvcrized saltpetre 10 each barrel
exclusive of pickle to be made from fresh water,
as strong as salt will make it,
One-fourth the quantity of beef, and one-fourth
the quantity of pork unjust be packed in half barrels
and contain one hundred pounds net weight ofeach,
the case may be; and IN estimating the price, TWO
half barrels are to be considered one barrel.
| The barrels and half barrels must be made of the
best seasoned white oak or white ash slaves and
heading if of the former, to be not less than three
fourths of an inch Thick if of the latter, to be not
less than one inch thick for barrels and three-fourhs
of an inch for half barrels and to be hoped at least
three ourths with the best white oak or hcko-
ry hoops.
Ezch barrel and half barrel must be branded on its
head Navy beef" or "Nayy pork as the case
may be, with the contractors name and the year
when packed
The beef and pork will be inspected by the in
speeding officers the respective navy-yards aiore-
said, and by some ''sworn inspector OF sailed pro-
vsions,n who viii be selected by the respective
commanding officers but their charges for such IN
specon must be paid by the respective contractors
tIo barr Id in nd
shipping order to the satisfaction of the command
Of the respective navy yards aforesaid after IN
spec:ion, and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate offers for the beef and for the
pork aud for each of the places of delivery, cover
ing all expenses and all charges.
The department reserves to itself The right to re-
lect all offers from persons who have heretofore
failed to fulfil their contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount Of the respective
contracts will be required, and ten per centum IN ad'
dtion will be withheld from the amount of each
payment to be made, as collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts, which will on no account be paid unit
the contracts are complied with in all respects, and
is to he forfeited to the United States in the event
of failure to complete the deliveries within the pre-
scribed periods And in case Of failure on the par,
of the contractor to deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the time specified the chief of the Blu
reau Of Provisions and Clothing shall have the rghl
to direct purchases to be made to supply the deh
cences and any excess of cost shall be charged e
and paid by the contractors Payment will be made
| by the United States at the periods above specified
! excepting the ten per centum to be withheld unit
the completion of the contracts, as before stated,
after the said beef and pork shall have been IN
spected and received, and bills for the same shall
have been presented to the navy agents respectively
4 duly approved by the commandments OF the respec
tive navy-yards, according to the terms of the con-
tracts.
The parts Of the beef to be excluded will be par
tcuarIy designated in the engraving to be attached
TO the contracts Persons interested can obtain then
on application at this office
Bidders not heretofore contractors are required Il
accompany their proposals with evidence OF ability
together with the Of their sureties, whose re
sponsibility must be certified by the United States
district attorney navy agent, or some other person
well known To the government otherwise, their pro
posals will not be acted upon.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted land non'
others) will be forthwith notified thereof and thre'
days over and above the ordinary time required To-
the regular transmission of the mail will be allowed
for them to signify their readiness TO enter intn con
tract; and ten days over and above the Ordinary
time required for the regular TRANSMISSION oil I'M
mail will be allowed for the execution and return
/ q contract and bond; at the expiration OF which pc
RODS if no answer be received, or contract and bont
returned the supply will be offered to the next low
est bidder, according To law.
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To be published once week until the 18th DAY
of August next in the Union, Constitution, and In
telligencer, d. c.; Republican, Baltimore; Evenin!
Post, Morning News, and Journal OF Commerce
New York; Pennsylvanian and Keystone, Philadel
phia; Morning Post and Times, Boston; NJ ii. Pa
triot, Concord; Eastern Argus, Portland, Me; En-
quirer, Richmond, Va Beacon, Norfolk, VA. In
guirer Cincinnati, Ohio; Statesman, Columbus
Ohio; Union, Nashville, Tenn; Register, Spring
field, ILL.,; Democrat Chicago, Ill., Free Press, De
troit, Mich; State Sentinel, indianapolis, la; Mis-
sourisn, st. Louis, Mo-; Democrat, Louisville, Ky
and Gazette, Lexington, KY.
Proprietors of the above papers are requested I
send a copy of their respective papers containing
the advertisement TO this bureau. June 26
TTyo BROKERS THROUGHOUT THE UNI
l. TED STATES--All prizes in any OF tn
authorized lotteries drawn in the United States vii
be paid demand, in specie funds at the usual dis
count at the old-established office Of
CTIAS. MCINTYRE e. CO.,
General agents for payments Of prizes,