The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-05

for furnishing and delivering free Of all 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-
livered at the respective navy yards, as follows:
Bbls. beef sBbls. pork
| At Charlestown, Mass, 1900 1900
! At Brooklyn, N. Y, 1900 1900
| At Gosport, Va, 1900 1900
500 500
| Said beef and pork must be delivered, one-half
between the first day Of January, 1s46, and the first
day Of April, 1916; and the other half between the
18th day of April, ls46, and the 18TH day Of June,
lS46, unless earlier deliveries should be required by
the chief of this bureau. Offers must be made for
each half separately and dstincty-that is, for the
half deliverable between the lst of January and LIST
of April, ard for the half deliverable between the
| 18th of April and 18th of June, 1886. Payment for
the first half to be made within thirty days after de-
lvery 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,
le45, and the first day of February, 1876, and
weighing not less than six hundred pounds, net
weight, each. The legs and leg rands Of the hind
quarters, and the Sims and shoulder cods, and at
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter, the parts marked Nos l. g. and 3, on the
drawing delineation of the fore and hind quarters
of an OK which will he attached to and form part
of the contract, must be wholly excluded from each
barrel and half BARREL and the remainder of the
cass must be cut in pieces of not less than eight
pounds EACH
The pork must be packed from corn-fed well
fatiened hogs, slaughtered between the first day of
November, 1845, and the first day of February,
| 1886, and weighing not less than two hundred
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shoulders, hams legs, feet, and lard, and 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 at
least one statute bushel Of Turks Island, Isle of
May, or ST. Ube's salt; and the beef must have five
ounces of fine pulverized satpetre to 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 ofpork, must be packed in half barrels,
and contain one hundred pounds net weight of each,
| as the case may be- and in estimating the price, two
half barrels are to be considered as one barrel.
The barrels and half barrels must be made of the
best seasoned white oak or white ash slaves and
headings if of the former to be not less than three
fOurths of inch Thick if of the latter, be not
less than inch thick for barrels and three-ourths
of inch for half barrels and to be hooped at least
three ourths with the best white oak hicko-
ny hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded on its
head "Navy beef" or .Navy 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
spectng officers at the respective navy-yards afore-
said, and by some "sworn inspector of sailed pro-
VISIONS" who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such in
specton must be paid by the respective contractors
who must likewise have the barrels put in good
shipping order to the satisfaction Of the command
ants of the respective navyyards aforesaid, after in
spection, and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
dstiNcy, in separate offers for the beef and for the
pork, aud for each of the places of delivery,
ing all expenses and all charges.
The department reserves to itself the right to re-
ject all offers from persons who have heretofore
failed to fulfil their contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts VIII be required and ten per centum in ad-
dition 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 until
the contracts complied with in all respects and
is TO be 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 part
of the contractor to deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the time specified, the chief of the Blu
of Provisions and Clothing shall have the right
TO direct purchases to be made to supply the def
ciencies, and any excess of cost shall be charged to
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 until
the completion Of the contracts, before stated,
after the said beef and pork shall have been in
spected and received, and bills for the shall
have been presented to the navy agents respectively
duly approved by the commandments of the respec-
tive navy-yards according to the terms of the
tracts.
The parts Of the beef to be excluded will be par
tcularly designated in the engraving be attached
to the contracts Persons interested obtain them
on application at this office
Bidders not heretofore contractors required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of ability,
together with the names Of their sureties, whose
sponsibility must be certified by the United States
district attorney, navy agent, some other person
well known to the government; otherwise their pro-
posals will not be acted upon.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
ohers) will be forthwith notified thereof; and three
days over and above the ordinary time required for
the regular transmission of the mail will be allowed
for them to signify their readiness to enter into con-
tract; and ten days over and above the ordinary
time required for the regular transmission of the
mail will be allowed for the execution and return of
contract and bond at the expiration OF which Pc
RODS, if no answer be received contract and bond
returned, the supply will be offered to the next low
est bidder, according to law.
To be published once a week until the 18th day
Of August next in the Union, Constitution, and In.
telligencer, ID. c.; Republican, Baltimore; Evening
Post, Morning News, and Journal Of Commerce,
New York; Pennsylvania and Keystone, Philadel-
phia; Morning Post and Times, Boston, N. H. Pa
triot, Concord; Eastern Argus, Portland, Me; En-
quirer, Richmond, Va; Beacon, Norfolk, Va; In
quirer, Cincinnati, Ohio; Statesman, Columbus,
Ohio; Union, Nashville, Tenn; Register, Spring
field, H.; Democrat Chicago, ILL.,; Free Press, De-
troit, Mich; State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Ia; Mis-
sourian, ST. Louis, Mo-; Democrat, Louisville, KY;
and Gazette, Lexington, KY
Proprietors of the above papers are requested to
send copy Of their respective papers containing
the advertisement TO this bureau. June %
PURSUANT TO an order of the Lord Chancellor,
il any person or persons claiming to be the heir,
or heirs at law, and next of kin, entitled under
the statute of distributions lin case he were now