The daily union., 1846-08-28

Five thousand four hundred barrels Of navy beef,
and four thousand eight hundred barrels Of navy
pork; ~
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds nett weight of beef or pork; no excess OF
weight in either article will be paid for. To be de-
Lvered at the respective navy yards, as follows:
Barrels Beef Barrels Pork.
AT Chsrlestown, Mnss ...l 800. ...... 500
| At Brooklyn, N. Y. .....l, $40. .......l 600
At Gosport, Va..........l 500. .......l 600
........ 5,4O0 $500
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one-half
between the first day of January ls47 and the FIRST
day Of April, l547; and the other half between the
18th day OF April, ls47. and the ibtE day Of June,
io47, unless earlier deliveries should be required by
the chief Of this bureau. Offers must be made for
each half separately and distnetly-that is, for the
| half deliverable between the LIST Of January and
LIST Of April, and for the half deliverable between
the 18th of April and 18th of June, l647. Pay
ment for the first half to be made within thirty days
after delivery; and for the second half in thirty
days after the 18th June, lS47. ..-
| The beef must be from we-fattened cattle,
saug ghlered between the first day of November,
1876, and the first day of February, l647, and
| weighing not less than six hundred pounds, nett
weight, each. The legs and leg rands Of the hind
| quarters and the shins and shoulder-cods, and al
least eight pounds from the neck end Of each fore
quarter, or the parts marked Nos. l, 2, and 3, on
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quarters Of an OK, which will be attached to and
| form part of the contract, must be wholly exclu-
ded from each barrel and half barrel and the remain
der Of the 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, 1886, and the first day Of February,
| l847, and weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding the heads, joes necks,
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 salted with al
least one statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle OF
May, or ST. Ubes salt; and the beef must have five
ounces of fine pulyerized satpetre 10 each barrel,
exclusive Of pickle, to be made from fresh water,
as strong salt will make 1t.
One-fourth the quaptty Of beef, and one-fourth
the quantity Of pork must be packed in half barrels
and contain one hundred pounds nett weight OF
each, as the case may be; and, IN estimating the
rice, two half barrels 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
heading if of the former, to be less than three
fourths of inch thick; if Of the latter to be no
less than inch thick for barrels, and three-fourth'
of an inch for half barrels and to be hooped at leas
three-fourths over with the best white oak or hick
ory hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded OF
its head "nayy beef' or ''navy pork" as the cas-,
may be, with the contractors name and the yea
when packed.
The beef and pork WILL unless otherwise directet
by the chief Of this bureau be inspected by the in
bspecng 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
spection must be paid by the respective contractors
I who must likewise have the barrels put in goot
shipping order to the satisfaction of the comrnan
dants of the respective navy yards aforesaid afte
inspection, and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately ant
distinctly in separate offers for the beef and for tn
pork and for each of the places Of delivery, cover
ing all expenses and all charges
! Bonds in one-third the amount of the RESPECTIVE
contracts will be required, and ten per centum II
addition will be withheld from the amount of eacl
payment to be made, as collateral security for tn
due and faithful performance Of their RESPECTIVE
contracts, which will on no account be paid until tn
contracts complied with IN all respects, and IS I
be forfeited the United States in the event of fail
ure complete the deliveries within the prescrlbe'
, periods And in case OF failure on the part OF IN
contractor to deliver the aforesaid beef and porl
within the time specified, the chief of the bureau o
provisions and clothing shall have the right to direc
purchases be made to supply the Deficiencies, ant
any excess of cost shall be charged to and paid b!
, the contractors. Payment will be made by tn
United States at the periods above specified, lex
ceptlng the ten per centum to be withheld until tn
completion of the contracts before stately afte
the said beef and pork shall have been inspected ant
received, and bills for the shall have been pre-
scented to the navy agents respectively, duly ap
proved by the commandants of the respective nav.
. yards, according to the terms of the contracts
The parts of the beef to be excluded will be partlc
ularly designated in the engraving to be attache
to the contracts. Persons interested can obtaI
them on application to this Office.
No proposal will be considered unless it be ac
companied by guarantee, signed by one or NOR
responsible persons, in the following form viz:
"The undersigned - - guarantee that -
-, if his (or their) proposal to furnish beef o
pork (as the may be) for the navy be accepte
by the chief of the bureau Of provisions and cloth
ing, shall enter into obligation prior to the 81
day of October, 1876, with good and sufficient sure
ties, for the ful6lment Of his Cor their) engage
/ ments. .. ...
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