The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-25

bonu anu security VIII he required the
I livery, subject to the usual inspection.
GEORGE LGYALE,
aug l-iaw4w Navy Agent.
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR Is47.
NAVY DEPARTMExr, .
! BUREAU OF PHovisiONs AND CLorHING,
| August z, 1876.
| SEALED PROPOSALS, endo sed " Propo-
the case may be- will be received at this Office mn
| til o'clock, p, NJ, on MONDAY, the Itch dav of
| of oil cost and risk to the United States
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-
! nVercd at the respective Navy Yards, follows
| Barrels Beef. Barrels Pork
| At Charlestown, Mass. 500 900
AZ brooklyn, n. T. l,sO0 600
! Al Gosport, Va. $500 900
Said Beef and Pork must be delivered, one. half
between the first day of January, 1877 and the first
day OF April, lS41 and the other half between the
18th of April, 1871, and the 10Th day OF June.
lsl7, unless earlier deliveries should be required
by the Chief of this Bureau. Offers must be made
for each half separately and distnctly-that is, for
| the half deliverable between the LIST of January
and LIST of April, and for the half dcliyerahe bc
tween the 18th of April and 18th of June. ISL
Payment for the first half to be made within thirty
days after dcyery and for the second half in thir
\
| The beef must be from we'll fattened cattle
slaughtered between the first day of November
lSi6, and the first day of February, IS47, and
weighing not less than six hundred pounds, nett
weight, each. The legs and leg rands of the bind
quarters and the shins and shoulder cod. and at
least eight pounds from the heck end of each fore,
| quarter, or the parts marked Nos l. ., and g. on
| the drawing or dclincation Of the fore and hind
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 tkc re-
mainder of the carcass must be IN pieces of not
less than eight pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed we'll
itttcned hogs, slaughtered between the first day of
November, 1876, and the first day of Fcbrnty
lSI1, and weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding the heads ioles neckk
shoulders hams, legs. feet and lard and all refuse
pieces; and must be cut in pieces weighing not
less than six pounds each
Both tho beef and pork muse be sailed with at
least one statute bushel OF Turks Island Isle of
May OF ST. Ube's salt; and the beef must have
hvc ounces OF lne puvcfzed saitpetrc to each bar
! rel. 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, must be packed in half bar.
rcIs, and contain hundred pounds nett weipht
OF each, as the case may be and, in estimating
the price, two half barr are to be considered a
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
lourths of inch thick il of the latter 10 be not
less than an inch thick for barrels, and three
fourths of an inch for half barrels and to be hoopcd
at least three fourts with the best white oak
| or hickory hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded ON
Is head 60 Navy Beef &c Navy Pork :" as the
case may be, with the contractors name and the
year when packed.
The beef and pork, will, unless otherwise direct
cd by the Chief of this Bureau, be inspected by the
inspecting officers at the respective Navy Yards
aforesaid, and by 90 sworn inspector of sailed
provisions, who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such
inspection must he paid by the respective contract
ors, who must likewise have the barrels mt in Good
to tSf,t nf tho,
ants of the respective Navy Yards aforesaid after
inspection, and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate offers for the beef and for the
pork and for each of the places Of delivery cover
ing all expenses and all charges.
Bonds In third the amount of the resDective
contracts Yli be required, and ten per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment to he made. as collateral security for tbr
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts, which will on account be paid until
the contracts complied with in all RESI- poets and
Is to be forfeited to the United States in the event
OF failure to complete the deliveries within the pre-
*crbcd periods. Aud in of failure on the part
OF the contractor to deliver the aforesaid beet and
pork within the time specified the Chief of the Blu
rcau oil Provisions and Clothing shall have the rrh
to direct purchases to be made to supply the def
cicncics, and any excess of cost shall be CHARGED
10 ana PAID by the contractors. Payment will be
made by the United States Mt the periods above
LpeG'hed (excePting the per centuin nc with
stated,) after the said beef and pork shall have
been inspected and received and bills for the same
Shali nave Deen presented to the Navy Agents re-
spcchvely, duly approved by the commentaries of
the respective Navy Yards, according to the terms
of the contracts
The parts of the beef to be excluded will he mar.
tculary designated in the cngrayings to be at
ached to the contracts. Persons interested can OBJ
tain them on application at this office.
No PROPOSAL will be considered unless it be ac-
companicd by guaranty, signed by one or more
responsible persons, in the following form, viz
The Undersigned - - guaranty that -
-, if his Cor their) proposal to furnish Beef or
Pork (as the case may be) for the Navy oe accent
cd by the Chief of the Bureau Of Provisions and
Clothing, shall enter into obligation prior TO the
9th day OF October, 1876, with good and sufficient
sretes for the fuIflmen of his Cor tnclr) engage
mcnts."
This should be accompanied by the certificate of
the United states District Attorney, Navy Agent
or some other officer of the General CovSrn4ent'
guaranty. '"'''
The bidders name and residence, nd the name
OF each member Of firm, where a companv of
fers, should be distinctly stated
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