The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-27

hact, and tour thousand ci ght hundred lrrrrl. ~
Navy Pork. ''' VI
Each barrel to contain not ces than two hundred
pounds nett weight of Beef Pork NO ,.xccss of
weight IN either article will DC paid for To L. de
"''''" at 'le respective Navy Yards, as iollows,
BarrcIs Bcet Garycls Pork
| At Charlcstown, Mass. 500 G6n
~ p''""IFh, ~ q. 500 .6OD
At GOspurt, Va. 500 GuD.
Said Beef aud Pork must he ,,iciivorci. onchaIf
netw"cn the first day of January. lS7:urd the first
dhv OF April, lSlI and the other halt between tbc
10th OF April, 1897, and the 18th day of June
ISL unless earlier deliveries should be rconircd
by the Chief of this Bureau Offers must be u,,dc
for each half Scparatcly and d-tinctly-ii,t is fnr
the half deliverable between the Let oil January
and LIST of April and for the half deliverable be-.
tween the 10Th of April and 18th of june lS4T
LHymrnt t9' the hrs' half to be made within thirty
Gays alter delivery and for the second half i'm thr
| ~ day after the 10Th June, fe,I7
| The beef must be from wcu-r,ttrned c,,,Io
slaughtered between the first dav of Novcphc,'
! Ioio, aud the first day of February ,S47 and
M|Gin!h& not les han six hundred podnds nett
! "'i%h'' cach: Inc legs and leg rnuds of the hind
quarter, and the shims and shoulder clod. and ~
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
Quarter, or the parts marked Nos. >, and 3, on
IN" 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 cxcu
d"d from each barrel and half barrel aud tkr rr
mandcr of the carcass must be cut in nicrcs Of
less than eight pounds each
lhc P@rk must be packed from corn ted, we'll
: la 4
NnNcnbcr, 1910, and the first day of rcbrn,v
1871, and weighing not less than two hundred
POUNDS each excluding the heads, iulrs nccks
shoulders hams, legs, feet and lard aud all refuse
pieces; and must be cut in pieces ,y.irbiuer NOT,
less than six pounds each.
Both the beet and pork must he sailed with ot
Cast one statute bushel OF Turks Island Isle of
May or st. Ubc's salt; and the b,cf must Lnvn
nv" ounces Of fine puIvczcd saltpetrc to each bar
rel exclusive ot pickle, to be made from fre,l
water, as strong aS salt sill make it,
Ono fourth the quantity of beef and one. fourth,
lnS q""ntity OF pork, must be packed in half bar.
refs" ana contain one hundred pounds nett v,cjrbt
OF cac!' as thc case may be and, i'm c,tinlatinr
the price two half barrels to be considered as
one barrel "
The barrels and half barrcIs INNS, bc ,,,,, ,e.I.
pest seasoned white oak. or whit ash slaves and
heading II of the former, to be not less than three
oil an men thick II of the later, to be not
L'SS !h'h an men thick for barrels, and three
o4rths OF an inch for half barrels and to be hoopcd
at least three lourths over with the best wito oak
or hickory hoops. ~
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded on
Is head . Navy Beef" " Navy Port, :" as the
case may he, with the contractors name and the
year when packed. ~
The beet and pork will, unless otherwise direct
ga ny INC CmGi 81 this Bureau, be inspected by the
nr,,'o'iiH& oiiccrS at thc respective Navy Yards
aforesaid, and by some 'swoIn Inspector of sailed
ProNlSIonS'' who will be selected by the Respective
commanding officers; but their char.r,s for snrb
inspection must he paid by the respective cnntr,rt
ors. who must likewise have the lrrr,s t ~ ,oni
Shlpplng order to the satisfaction of the command
ants OF the respective Navy Yards aforesaid. after
inspection, and ut their own expense
biddcrS must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate ocrs for the beef and for the
pork and for each of the places of delivery rnvcr
ing All expenses and all charges
Bonds IN one third the amount of the rcsncctivc
.T"c'S VIII be required, and ten per Ccntun in
addl|ion VIII be withheld from the amount of each
payment to be made, collateral security for the
"uc "uu i"IihfuI performance of their rcSpcc XIV.
contracts, which will on no account he IA II r,tI
INC contracts arc complied with in all rcspccts and
Is I" be forfeited TO the United States i'm the cent
oil iliurc to complete the deliveries within the prc-
sCnbed periods. And in case of failure ON tho ,,rt
Oh tnc contractor TO deliver the aforesaid beet and
PoT" "lIh'u me time specified, the Chief of the Blu
ictu OF ProVisIuNS and Clothing shall have the rDbt
i! uIrc"t purchases to be made to supply the def
ciclCles' ana any excess of cost shall be- CHARGED
'" "nu PaiI by the contractors. Payment will be
"duc by the United States at the ucrioIs ahovc
PGGiieh' Excepting the ten PEI ccntun t. be with.
"'iu uil ihc completion Of the contracts rs beforc
I'dlcd) alter the said beef and pork shall bsv,
inspected and received, and bills for tho same
s"'i, nave bccn presented to the Navy AGENTS re-
SpccuVeiy' duly approved by tho corIirandnn;z or
OF tic contracts. " ' us
me parts of the beef to be excluded will he IA
icuarlv designated in the engraving, to hc ~,
Id! hcd TO the contracts Persons iutercstcd can L
tam them on application at this Office
NO PROPOSAL Will be considered unless II he NJ
compaulcd by guaranty, signed by one mr. mo,
responsible persons, in the following form viz:
- he undersigned ---- -- guaranty thar
II ms Cor thcIr) proposal to furnish Beef or
F3rN Gas the case may bc) for the NAVY oc accent,
ci by the Chief of the Bureau Of P,Cvis;,,,g ,I
clothing shall enter into obligation nrior f., Lc
9th day of October 1876, with GOOD and s,,gi;,
S"r.,Hs; Tor the inhlmcnt OF his Cor thcir) engage