The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-13
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Said Beef and Pork must be delivered. one. hall
between the first day of January, IS47 aud the first
day oil April, 1897 and the other half between the
, ,S.1 Of April lS47 spd the 10Th day of June.
BY the Chief Of this Bureau. Offers must be made
for each half separately aud ditinctly-thnt is for
the halt deliverable between the Let of January
aud LIST of April, aud for the half deliverable he
tween the 18th of April aud 18th of June 1877 :
Payment for the frs, half to be made within thirty
Gays alter dcllvey and for the serond half in thr.
| ty days alter the 10Th June, 1917
The beef must be from well-fatiened cattle
slaughtered between the first day of November
lei6, and the first day of FcbI uary, IS47, aud
Weighing not less than six hundred pounds nett
weight, each. The legs and leg rands of the hind
quartcr' and the shins and shoulder clod. and n,
least eight pounds from the heck end of each fore
quarter, or the parts marked Nos. /, 2, and g. on
| the drawing or dclneation of the fore and hind
quarters OF an OK, which will be attached to md
form part OF The contract must be wholly exclu.
"cd from each barrel and half barrel, and the re-
mninder of the must be cut in pieces of not
l. IS than eight pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn led, we'll
ia'tcned hogs, slaughtered between the first day of
November, lS46, and the first day of Fcbru, v
ioai' aud weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding the heads, i'll s. nccks
shoulders, hams, legs. feet and lard aud all rcCse
pieces and must be cut in pieces wcirbipo M,
| less than six pounds each.
Both tho lcet and pork mus be sailed with AT
least one statute bushel OF Turks island Isle of
May, or ST. Ube's salt #; ard the beef must have
fye ounces of fine pulverized saltperc to each bar
/
water, as strong as salt will make it,
One. iourth the quantity of beef, and one. fourth
the quantity of pork, must be packet in h If bar
rcls, aud contain one hundred pounds mott weight
o. each, as the case may be nd, in estimating
the price, two hall barrels to be considered as
one barrel.
The barr Is and half barrels must be made of the
best seasoned white oaF. white ash slaves and
headine ii of the former, to be less than three
less than a inch thick for barrels and three
fourths of inch for half barrels and 10 be booned
at least three fourths over with the best white oak
or hickory hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded on
Is head " Navy Beef or Navy Pork - ms The
may be, with the contractors name .,J tLo
year when packed
The beef and pork, will, unless otherwise direct.
cd by the Chief Of this Bureau be inspected Inv the
inspecting officers at the respective NAVY Ysr,ls
aforesaid, and by some "swoin inspector of saltcd
provisions" who will be selected by tie rcspc,ive
commanding officers but their charges for such
inspection must he paid by the respective contract.
ors who must likewise have the barrels nut i'm GOOD
shipping order to the sat sf,cticn of the command
ants oi the respective Navy Yards aforesaid after
inspection, and at their expense
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate offers for the beef and for the
pork, andor each 81 the places of delivery,
ing all expenses and all charges.
Eonds in onc-third the amount of the respective
contracts will be required, and ten per centuIn in
add ion will be withheld f. ON the a,nuunt of Zach
payment to he made. collateral Curity for the
due and faithful Performance of their respective
contracts, which will on count be paid untI
Is to- be forfeited to thu United States in the event
of failure to complete the deliveries within the prc
icrhcd periods. Aud i'm Case oil failure on the part
OF tie contractor to deliver aforesaid beet and
pork within the time specified, the Chief of the Blu
,eau OF Provisions and Clothing shall have the right
to direct purchases TO be made to supply the def
cicnces, and any excess of cost shall lie Charge
TO and paid by the contractors. Paymcnt will be
made by the United States at the periods above
specified, Excepting the ten per centum to be with.
held until the completion Of the contracts as before
s;aled,) after the said beef and pork shall have
been INSPECTED and received and bills for the same
shall have been presented to the Navy Agents re-
spcctvcly, duly approved by the commandments of
tho respective Navy Yards, according to the terms
of the contracts.
The parts of the beef to be excluded will be par.
ticuary designated in the cngravings to be at
tao he'd TO the contracts Persons interested can OBJ
tain them on application at this Office
No PROPOSAL will be considered unless il be ac
companicd by guaranty, signed by one or more
responsible persons, in the following form, viz:
q" The Undersigned - guaranty that -
-, if his (or theirl proposal to furnish Beef or
Pork (as the case may be) for the Navy &c accent
ed by the Chief of the Bureau OF Provisions and
Clothing shall enter into an obligation prior to the
9th day OF October, 1896 with good and sufficient
surclcs for the fuIflment of his (or thclr engage
mCuts."