The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-07
1900
$500

| . -. s,fVo $500
Said beef and pork must be delivered. on.-b,ls
between the first day Of January lsi7 ana liz ssn,
Jay OF April, l647 and the other half berv.e ,hs
ioth day OF April, lS47, and the 18th dav of Jnns
io1i, unless earlier deliveries should be required Inv
"e ohlen OF TINS bureau. Oilers must be made for
SIH hai separately and distincty-that is for the
| nall deliverable between the LIST of Jannsrv snJ
la OF April, and for the half deliyeabl. bs,vrssa
inc iSlh OF April and 18th of June, ls47. Paw
nent Tor the rst half to be made within thirty dsy.
slter delivery and for the second half in thirty
| Jays alter the 18th June, l647.
| The beef must be from we'll f,ttsnsd -,,I.
slaughtered between the first day of Nnvs,nSsr'
1910, and The first day Of February, ls47. and
| weighing not less than six hundred nonnds ns,,
weight, each. The legs and leg rands of the hind.
quarters, and the shins and shoulder-clod, and a,
leaSt elght pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter or the parts marked Nos l. q and q ON
me drawing or delineaton Of the fore and hind
quarters OF an OK, which will be attached TO and
'oin part OF the contract, must be wholly excIn
Ied from each barrel and half barrel and the remain
Ier OF me carcass must be cut pieces Of not less
than eight pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corr. fed WALL
at'ened hogs, slaughtered between the first dav of
november, 1916, and the first day of February,
1917, ana weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding the heads, ioes, necks,
shoulders hams legs, feet, and lard and all refuse
than six pounds each
Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at
ieast one statute bushel of Turks Island. Isle of
May, or ST. Ube's salt; and the beef must have FIVE
ounces OF hne pulyerized saltpere to each barrel,
exclusive oil pickle, to be made from fresh water,
as strong as salt will make it,
one-fourth the quantity of beef and one-fourtb
the quantity OF pork must be packed in half barrels
ana contain one hundred pounds nett weight of
each, as the case may be; and in estimating the
price, two half barrels are to be considered as one
The barrels and half barrels must be made Of The
best seasoned white oak, or white ash slaves and
heading; II OF the former to be less than three.
tourths OF an inch thick If of the latter to be not
Tess than an inch thick for barrels and
oil an inch for half barrels and to be hooped At least
three-fourths over with the best white oak or bck
DRY hoops. =
Each barrel and half barrel be hsap.sd-.o.
-. chief of this bureau, be inspected oy the IN
said and ifs s the navy ya.Es
visions,n who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such
spection be paid by the respective contractors,
who must likewise have the barrels put in good
shipping order to the satisfaction of the comman
dants 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 One-thlrd the amount OF the respective
contracts will be required, and ten per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment to be made collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts which will on account be paid until the
contracts are complied with in all respects and is to
be forfeited the United States in the event of fail
ure to complete the deliveries within the prescribed
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 bureau of
provisions and clothing shall have the right to direct
purchases be made to supply the deficiencies, aud
any excess of shall be charged to and paid by
| the contractors. Payment will be made by the
United States at the periods above specified, Eek
cepting the ten per centum to be withheld until tho
completion Of the contracts before stated after
the said beef and pork shall have been inspected and
received, and bills for The same shall have been pre-
sented to the navy agents respectively, duly APP
proved by the commandments Of the respective navy
Yards, according to the terms Of the contracts.
The parts of the beefto be excluded will he partc
ulary designated in the engraving to be attached
| to the contracts. Persons interested can obtain
| them on application to this office.
| No proposal will be considered unless it be &C
companed by guarantee, signed by one or more
responsible persons, in the following form viz;
| 1.-THE undersigned - - guarantee that -
=, if his (or their proposal to furnish beef OF
pork Gas the may beg for the navy be accepted
by the chief of the bureau of provisions and cloth
ing, shall enter into obligation prior to the Oh
day of October 1885, with good and sufficient sure
ties for the fulflmcnt Of his Tor their) engage
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