The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-01

= and proposals for Pork" the may be- will be
day of July next for furnishing and delivering tree Of
all cost and risk the United States
Five thousand four hundred barrels of navy beef and
| four thousand eight hundred barrels OF navy pork
Each barrel contain not less than two bundled pounds
Ssh be- m f. be
navy yards, as follows;
Barrels beef Barrels o pork
At Brooklyn, n Y 1900 i,soo
| At GospoH, Va. l,eU LOW
5,4oo 1880
Said beef and pork be delivered onehalf between
lsis and The other half between the 10Th day of April,
s9 and the 10Th day of June 1919 unless earlier deve
must be made for each half separately and distinctly thai
for the half deliverable between the LIST OF January and
Of April and 18th June 1919 Payment for the first halt
to be made within thirty days after delivery and for the
second half in thirty days after the 18th OF June, 1919
The beef be from wellitened cattle, slaughtered
between the let day Of November iss and the LIST day Of
pounds nett Weight, each The legs and leg rans Of the
hind quarters and the shns and shoulder cod and at least
parts marked Nos !, 2, and 3, the drawing deinea
ton OF the fore and hind quarters of an which will be
excluded from each BARREL and half barrel the
der Of the must be cut in pieces OF not less an
eight pounds each
! The pork must be packed from corn-ed, welattened
hogs slaughtered between the first day November lsiS
than two hundred pounds eao excluding heads oes
necs shoulders hams legs, feet and lard and all refuse
pieces ana must De cut III pieces weighing not less than
six pounds each
Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at least one
statute bushel of Turks Island Isle OF May, ST Ubes
salt and the beef must have five Of fine puverzed
sapee each barrel, exclusive OF poke to be made
from fresh water as strong as salt will make it.
One-iourth the quantity of beef and fourth the guam
tity pork must be packed in halt barrels and contain
and estimating the price, half barrels to be
sidered as one barrel.
The barrels and half barrels be made Of the best
seasoned white oak white ash and heading; if Of
the former be not less than threefourths of inch
barrels and three fourhs of an inc barrels
hooped at least threeourths with the best white
Each barrel and half barrel BIO branded its head
NAVY Beef" or "Navy Pork as the case may be, with
The beef and pork viii unless otherwise directed by the
chief of this bureau be Inspected by the inspecting officers
Of sailed provisions, who viii be selected by the
respective commanding ecers but their charges for such
must likewise the barrels put good shipping
to the satisfaction OF the commandments of the respective
Aforesaid alter Inspections and at their own ex
pense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and distinctly
separ offers for the beef and for the pork and for each
of the places OF delivery covering all expenses and all
charges
Bonds one-third of the respective
will be required and ten per centum in addition will be
withheld from the amount OF each payment to be made as
their respective contracts which will account be
paid until the contracts complied with in all respects
failure complete the deliveries within the prescribed Pc
RODS And in OF failure the part of the
the chief Of the Bureau Of and
ing shall have the right to direct purchases TO be made to
charged and paid by the contractors. Payment will be
made by the United States at the periods above specified
completion the contracts stately the said
beef pork shall have been inspected and received and
bills for the same shall have been presented to tine navy
agents respectively daily approved by the commandments Of
the respective navyyads according to the terms OF the
contracts
The parts of the beef excluded will be particularly
designated in the engraving to be attached TO the contracts
office.
Bidders whose proposals accepted (and oher)
will be forthwith notified, and early practicable
and bond will be transmitted them for execution
which contract and bond must be returned to the bureau
within ten days, exclusive OF the time required for the
uar transmission OF the mail.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas directed in
for the naval Sc service vic ' for approved August
1876, copy of which is subjoned) by written guaranty,
he or they undertake that the bidder OF bidders Will if his
or their bid be accepted enter into obligation within
articles proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the certificate of
the United States district judge United States district aor
ney, navy agent officer of the general government
individual known to the bureau that the guarantos
able to make good their guaranty.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by
such guaranty, AL.
member of firm, where company offers, should be dis
ncty stated
Extract from the Of Congress approved August TO- 1886
the passage of this act every proposal for naval supplies in
vted by the Secretary of the Navy under the pTovso
the general appropriation bill for the navy approved March
third, eighteen hundred and foythree shall be
panied by written guaranty, signed by one more re-
ponsbe persons the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder bidders will, if his their bid be
cepted, into obligation in such time may be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, with good and
sufficient suretes, to furnish the supplies proposed No
proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such
guaranty. IT, after the acceptance of proposal, and
notification thereof to the bidder bidders, he they
shall fail to enter into an obligation within the time
scrbed by the Secretary of the Navy with good and su
cent suretes for furnishing the supplies then the Secre
tary of the Navy shall proceed with other
person persons for furnishing the said supplies and
shall forthwith the difference between the
contained in the proposal guaranteed and the for
which he have contracted for furnishing the said
plies for the whole period of the proposal be charged
against said bidder or bidders, and his their guaanto
or guarantors and the may be Immediately
erved by United Sates for the Of the Navy Depart
men in action of debt against either all Of said per-
sons"
June S-Iaw4w
OLA TED and Japanned Goods, Cutlery Fancy Hard
J. ware, Baskets and Brushes, Kitchen Utensils, and
Housekeeping articles generally at reduced prices
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