Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-25

One-third of said beef and pork must be delivered
1t each Of the aboysnamsd yArds res oy Lnt
irrt day of February, 1856: one third oJ the prs
day Il april. 1855; and the r.ma'n,le one S.a
the thirtyfrst day of MAY, 1856; unless eari.r DE
iveriee should be required BY the chief OF this GU
reau Payment to be made within thirty days sfts'
delivery.
Bidder must specify their pricse separately and
distin ia separate offers for the beef nd for the
pork aud for each of the places Of delivsry covering
all expenses and all charges
The beer must be from well fsttened cattle. sisugh
tered between the LIST day of November 1904, ara
the 1st day of January, 1855, and wei OF less
than ST. hundred pounds, net weight, each he
|1egs and leg rands If the hii quarters. aud the
shins and shoulder clods. The shoulders OF mutton
end ends Of sticking pieces and st least POUNDS
from the neck end Of each fore quarter or the parts
marked Nos. l, 2, g. T. snd s. o. the drawing or de-
line ~ of the fore and hind quarters OF 50 OK,
which will be attached to and form part Il the
contract, must be phoy eKclu led f. ON each barrel
and the remainder of the inseod of beng Gu
,oih a clearer, must be cut through 70 III sd'o and
knife TO giue the meat square, neat, and sfnoh dp
pc rance, in pieces Of not less than eight pounds
each. ..-.-
The pork must b. packed from cornfed well-fat-
tened hogs slaughtered between the st dsy ct No
vember, 1854, and the frse Gay of January, is
and wei; hing not less than two hundred pounds
EACH eHcluding the heads jolss, necks, shoulders,
han g, legs feet butts, rumps lard and all refus
pieces; and must be Gu Uith a sdto and KNIFE, In
pieces re g ing not less than six pounds each.
Both the beef md pork must be saited with at
least one statute bush-l of Turks Island, Isle Of
May, or St. Uees salt; and the beef must have five
ounces of 6ns pulverized saltpetre to each barrel
| exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh vat 7
strong salt will make 1t, and must be perfect
ly bright and clear.
Each barrel must contain full 200 pounds net
weight Of reef or pork and no excess of weight In
either article viii be paid for.
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made
of the best reasoned heart of white oak staves and
haadi the no lssS than Ave piChths
of an inch thick, and The headings not less than
three fourths OF an in n thick; they must be three
tOurths boopsd over, including the iron hoops with
the hest white oak hickory hoops, and each bar
rel m asst have it four iron hoop, viz Of one
and half INCH In width each bige. and one Of
one snd an eighth inch in width on each chime, and
each be of ono siXts eDth Of inch thick Esc b
srrsl must be Of the in ernal cspscity Of thirty
two gallons.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on III
hesd "Nayy Bsef.n or "Nsvy Pork" as the case may
be, With tbs con ractor's name and the year when
packed, and weight; and shaIl slso be branded or
the bpng ateve with the letter u. gr p. the
may BE-. r.-
The beef and pork will VII less otherwise directed
BY the chief Of this bureau, be inspected by the in
specting officers at the respective usvyynrds afore
said, and by some sworn inSper tor OF Ssted provi
ions,' who will be selected By the respectiv. com
mcrdins officers; but their charles for such inspec
who must likewise have the barrels put in COCO
shippug Ter, to the satisfaction Of the command
ants of tie respective revyya ds aforesaid, after In
| spec ion, snd at their own expsnse.
| Two or more approved sureties In Q sum equal e
one hslf the estimated amount of the contract viii
be required, and ten per centum in addition will h
| with held from the smoH of cab payment to b
made, collateral securt for the due and THU
peri snce of the respective contracts which vii
on no account be psid until the contracts are com
piled with in all respects; and is to be foreited t
the United States in the of failure complete
the deliveries within the prescribed period. In
of failure on the part the contractor to deliver a.
or uny of the b eff OF ERIK above ment oned, of
quality and he tine and places above provided
| the contractor W II forfeit a nd pay to the Unitt
States as Iquidsted damages, q sum Of money equa
to twice the amount Of the contract prize TO be paid
in of the actual delivery thereof; which liQui
dated damages may be covered from time to time
as they accrue Payment will be made by the phi
ted States st the periods sbsvs specified (exceptipe
the ten per centum to be wthhe until the fomple
ton of tbe contract as before after the SAID
beef and pork shall have been ed aid recey
and bills for the shall have hem presented to
the navy agents. respectively, duly approved by tn.
CO nmandants of the respective navy yards accord
ing to the terms Of the contrsct.
The parts Of The bf to be excluded ,cu be partscu
tGr designated in the enSro ring to be attached to tn
q ntrdct. Persons ixerested can obtain them, nth
drarirs Of the barrel. on aprt cation at n,s office
Bidders whose proposals are accepted land pons
others will be forthwith notified, and as early Al
practicable q contract will be transmitted to them
fbr execution, which contract must be returned t.
the bureau within ten days, exclusive of tie time
required for the regular Transmission of the mail
record, or duplicate Of the letter informing 9
bidder Of the acceI lance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning Of
the act Of l846, and his bid will be made and accept
cd in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must b. accompanied (as d.
rected il the sixth sectcn of the act of Congress
making appropriations for the naval service for
1846 ~, approved 10th August, 1885, a copy which
is suhoined) by written guaran &c, signed by one
or more responsible persons to the effect that be
they undertake that the bidder bidders WILL if his
or their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation
within ten days, with good and sufficient sureties
tofurnist the article proposed.
This guarantee must be conpanied BY the Ger
tfcate Of the Upited States district judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent or some officer
of the general government, individual known to
the bureau, that the guArantsrs are able to make
good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied
by such guarantee.
The bidders name and residence and the name O,
each member of the firm, here a company offe- &
with the Chrsd+n names written in full should b.
di tinctly stated
Bidders piu take notice that this advertisement diff
fers from precious o'es in several particulars, such
as the dddti.na parts to be .1c, ded from the -four
quarters Of cate III, description of barrels required
dc, and that in the inspection for reception a jusi
and rigid comparison wiW be de betsceen the pork
and beef and the bdrr>is and the conditions of the
sORtroct and none ttM be rsceirsd that fall beotr
tie latter Their attention is also particularly direct
ed to the dnns1<d joint resolution of eth March Is "a
as ,ceH as to act Of 10th August, lS46:
lPublic, No. II
JOINT RESOLUTION relative to bids for provisions,
clothing, and small stores for the use of the navy.
Resoped by the Senate and House of Reprssenta.
tires Of the United States of America Congress as
sem6led, That all bids for supplies Of provisions
clothing and small stores the Of the navy