Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-01

m. on Saturday, the goth day OF septem Der next.
Tor furnishing and delivering, free OF All cost ana
Coz 49,. Barzs, So beef sH1 I'D PORK
At A. s s1oosIyn; n 90 Zoo zoo
900 $500
One-third Of said beef aud pork must be delivered
1t each of the abovenamed yards respectively py tne
first day of February, 1855: one-tbird by the hrst
day Of April 1855; and the remaining one third ~
the thirty first day of Nay, 1855; unless earlier de
ivsries should be required by the lief Of this bu
resu, Payment to be made within thirty days afoer
delivery.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate offers for the beef snd for the
pork and for each of the placss of delivery covering
all expenses and eli charges.
The beet must be from we'll fattened cattle. slauRt
tered between the 1st day of November. 1854, and
he lst day of January 1855, aud wei thing not less
than six hundred pounds, net weight, each. The
legs and leg rands Of the hind quarters, and the
shins and shoulder clcds, tbs shoulders Of mutton
and ends of sticking pieces and at least pounds
from the neck end OF each fore quarter the parts
NAV ked Nos l, 2 3, 4, end 5, on the drawing de-
line ,tion of the fore and mind quai ters Of an OK.
which will be attached to and form q part Ct the
ccntrsot, must be wholly excluded from each barrel
and tie remainder of the carcass instead of being cut
actth ctedVsr, mHSt bs cut through nth SdU and
KNIFE, to gire the meat square, neat, and smooth up
pesrdnce, an pieces Of not LEES than eight pounds
ed<h.
The pork must b. packed from corn-fed. well-fat
tened hogs slaughtered between the first day Of No
vember, 1854, and the first day of January, 1875;
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
EACH excluding the heads, joles, ne"ks, shoulders
hams, legs. feet butts, rumps lard, and all refcse
pieces; and must be Gu: ,oitt s0W and knife, in
pieces We gazing not ;ess than six pounds esch.
Both the beef End pork must be saited with at
least one statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle of
May, or St Ubes salt; aud the beef must have FIVE
ounces Of fine puverized seltpetIe to each barrel,
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh wat
as strong salt will make it. and must be perfect
ly bright and clear.
Each barrel must contain full 200 pounds net
weight Of reef pork, and no excess of weight in
either article will be paid for.
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made
OF the best reasoned heart of white oak slaves and
headngs the slaves to be not less than five egnths
OF an inch thick, and the headings not less than
three fourths of an in thick; they must be three
fourths hooped over, including the iron hoops with
the lest white oak or hickory hoops, and each bar
rel must have on it four iron hoops-viz: of
and half inch in width on each biige, and one OF
ore and an eighth inch in width on each chime and
each 10 be of one sixteenth of inch thick. Each
barrel must be Of the internal capacity of thirty
two gallons.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
he,d navy Beef" or Navy Pork" as the case may
be, with the con FACTORS uame and the year when
packed and weight; and shsll also be branded on
the bung staVe With the letter B. p, as the
my be-
The beef end pork will, unless otherwise directed
by the chiet Of this bureau be inspected by the 10
specti1g officers at the respective navy-yards afore
said and by "sworn inspee tor Sailed provis
ioEs," who will bs selected by the. respective com
mandipZ officers but their charges for such ipspec
tons must be paid by the respective contractors
who must likewise have the barrels put in coed
fhipp ny order, to the satisfaction Of the command
ants of tie respective navy yards aforesaid after in
spection, and at their own expense.
Two or more approved suretie5 in q sum equsl TO
onehslf the estimated amount of the contract will
be required and ten per centum in addition will be
withheld from the ameunt of ea,h payment to be
made as collateral securit for the due and fi. hful
peri fmence Of the respective contracts, which will
on no account be rad until the contracts are com.
piled with Ia all respects and is to be for .etet to
the United States in the event of failure to complete
the deliveries within the prescribed Pc, iod In case
of failure on the part o. the contractor to deliver all
or any of the bsef or ERIK above mentioned of the
quality and at he time and places sbovs provided
the contractor will forfeit AID pay to the United
States, as Iquidxted damages, sum OF money equal
to twice the amount or the contract price to be paid
Ia case Of the actusf delivery thereof; which lqu
dated damages may be recovered from Tina to time
as they accrue Payment will be mads by the Uni.
ted States st the periods above specified excepting
tho ten per ntum to be withhed until the compile
ton Of the contract, before stately after the Sad
beef and pork shall have been inspect and
and bills for the me shall have heen presented 10
the navy SCENTS respectively, duly approved By the
CO amandants Of the respective navy wards accord
ios to the terms Of the contract.
The parts Of the Ge.f to be excluded uiu be partica
ldriy designated in the engraving to be attached TO The
C ntrGct Persons interested can obtain them aciA q
drGtgng Of the tarrs. on application at THIS Office
bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
others will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
fer execution, which contract must be returned to
the bureau within ten days, exclusive of tie time
required for the regular transmission of the mail
A record, or duplicate Of the letter informing
bidder OF the acce ptance Of his proposal, will be
ieemed notification thereof, within the meaning of
the act OF lS4o, and his BID will be made and accept
&c in conformity with this understanding
Every offer made must b. ACCOMPANIED las d.
rected in the sixth sectich of the act of Congress
masking approximations for the naval services for
IS suhjoined) by written guaran ee signed By one
or more responsible persons the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder OF bidders will if his
or their bid be accepted, enter into an Obligation
within ten days, with good AMI sufficient sureties,
toturnish the arucle proposed.
This guarantee must be accom- panied By tie Ger
tifcate Of the United States district Judge United
CT the general government, or individual known to
the bureau, that the suarantsrs are able to make
good their guarantee.
No props sal will lie con-idcred unless accompanied
by such guarantee.
The bidders name and residence, and the nane of
each member Of the firm, " here a company Offer
with The Christi III names written in full should BE-
di' tincely stated
5erS from preriCus o'aeS several particulars such
as Ike ad.tional parts TO be tScIldea from the tour
quarters Of cattle, tn: description of barrels req,i,sd
d1 and that in the inspection for reception q lust
and rigid comparison loU be made Getaceen tie pork
and oeef and The barrels and tie conditions Of the
cOrtrdcts, and wiU be received that taU delo,s
the latter Their attention is also particularly direct.
ct to the amend JOINT resolution Of 9th March, 1854
as aoelt as 10 act Of 10th august, 1876:
Public, No.. II
JOINT RESOLUTION relative to bids for proyisions.
clothing, and small stores for the use of the navy
Resotrsd by the Senate and House of Reprssenta
tsres Of the United States Of america in Co,oress as
senstted, That all bids for supplies of provisions,
clothing and small stores for the use of the nayy
may be rejected, at the option of the department il
made by one who is not known as a manufacturer
of or regular dealer in, the article proposed to be-
furnished, which fact, the reverse. must be dis
unctly stated in the bids offered; that the bids of ALI
persons who may have failed to comply with the
conditions of any contracts they may have preyi.
ously entered into with the United States shall al
the option Of the department, be rejected that II
uore than one bid be- offered for the supply of an
article On account Of any one party, either in his
own nalne or in the name Of his partner clerk or
any other person, the whole of such bids shall be re-
Jected at the option of the Department. and that CO
partners of any firm shall not be Hesssyed as sure
ties for each other; and that, wheneSer it NAV be
deemed necessary, for the inerss. of ths govern.