Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-04

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One-third ee ssid beef and pork must be delivered
q each Of The .boEenamed yards respectively BY the
day Of April, 1855; and the remsining one third By
the thirty day Of May, 1855; unless earlier do
lveries should Be required by the chief OF this bu
raa- Payment to be made within thirty days aftsr
delivery. Esv
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate osn for the beef and for the
pork, and for each Of the places OF delivery, covering
I'll expenses and all charges.
The beef must be from web fsttened cattle sisugb-
tered between the 1s day Of Novembsr, 1854, and
the LIST day Of January 1855, and weighing not lees
than six HUNDRED pounds, net weight, each. Tho
legs and leg rands Of the hind quarters, end the
shins and shoulder elods, the Shoulders Of mutton
and ends Of sticking pieces. and at least pounds
nom the neck end Of each fore quArtef, the parts
marked Nos. l. 2, "a and s, on the drawing or de-
hnestion Of the fore and hind quarters Of % OK,
which will be attached TO and form Q part Ct the
contract, must be wholly excluded from each bsfrSl
and the remainder Of The carcass, instead Of bang o.
With a clearer, must be clG through ptth sd1 aud
knife 10 Qire The meat square, neat, and smooth ap-
peardnee, IN pieces Of not less lion eight pounds
each. --- f
The pork must be packed from csru-isd. veIl-At.
tened hoga slaughtered between the frs day Of No.
-vember, 1854, and the first day Of January, 1856;
and WEIGHING not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads. iolss, necks shoulders,
hams, legs, feet butts runps, lard, and al refuse
pieces; and must be cut ,oith sa'o and KNIT, In
pieces weg bing not less than six pounds ssch.
Beth the beef and pork must be saited witA -
May, or st. Ubss salt; and the bssf must have Ave
ounces OF fne pulveriIsd satpetre 10 each barrel,
exclusive OF pickle, to be inside nom fresh water
as strong salt win make it. and must be perfect
ly bright and clear. -
Each barrel must contain full 200 poun6e net
weight Of beef or pork, and excess Of weight IN
either article will be paid for.
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made
Of the best seasoned heart Of white oak slaves and
headings; the stsyes to be not less than Eve
Of an inch thick, and the headings not less than
threA fourths Of an inch thick they must be three
ourths booped over including the iron hoops, viii
the hest white oak or hickory hoops, and each bar.
rel must have on It four iron hoops-viE Of one
and half inch in width on each bige, and one OF
one and an eighth inch In width on each chime and
each 10 be Of one sixteenth of inch thick. Esrh
brrsl must be of the internal capacity Of thirty
two gallons.
Each barrel must be branded BY burning on IT'S
hesd SNavy Beef" or sNsvy Pork, p - the case may
be, With the contractors name aud the year when
packed, and weight; and shall also be branded on
'he bnng stave with the letter b. or p ss the case
may be.
Ihe beef snd pork WILL unless otherwise directed,
BY the ciet of this bureau, Be inspected by the In
specting officers at the resPectiys nssyyafds sfore
ions" who win be selected BY the respective COM
handing officers; but their charges for such pspec.
tions must be paid by the respective contractors,
who must likewise have the barrels put in coed
shipping order, 70 the satisfaction Of the command
ante Of the respective pavyysrds Aforesaid after In.
spection, and at their own expense.
Two or more approved sureties in Q sum equal to
half the estimated amount of the contract will
be required, and ten per centum In addition viii be
withheld from the amount of each payment TO bs
made, as collateral securt, for the due and faithful
performances Of the respective contrscs, which VII
on no account be paid until the contracts are com.
piled with ia all rsspects and lie to be forfeited e
II in fnff
the deliveries within the prescribed period In oass
failure on the part o. the contractor 10 deliver al
or any Of the beef or perk above mentioned, Of the
quality and st the time and places shove provided
the contractor will forfeit and pay TO the United
States, as liQuidsted damages, . sum Of money equ
TO twice the amount OF the contract price to be paid
in case Of the actusl delivery thereof which Kaui
dated damsges may be recovered from time to tim,
l as they secrue. Payment viii be made by the Uni
ted States at the periods abeve specified fexceptipc
tbs ten per csntum to be withheld until the eonp)e
ton of the contract before stately after the said
beef and pork shall have been inspected and receivet
the navy agents, respectively, duly approved by th
tcommandants Of the respective navy.yards sccord
Jog to the terms Of the contract
The parts Of The BERT 10 be excluded ,c be part,cu
larry Designated in the ersgrorsng 10 be attached 10 III
@ ntract. Persons iateTested eaa obtasn them ,ci1 Z
dr0cing Of The barre, on application al 1i, Office
1 Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and non.
others will be forthwith notified and ss early n,
practicable contract will be transmitted to then
L for execution, which contract muft be returned Il
i the bureau within ten days exclusive of the tim,
required for the regular transmission OF the mail.
record, or duplicate OF the letter informing
bidder. OF the acceptance Of bis proposal, viii b,
| deemed notification thereof within the meaning o
the act OF 1875 and bis bid WIN be made and sooep,
l edip conformity with this understanding
Every offer made must BE- accompanied (as al
rected in the sixth section Of the act Of Coueree
making appropriations for the naval servies fo
ls4o ~, approved 10th August, lS+o, copy vhiel
Is sutjoined) by written guarantee, signed BY on
or more responsible persons to the effect that he
they undertake thst the bidder bidders WILL II hi
or their bid be accepted, enter into an obligstio1
within ten dsys, WITH good and sufncisnt surstiel
1 tofurnish the article proposed.
Il This guarantee must be accom- panied by the cea
tfcste Of the United States district judge, Unite
states district attorney, navy agent or some Office
OF the general government, or individual known 4
the bureau, that the guarsntsrs are able to max,
Hopppssal will be considered unless scccppanicc
l By such guarantee. -r-s
The bidders name and residence, and the name O
i each member of the firm, where q company offers
1 distinctly stated.
Bidders uiR take notice that this advertisement dit
Jers from fseesoas ones in sererdl particulars sue
Is the additional paris to be srciLdoa from DE $a
quarters Of cattle. ne descnption Of barred, rsq,ed
DC, dnd that IN The sSspectt67 for reception Jus
ana rlgtd ,onpdrison ,0N be made beti0ecn the por
md besf and the barrels, and The conditions Of h
ooHtrdcts and ,ciU be receired That fan b,los
tie later Their attention is also particularly dtrec,
ed to the dnnesed JOINT resslutsen Of 27h March, IL 81
] as aeel as % act of 10Th August, ls4e:
80 Public, No7.l
1oINT RESOLUTION relative to bids for provision,
clothing, and small stores for the use Of the navy
Resotred BY the Senate and House of Repressutc
tives Of the United States of America IA Cono,ss1 q,
sen6led, That all bids for supplies OF nrovisions
clothing, and small stores for the use Of the nav
may be rejected, at the option of the department.
made by one who is not known rs q manufscture
Of or regular dealer in, the article proposed 20
nctly stated in the bids offered that the bids Of al
persons who may have failed to comply with tn
conditions OF any contracts they may have prev;
ously entered into with the United States shall.
the option OF The department, be rejected; that
uors than one bid be offered for the suppy Of a,
article on account of any one party, ether IN IA
Own name, or IN the name Of his partner, clerk. O
any other person, the whole of such bids shall h n
Jected at the option of the departmeDs and that or
partners Of any firm ehsll not be uoDeived a. sur,
ties for each other; and that, vha1sSer It may b
deemed necessary, Or the interea Of The govern
| ment and the health Of the crews Of the Unite
states vessels, 10 procure particular brands of ou,
which ara known to keep best ON distant ststious
the Bureau of Provisions and and Clothing. Viii
the APPRECIATION Of the Secretary Of the Navy, Be
the best terms, In market overt.
Approved Y March, 1854
EXTRACT from as act of Congress, Approved Avou,
90 10, 1876.
Il zee 3. And be IL further enacted. That from an,
the passage Of this act every propeesl for nsya
suPphes invited by the Secretary OF the Nav, un
me proviso to the general appropriation bill fol
ana eos approssd March third, eighteen hundret