Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-18

n. on Saturday, the SUN DAY OF september next,
for furnishing and delivering, ftse OF al sOss and
yards:
AtChsrlestown, MAss.....l,xoo LOO
At Brooklyn, Y........-.2oo eco
At Gosport va..-........l,.oo L%e
$500 4,soo
onetAird of said beef and pork must Be delivered
ut each of the abovenamed yards respectively by the
FIRST day of February, 1855; one third BY The first
day Of April 1855; and the remaining one third ~
the thirty nrst day Of MAY, 1885 unless esrlkr de
liveries should be required by the ief OF this bu
resu Payment to be made within thirty days sfssr
delivery
Bidders must specify their prices separately spd,
distinctly In separate offers for the beef and for the
pork and for each Of the places Of delivery espg
all expenses and eli charges
The beef must be from well fattened cattle slsugb-
tered between the LIST dsy Of November. 1854, and
the LIST day Of January, 1885, and weighing rot ess
than six hundred pounds, net weight, each. Ths
legs and leg rnnds Of the HAD quarters, and Tie
shins and shoulder clods, the shoulders Of mutton
and ends Of sticking pieces. and ct least pounds
from the neck end of each fore quarter or the parts
ma; ked Nos 1, 2, g. T. and 8, o. the drawing or de-
lnestion Of the fore and hind quar- ters Of an or
which will be attached 20 and form q part Cf tie
contract must be wholly excluded from each barrel
and ne remainder Of The carcass, i,sseod of beng
sgith cedceT, must BE- cut Through sC'h sop AVID
knife, TO eire The meat a square, neat, and smoth dp
each.
The pork must b. packed from corn-Ssd. weIl-fst-
tened hogs slaughtered between the first day % No
vember, 1854 and the first day Of January, 1875;
and weighing not less than two hundred pouDds
EACH excluding the heads, jolss, nerks, shoulders,
hams, legs, feet butts, rumps lard, and all refuse
pieces; and must be cut tcith a sdo and tn.fe, in
pieces veg ling not less than six pounds esch.
Beth the beef and pork must be salted With at
least one statute bushsl Of Turks Island, Isle Of
May, or st. Utes salt; and the beef must have i've
f. L..
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh wat.r
as strong o. salt will make II, and must be perfect
ly bright and clear.
Zach barrel must contain full 200 pounds net
weight Of beef or 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
headings the slaves TO be not less than i've eghths
of an inch thick, and the headings not less than
thresfourths OF an inch thick they must be three
fourths booped over including the iron hoops with
the best white oak or hickory hoops, and each bar
rel must have it four iron hoops-vis one Of one
and half inch In width each bilge, cad one Of
one and an eighth inch in width on each chime, and
each 10 be Of onesixteenth Of an inch thick. Esrh
barrel must be of the internal capacity Of thirty
two gallons.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on fs
head "Navy Beef or "Nsyy Pork" - the case may
be, with the con tractors name and the year when
packed, and weight; and shall also be braided on
the bung staye with the letter b CT p, o. the csse
may be.
The beef and pork will. unless otherwise directed,
by the chief Of this bureau, b. inspected by the IN
spectng officers ct the respective nav yysrds sfore
said and by some "sworn spe tor OF sslted provis
ione,- who will be selected by he. respectiv com
handing ofhcers; but their char Cor such pspeo
lions must be paid by the respective oor'ractors.
who must likewise hsv, the barrels put in gnrd
shipping order, TO the Subtraction the cnmmsnd
ants of the respective navy ya-ds Aforesaid sft in
spection, and at their own expense.
Two or mors approved uretiee In Q sum al =
one hslf the estimated amount OF the >oEtrsr, w.;
be required, and ten per centum In sddit viz
withheld from the smou Of eaeb payment 70 te
made as collateral securit for the due and fshful
peri finance Of the respective contracts, which will
on account be uaid until the contracts sre com.
pej with In ell respects; and is to be forsete3 70
the United states IN the event OF failure complies
the deliveries within the prescribed period In
CT failure the part the contractor to deliver al
or any of the beef terk above mentioned, Of tie
quality and at the time and places above provided,
the contractor viii forfeit aad pay 70 the United
States, az Nqudsted damages, sum Of money equal
to sce the amount of the contract price to be paid
In of the actual delivery thereof; which hquh
dated damages may be recovered from time 70 time
as they sccrus Payment " Ill be made by the Uni
ted States ct the periods above specified excepting
the ten per centum to be withheld until the compile
ton of The contract, before stated ster the raid
beef and pork shall have been inspected and received
and bills for the some sha have ben presented 70
the navy agents, respectively, duly approved by tia
oonmsndsnts Of the respective navy yards sccord-
ing to the terms Of the contract
The parts of the beef TO be excluded soiu be paTtic
LARRY designated in De engrorinq 10 be attached 10 TIE
O. ntrdc. Persons interested can o6tdsH them, viA
dydscin9 of the barrel, on application at this Office
Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
others win be forthwith notified, and early
practicable q contract will be transmitted 10 them
| for execution which contract must be returned TO
the bureau within ten days, exclusive Of the time
required for the regular Transmission of the mail
A record or duplicate Of the letter informing
bidder Of the acceptance Of bis proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning of
the act of S4 and bis bid viii be made and accept
sdin conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied les d.
rected in the sixth section Of the act of Congress
making appropriations for the naval service for
ls46 az, approved 10th August, 1s46, copy which
Is suhoined) by written guarantee, signed by one
they undertake that the bidder bidders WILL II his
or their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation
within ten days, with good ami sufhcient surstieA
tofurnish the article proposed.
This guarantee must be accom- panied by the Ger.
tihcste Of the United States district iudge United
States district attorney, navy AGENT some ofcer
of the general government, or individual known to
the bureau, thst the gusrantsrs are able to make
good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied
by such guarantee.
each member Of the firm, " here . company Offers
with the Christian names written in full should be
di tinctly stated
Bidders Diu take no,sce that this advertisement DIFF
as the additional parts TO be szclLded from the four
quar- tsrs Of cattle, the description of barrels reQred
dc, and that IN the inspection for RECEPTION just
and rigid comparison Ciu be mode betsceen the pork
and beef and the barrels, and the conditions of the
Contracts and roiu BE- received that fan belost
the latter Their attention is also particso1y direct
ed TO the dnnezsd joint resolution of 9th kdrc 1854
as Teil as 10 act Of 10th August, lS46:
Public, No.7.1
JONI RESOLUTION relative to bids for provisions
clothing and small stores for the Of the navy.
Resolved By the Senate and House of Represerid-
tires Of the Uried States of America in Crseress as
se'nted That all bids for supplies of provisions,
clothing and small stores for the use Of the navy
may be rejected, at the option Of the department il
made by one who Is not known II q manufacturer
Of or regular dealer In, the article proposed to be
furnished, which fact the reverse. must be die
ncty stated in the bids offered that the bids of sl
persons who may have failed to comply with the
conditions of any contracts they may have prevt-
ously entered into with the United States SHALL ut
the option of the department, be rejected; that II
ore than one bid be offered for the supply of a
article on account Of any one party, either In his
own name, or in the name Of his partner, clerk or
other person, the whole of such bids shall Be re
jected at the option Of the department; and tbs
partners Of firm shall not be rsceived a. sure
ties for each other; and that, Whenever IL msy be
deemed necessary, for the interes of the govern
! m-nt and the health of the crews of the United
states vessels, to procure particular brands fouI
which are known TO keep best Oh distant stations,
the Bureau of Provisions and and Clothing wi b