Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-08


risk to the United States, at the following navy
yards:
AsGharlesto~n, Mass....,;l go 1 l,2Co
At Brooklyn, Y..-~....2,6oO z4u0
At Gosport, vs...."...-...1, 90 l1o
54oo $500
0nethird Of said beef and pork must be delivered
each Of the sbovenamed yards respectively by the
first day Of February, 1855 one third by the first
day Ct April. 1855; and the remaining one third fy
the thirty day of Nav, 1855 unless earlier de
iveries should be required by the chief Of this bu
| resu Payment to be made within thirty days after
delivery.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly Ia separate offers for the beef md for the
pork and for cash Of the passs Of delivery covering
ali expenses and ell charges
The beet must be from well fattened cattle. slsugb
tered between the 1st day Of November, 1854, and
the LIST day of January, 1865 and wei thing Lot less
| than six hundred pounds, net weight, each. The
legs and leg rands Of the hind quarters, aud the
shins end shoulder clods tie shoulders Of mutton
and ends of sticking pieces, and ct least pounds
from the neck end of each fore quarter the parts
mar ked Nos. l. 2, g. T. end 5. the drawing or de-
which will be attached to and form part of the
contract must be wholly clu1ed from each barrel
dnd the remainder Of the carcass, instead being ca
tsith cltuser, mrst te cut through v,th safe end
knife, 10 girs the meat sfrare, neat, and smooth ap
| pc rance IN pieces Of mot less than eight pounds
| each
The pork must b, packed from corn-fed, well-fat-
tened hogs, slaughtered between the fist day Of No
veuober 1854, and the first day of January, 1875;
| and weighing not lees than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the hesds, joas nscks. shoulders,
hams legs feet butts, rumfs, lard, and all refuss
pieces; and must be Gu: tsiih sGg end KNIFE, In
! pieces veg ing not less than six pounds each.
! Both the beef and pork must be ssited with at
least one statute bushel Of Turks Island, Isle OF
May, OF St. Ubss salt; and the beef must have five
ounces Of fine puiverized seltpetre to each barrel
exclusive of pickle, to b. made from fresh vat
as sttchg a. salt win make it, ana must be perfect
| ly bril- GIT and clear.
Each barrel must contain full eco pounds net
weight Of reef or pork, and excess of weight il
| either article will be paid for.
The barrels MUST he entirely new, ard be made
of the best sasone1 beart of white csk slaves ard
headings, the slaves to be not less than five eghths
OF an inch thick and the headings not less than
thre~fourths of an indh thick; they must be three
!eurths hooped over, including the iron hoops, with
the lest white oak OF hickory hoops, and each bar
rel must have it four iron hcop,-viz one of one
! and half inch in width each biige. ard one Oh
o3e and an eighth inch In width each chime and
each be Of one sixteenth Of Inch thick. Each
barrel must be CT the thermal capacity of thirty
| tySo gallons.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
head Navy Beef" or Navy Pork, as the case may
| be, with the contractors pane and the year wheD
packed, and weight; and shall also be brGrded OF
the bung stave with the letter B. P, as the case
may be-
The beef and pork wfll Unless otherwise directed,
u,
shecting officers at the respective na.y-yards afore
sad and by some "sworn nspes tor o. sailed provis
| fons;" ~ho will be selected by the respective com
herdins ofiters but their charges for such pspec
! VI no must Likewise have the barrels put in coed
shipping order, to the satisfaction of the commend
ants Of tie r-fpective navyya-ds aforesaid after In
| spection, end at their own expense.
| Two or more approved Sureties In sum equel to
one hslf he estimated amount Of the contract will
be required, and ten per centum In addition will he
| withheld from the amount Of h payment to re
made, collateral securit' for the due and faithful
PERI anee of the respective contracts, which will
| on no account be raid until the contracts con-
pioi with ia Ell respects; and is to be for,etei to
the United States in tbs event of failure complete
the deliveries within the prescribed period In
of failure the part the contractor to deliver al
or any of the beef or Jerk above mentioned, of The
quality and st he time and places above provided,
The contractor WI forfeit al pay to the United
stetes, as iquitsted damages, sum Of money equal
to t~cs tie amount o the contract price to be paid
ia case of the actual delivery thereof; which qui
dated dama ges may be recovered from time to time
| as they accrue Payment will be made by tie Uni
ted States at the period abeve specified excepting
the ten per centum to be Withheld Until the compile
tion Of the contract bs fore staed after the said
and pork shall have been inspected and received
and bills for the ssme shal have hem presented to
the navy egenta respectively, duly approved by the
eonmandants Of the respective navy yards, accord.
ing to the terms of the contract.
The parts of the beef to be excluded ,cu be parttcat
larry designated in the sngrouing to be attached to the
c. ntract. Persons interested obtain them, ruth
dra,cing Of the barrel application at tits office
| Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
others will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
Tor execution which contract n1ust he returned to
the bureau within ten days, exclusive of the time
| required for the regular transmission of the mail
| record, or duplicate of the letter informing 8
bidder Of the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning OF
the act of 1886 and his bid will he made and accept
cd in conformity with this understanding.
| Every offer mace must be accompanied (as d.
recsed in the sixth section of the act of Congress
making appropriations for the naval service for
1S46 al, approved 10th August, 1915, copy which
is suhjoined by written guarantee, signed by one
or more responsible persons, to the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder bidders WILL if his
or their bid be accepted, enter into obligation
within ten days, with good and sufficient sursties
| tofurnish the article proposed.
| This guarantee must be accom- panied by tie Ger
ticste of the United States district judge United
States district attorney, navy agent SINE officer
of the general government, or individual know to
the bureau, that the gusrantsTs are able to make
| good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied
| by such guarantee.
The bidders name and residence and the rs nae O.
each member of the firm, v here a company offers
with the Christisn names written in full, should b
| distinctly stated.
Bidders wiU Jake notice that this advertisement DIFF
feTS from precious oTes in sereral particulars, such
as tae 0d0tbbn0t paris TO De tIctLdGa from the JOuf
quarters Of cattle III. description of barrels required
| dc, and that in the inspection for reception i.s
and rigid comparison sciU be made bemsel the JorI
and tesf and the barrels. and the conditions Of tn.
contracts, and 1uU be received that fail be,ca,
the latter Their attention is also particularly direct
ed 10 tie d'ene.G joint resolution Of 9th March, 81
as yell as to act Of 10th August, lS48:
Public, No. ~
JOINT RESOLUTION relative to bids for provisions
clothing, and small stores for the use of the navy
Resofrsd by the Senate and House of HepresenIa
tires Of the Uited States Of America Congress as
sem6ted, That sill bids Tor supplies of provisions
clothing end 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 as manufacture,
of, or regular dealer In the article proposed to b.
furnished, which fact. or the reverse. must be dis
tincy stated in the bids offered that the bids of al
| 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 il
more than one bid be offered for the supply of ar
article on account of any one party, either in his
| own name, or in the name of his partner, clerk o,
any other person, the whole of such bids shall be re
ected at the option of the department; and that
partners of any firm shall not be psoeived as sure
ties for each other; and that, whenever it may b.
deemed necessary, for the interes of the govern
| ment and the health of the crews of the United
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