Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-09-20
Navy Beef and Pork for 1855.

Barrels 1es. Ba,rels porI
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Onehird of said beef and pork be delivered ..
OF February; third by the first day APRIL 1855 and
the remaining onehird by the thirty first day of Nav
unless earlier deliveries should be REQUIRED bv The
ehef OF this bureau Payment to be made within thirty
dayt after delivery.
y in separate offers for the beef the pork and for
each OF the places of delivery all and all
The beef must be from welfattened cattle slaughtered
between the st day of November 1854 the Isl dny of
pounds net weight each he legs and Iep ands o ss
hind quarters and the shns and shoulder cods the shout
ders of mutton and ends of sticking pieces and al least eph
pounds from the neck end Of quarter or the parts
marked Nos and on the drawing delineation
ed to and form part the contract must be wholly eH:
cluded from each barrel and tie rendindr Of tie oarass
and ka gire tho neas square ~saa onS ss.oI
GpSed,uac an pieces Of not sss than eight pounds
hogs slaughtered be wecn the first day of Norember Isss
and the first day of January 1855 and weighing
necks shoulders hams legs feet, butts rumps lard and
all refuse pieces and must be scA aud Eaf in
Both the beef and pork must be- suited with o least o,s
statute bushel of Turks Island Isle of May ST. Ubes
satpere each barrel exclusive Of pickle 10 be made
from ss wafer as strong as salt will make it and must be
Each barrel contain full 200 pounds net weight of
beef or pork and no excess of weight in either article will
The barrels be entirely new and be made of the beat
seasoned heart of white oak headings the slaves
to be not less than veeghhs of inch thick and the head
ns no less than threeourths of inch thick they
be teeourths hooped including the hoops with
the best white oak hickory hoops and each barrel
In width On each bilge and Of and eighth inch
in width each chime and each be of one-sxteenh
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its head
Nuv Raafn d.
the and the year when packed wegh
and shall also be branded the with the letter
The beef and pork WILL unless otherwise directed by the
chief of this bureau be inspected by the inspecting officers
inspector of salted who will be Selected by the
respective commanding officers; but their charges
must be paid by the respective contractors who
likewise have barrels put in good shipping order
to the satisfaction Of the of respective
navyyards aforesaid, after inspection and at their
pense.
Two approved sreties in sum equal to onchaf
the estimated of the will be ed
per addition withheld from The amount
OF each payment To be made collateral security for the
which will account be paid until the contracts
complied with In all respects and to be forfeited TO the
ries within the prescribed period In case failure the
part of the contractor deliver oil any the beef pork
above mentioned of the quality and the time and places
above provided the contractor will forfeit and the
United States, as qudaed damages, of money equal
to twice the amount of the contract be paid
OF the actual delivery thereof which iqudated damages
may be recovered fum time To time they Pay
ment will be made by the United period
speclhed excepting the ten per centum to be withheld
I'll the completion the contract above stated after the
said beef and pork shall have been inspected and received
and bills fer the shall have been navy
OF the respective navyrurds accUrdng the Of the
contract.
Of Ie obs excluded sr be particularly desiq
mated tile eng,ueg to be dtuched to tie Persons
| aIpticat1on at this Office.
bidders whose proposals accepted land others
will be forthwith noied early practicable con-
tract will be transmitted them for execution which con-
tract must be returned 10 the bureau within days.
elusive of the time required for the regular
| the mail
A record duplicate of the letter informing bidder Of
the acceptance OF proposal will be deemed notification
thereof within the meaning Of the 1885, and his bid
VIII be made and accepted IN conformity with this under
standing.
Every offer made must be accompanied as directed in the
9th section of the act fCongrss making appropriations for
the naval s46 approved lVth August 1886
Ia copy ofwhich suboncd by written guarantee signed
by one or more responsible persons the effect that he
bad be accepted into obligation within days.
with good and surelic furnish the article pro-
posed.
the UnIcd States district judge United States district at
orne navy agent or some officer of the general govern
lnen individual known the bureau that the gtnran
| tors are able to make good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by
The bidders name and residence and the of each
member OF the frm where company offers with the Chris.
tian names written in full, should be distinctly stated.
Bidders OA take notice this advertisement from
precious ones la seecaL parteudrs such tie additional
eca q Of 5e1ss ss & aa%a at '4ss the inspection s ton
for reception ju andrgd comparison in be made ttoeea
tie pork and G and the Cd,TeE and the conditions Of the
e0n0c and iA be receivea that fall 6eiOsc tie latter
Their attention aLo particularly directed to the ANNEXED
JOINT resolution g 21h March, 1884, eN to lie act q
I0.h August, 1876:
| s[Public, No. 1.l
JOINT RESOLUTION relative bids for provisions co-
thing, and small stores for the use of The navy.
ReoLced 6y the Senate aud House or Representation the
United States Of Anseca ngress assembled That all bids
for supplies of provisions clothing and small the
men made by aeho knocna nnaaufacturer Of
regular dealer the article proposed BE- tu,nisked
hch fact ereDers be distinctly statel in the bids
ored that the bids of all persons may have failed to
comply with the conditions contracts they may have
previously entered into with the United States SHALL
option of the department. be rejected that if than
bid be offered for supply of article of
one party, either in his name in the of his
partner clerk other person. the whole of such bids
shall be at the option of the department. and
partners of any firm shall be received surties for
each other and that whenever be deemed
for the interest of the and the health offhe
of the United States vessels TO particular brands
-four which known to keep best distant stations
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing with the appreciation
of the Secretary of the Navy be- and hereby authorized
TO procure the the best terms in market
Approved 27th March, 1854.
Extract from tie act Of Congress cgprorei August 10 ls4s
SEC 6. And be further enaced, That from and after
the Of this act proposal for naval supplies
invited by the Secretary of the Navy under the provso
the general appropriation bill for the navy approved March
third eighteen hundred and forthree shall be accompa