Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-04
Navy Beef and PORK for 1856.


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Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, June l, 1856.
SEALED PROPOSALS, ENDORSED "PRoPo.
may BE- at this oelocS 1
as e
ilesfollowing navS-yard 49,
At Charlestoysn Mass 400 1,aeo =
AT Brook NJ 900 2,4O0
AT Gosport, !. 49, !, 400 POO
g $500 1890
of the abovenamed yards respectively by the 1st day of
April 1S56; the remaining half by day of june,
1856 unless earlier deliveries should be required by the
chief of this bureau Payment to be made within thirty
Bidders must specify their separately aud distinct
ly in separate offers beef the pork and for
each places of delivery covering and all
The beef must be from fattened cattle slaughtered
between the list day of November and the first day
January, 1885, and weighing not less than six hundred
pounds net weight each The legs and leg rands of the
ders Of mutton and ends. of sticking pieces and least
eight pounds from the neck end of each urquarer,
delineaon of The fore and hind quarters OK
will be attached to- and form part of the contract must
be wholly excluded from each barrel, and the genainder Of
tie cGrcGse sead OF ,g cut ,cltb cacer, mast be cut
M1ougA a0itb s gice square, neat
than ta0el0e pounds, each.
hogs slaughtered between the first day November 1885,
and the first day of January 1885, and weighing not less
necks shoulders hams, legs feet butts runnps lard and
all refuse pieces and must be cut With and knife
pieces weighing not imam POUNDS, than
Both beef and pork sailed with at least one
statute bushel of Turks Island Isle of May ST. Ubes
salt and the beef have five of fine pulverzed
sapetre to each BARREL exclusive of pickle to be made
from fresh water strong as salt will make 1T and must be
perfectly bright and clear.
Each barrel contain full 200 pounds weight of
beef or pork and no excess of weight in either article will
The barrels be entirely new, and be of the
slaves to be not less than fveehhs of inch thick and
the headings less than three-fourths of inch
he
hoops with the best white oak hickory hoops and each
barrel must have it four iron hoops of and
half inch in width each bge, and of and
inch III IN width t on each chime and each to be Of
Each barrel must be branded by burning its head
"Navy Beef" Navy Pork, as the may be, with
the contractors and the year when packed, and
weight and shall also be branded the bung stave with
the letter b. p, as the may be.
The beef and pork will unless otherwise directed by the
chief of this bureau be inspected by the inspecting officers
at the respective aforesaid and by some sworn
inspector Of sailed provisions who will be selected by the
respective commanding Officers Dut their charges tor such
must likewise have the barrels put In good shipping order
to the satisfaction of the commandments of the respective
navards aforesaid after inspection and at their own
pense.
Two approved sureties in equal to onehaf
the estimated amount of the contract will be required and
ten per centum in addition will be withheld from the
amount of each payment to be made collateral security
the faithful performance of the respective
tracts which will account be paid until the contracts
complied with In all respects and is to be forfeited to
the United States in the failure complete the de-
veres within the prescribed period In of failure
the beef pork above mentioned the quality and at the
time and places above provided the contractor will forfeit
and pay the United States as iqudated damages
of money equal the of the price
be paid in of the actual delivery thereof; which qui
dated damages may be recovered from time time they
Payment will be made by the United States the
periods above specified eXceptng the ten centrum to
be withheld until the completion of the contract before
stacd after the said beet and pork shall have been nspec
ted and received and bills for the same shall have been
presented to the navy agents. respectively duly approved
by the commandments of the respective navyyard accord
ing to the terms of the contract.
Le
mattel IN tile egrQ0ing to he ATTACHED to the contract Per
interested oJoi en aOA ad1aOing Of the 57el
application at this 0gfce.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted and none oters
will be forthwith notified and early practicable
tract will be transmitted to them for execution which
tract must returned to the bureau within days
of the time required for the regular of
the mail.
the acceptance oh proposal will be deemed notification
thereof within the meaning of the act of 1876 and his bid
will be made and accepted in conformity with this under
standing.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas directed in
the 9th section of the of Congress making
the naval for 1S4647 approved 10th August
lS46 by written guarantee signed by respon
sbe persons the effect that he they undertake that
the bidder or bidders WILL if his or their bid be accepted
into obligation within days. with good and
sufficient sureties to furnish the article proposed
This guarantee must be accompanied by the certificate of
the United States district judge United States district
toney navy agent that the guaranors able make
good their guarantee. -e.s.5ssl
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by
The bidders and residence and the of each
member of the firm, where company offers, with the
Christian names written full be distinctly stated.
Under the joint resolution of Congress- approved 9th
March, 1854, all BIDS for supplies of provisions clothing
and small stores for the of the navy may be rejected
the option of the department. if made by known
manufacturer of regular dealer in, the article proposed
to be furnished which fact, the reverse must be dis
tnctly stated in the bids offered" 80
June l, 1855. 107S-w4w.
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