Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-11

Onehaf of said beef and park must be delivered at each
Of the n e s % BY the 5 a
unless earlier deliveries should be required by the
chief of this bureau Payment to be made within thirty
Bidders specify their prices separately and DISTINCT
y separate offers for the beef and fol the pork and for
each of the places of delivery covering all and all
charges ,..,
between the LIST day November 1862 and the first day OF
January 1856, and weighing not less than six hundred
hind quarters and the shins and houderclods the Shout
eight pounds from the neck end of each fourquarter
the parts mari ed Nos l. 4 and o. on the drawing or
will be attached to- and form part OF the contract must
be wholly excluded from each barrel and tile remainder
tile carcaSe instead of being cut i clearer must be cut
through Nth sGsO and kn giue the square neat
and szooOth appearance IN pieces q not less than ehtpo~"d
The pork be packed from corn-fed, wellfattened
hogs slaughtered between the first day of November 1885,
than hundred pounds EACH excluding the heads oles
nscks shoulders hams eg7 feet butts Pumps lard and
pieces weighing not less than six pounds, more than
Both the beef and pork sailed at
bushe of Turks Island, Isle of May ST. Ubes
salt and the beef have five of fine pulverzed
satpetre to each BARREL exclusive pickle
from fresh water strong salt will make it, and must be
Each barrel must contain full 200 pounds net weight of
beef pork and of weight in either article will
The barrels be entirely new and be made of the
best seasoned heart of white oak slaves and headings the
slaves be less than veeighhs of inch thick and
headings not less than threeourths of inch thick
throefOurthS hoped including the
hoops with the best white oak hickory hoops, and each
barrel must have it four iron hoops of and
a half inch in width each bge and one of and
eighth inch in width each chime and each to be of
sixteenth inch thick Each barrel must be of the
Each barrel must be branded by burning its head
"Navy Beef, Navy Pork, as the may be, with
weight and shall also be branded the bung with
the letter B. or p, as the case may be.
The beef and pork WILL unless otherwise directed by the
chief this bureau be inspected by the inspecting officers
at the respective aforesaid and by
respective commanding officers but their charges for such
inspections must be paid by the respective contractors who
likewise have the barrels good shipping order,
the satisfaction of the commandments of the respective
navyyards aforesaid after Inspection and at their
pense. .
Two approved sureties in equal to onehaf
the estimated amount OF the contract viii be and
Of each to be made collateral security
for the due and faithful performance of the respective
tracts which will on be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects and is to be forfeited to
the United States in the event of failure to complete the de-
veres within the prescribed period In of failure
the of the contractor to deliver all any part of
the beef pork above mentioned of the quality and the
time and places above provided the contractor will forfeit
and pay to the United States qudated damages
Of money equal 10 twice the amount of the contract
be paid in of the actual delivery thereof; which qu
dated damages be recovered from time to time they
Payment will be made by the United States at the
periods above specified excepting the ten cenum to
be withheld until the completion Of the contract before
ted and received, and bills for the shall have been
by the commandments of the respective navards accord
ing to the terms OF the contract.
Of excluded aC1N be pd7tlcuL1ry
mated In tie EMBRACING to be ATTACHED to tie contract Per-
interested obtain them, aOi draaDing Of the barrel
application at this office
Bidders whose proposals accepted land others)
will be forthwith notified and early practicable
tract will be transmitted to them for execution which
tract must be returned to the bureau within days.
elusive of the time required for the regular transmission of
the mail.
record duplicate of the letter informing bidder of
the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed notification
thereof within the meaning of the 1896 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 appropriations
for the naval service for lS46 approved 10th August
S46) by written guarantee signed by respon
be persons, to the effect that he they undertake that
the bidder bidders WILL if his their bid be accepted
enter into obligation within ten days, with good and
sufficient surees, to furnish the article proposed.
This guarantee must be accompanied by the certificate of
the United States district judge United States district
torney agent that the able make
good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by
such guarantee.
The bidders and. residence, and the of each
member of the firm, where company offers, with the
Christian written in full must be distinctly
Under the joint resolution of Congress- approved 9th
March, 1854 AL bids for supplies of provisions clothing
and small stores for the of the be
the option of the department. if made by known
manufacturer Of regular dealer the article proposed
to be furnished, which fact, the reverse be dis
tinctly stated in the bids offered
June l, 1855. 1O7S-w4w.
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