Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-18

April 1857 and the remaining the LIST day OF June
chief of this bureau Payment to be made within thirty
days after delivery.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and DISTINCT
in separate offers for the beef the pork and for
each of the places of delivery covering all expenses ana
| charges.
The beef must be from welttened CATTLE slaughtered
between the LIST day of November 1885, and the ISL
January 1857 and weighing not less than SIX M re-,
hind quarters and the shns and shoulder cod the shou
ders OF mutton and ends of sticking pieces and at
parts marked Nos l. and on the drawing or deli; ;
neaton the and hind quarters of an OK which WI
to sna
carcass instead Of being cut sci cIeaoer must De cut
through and tn g0s the he, ,ssat t sqs s~
n pennS a, non .s more spn tsssss poa~d .aca
The be packed from cornisd 1sss
the first day Of January 1851 and weighing not Less
than two hundred pounds EACH excluding the heads oes
all refuse pieces and must be cut a0i sao da@ Eny IN
pieces weighing not less than six pounds nor more nan
Twelve pounds, each. -
statute bushe Of Turks Island Isle of May, Key West
SOLAR ST. Ubes SALT and the beef must have hve ounces
pickle to be made from fresh water strong salt will
make it, and must be perfectly bright and clear:
Each barrel contain full 200 pounds net weight OF
beef pork and of in either article will
The barrels be entirely new, and be made of the
best heart of white oak slaves and headings the
be not less than OF an inch thick and
the headings less than threeurths of inch thick
they must be threeurhs hoped including the iron
hoops with white oak hickory hoops and each
barrel must have four hoops VIZ one OF one ana
half inch in width on each g and one Of one az an
sixteenth of inch thick Each barrel must be OF the
internal capacity of thirty two gallons
"Navy Beef Navy Pork. las the case may be, with
the contractors and the year when packed, and
weight and shall also be branded the bung stave with
the letter b. or p, as the case may be.
The beef and pork WILL unless otherwise directed by the
chief Of this bureau be inspected by the Inspecting officers
ut the respective aforesaid and by some Sworn
inspector of sailed provisions who Will be selected by the
respective commanding officers but their charges for such
inspections must be paid by the respective contractors,
VIII, likewise the barrels put good shipping
Order the sa!isci.n of The c'nnandantS ct the res
pecve yards aforesaid after iIseeiinn and al their
svn expense
Tvo OF ,sre uypgose. eq'.ti 20 "ae.
hail es;l..;e.i o. vii ue rg;i: Ell,
ari: twev cr centsm ..Gtit" vii be Withheld Eui
the a;nn Oh each vie;to D" ite as Lateral security
f'r the d,'s AID faithful performance Of the s3e>tNe liz
tracts VIII CHI Il o;i acc",n; be paid unit g rcs
coupled with ii all respects: and 10 be forfeited t"
the Tn LEI STATES the OF III uret COM ete d. y
the part OF the deliver all Of the beef
pork above mentioned. Of the quality aid at the time
and places above provided the Will forfeit and
pay To the United States, qudaed damages sum of
money equal to twice the amount Of the contract price to
quidated damages may be recovered from time time
they accrue Payment will he made by the United States
at the periods above specified Excepting the twenty per
as before stately after the said beef and pork shall
been inspected and received and bills for the shall
have been presented to the navy agents. respectively duly
approved by the commandments of the respective yards
according to the terms of the contract.
Tie parts IF beef to he excluded sh be particularly desg
mated IN tile engruring to be attached to the eontrdct Per-
sons interested obtain them application at tbs Office
Bidders whose proposals accepted land ohers
tract will be transmitted them for execution which
tract must be returned the bureau within days.
elusive Of the time required for the regular of
the mail
record duplicate of the letter informing bidder of
the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed notification
thereof the meaning of the act of 1885, and his bid
will be made and accepted in conformity with this under
standing.
Every offer made must be accompanied las directed in
the 9th section of the act of Congress making appopra
tons for the naval service for ls464 approved 10th
August, ls46 by written guarantee, signed by
persons to the effect that he they under
take that the bidder bidders WILL if his their bid be
accepted enter into obligation within ten days, with
good and sufficient suretes furnish the article proposed
This guarantee must be accompanied by the certificate of
the United State dtric judge United States district
ney navyagen that the guarantors able make
good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied by
such guarantee.
The Gdderss and residence the name of each
member of the firm, where a company OFFERS with the
Christian written in full be distinctly stated
Under the joint resolution of Congress- approved 9th
and small stores for the the navy may rejected
the option of the department. if made by known
manufacturer Of regular dealer in the article proposed
to be furnished which fact the be distinct
ly stated in the bids offered"
June 3-law4w.