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slaughtered between the LIST day Of November,
1856, and the LIST day Of January, 1857, and weigh
Ing not less than six hundred pounds net weig ht,
| each. The legs and leg rands Of the hind quar-
tiers, and the shins and shoulder clods the shout
| ders Of mutton and ends Of sticking pieces, and
at least eight pounds from the neck end Of each
and S. on the drawing or delineation Of the fore
| and hind quarters Of an OK. which viii be at
| tached to and form Part Of the contract must be
| wholly excluded from each barrel, and the re-
nlaiader of the edyeas instead Of being cut Nth
| a elearsr. mast be cut through Nth a .a,o and
knife, TO gfrs the mat square nsat, and SIN ooth
| appearance, II pieces Of nor less than eight
| poNnds. nor more than flceIrs pounds, each
| The pork must be packed from corn fed well.
| fattsned hogs, slaughtered between the Hrst day
| OF November, 1885, and the first day Of January,
pounds each, excluding the heads, joles necks,
shoulders, hams, legs, feet, butts, rumps, lara
and all refuse pieces; and must be cut NTH sair
| AID knre, In pieces weighing not less than six
pounds. nor more than twelve pounds, each
Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at
least one statute bushel Of Turks Island Isle Of
May, Key West solar, or st. Ube's salt; and the
beef must have five ounces Of fine pulvsiized salt
petre to each barrel, exclusive Of pickle to be
made from fresh water as strong salt will ma Re
| It,, and must be perfectly bright and clear
Each barrel must contain full 200 pounds net
weight Of beef or pork, and no excess Of weight
| in either article will be paid for.
The barrels mt De entirely new. and be made
OF the best seasoned heart Of white oak slaves
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| elghths OF an inch thick, and the headings not
| less than three-fourths Of an inch thick; they
must be three -fourths hoopee over, including the
| iron hoops, with the best white oak or hicsoyv
hoops, and each barrel must have on II four iron
| hoops, viz one OF OF and half inch in width
| on each bilge, and one Of one and an eighth inch
IN width on each chime, and each to be Of ore
| sixteenth OF an inch thick Each barrel must be
| Of the internal capacity OF thirty-twe gallons
| Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
head "Navy Beef" or Navy Pork, - as the
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year when packed, and weight; and shall also be
branded on the bung stave with the letter b. or
P as tn case may be.
| The beef and pork will, unless otherwise d.
rected by the chief Of this bureau be inspected by
the inspecting officers at the res pective nayy-yards
Aforesaid, and by some sworn inspector Of salted
PROVISIONS" who will be selected by the Iespec d..
| tive commanding officers but their charges for
| such Inspections must be paid by the respective
contractors, who must likewise have the barrel
put In good shipping Order to the satisfaction Of
| the commandants OF the respective navy Yards
aforesaid, after inspection, aud at their own ex.
| pense.
Two or more approved sursties in sum equal
| TO one-haf the estimated amount Of the contract
| will be required, and twenty per centum in addi.
/ ton will be withheld fom the amount Of each
payment to be made collateral security for the
due and faithful performance Of the respective
4 contracts, which Will on no account be paid until
| the contracts are complied with In all respects
and Is to be forfeited to the United States in the
event or failure to complete the deliveries within
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part Of the contractor to deliver all or any of the
beef or pork above mentioned, Of the quality and
at the time and places above provided the con-
tractor will forfeit and paw to the United States,
/ IS nquloated damages, sum Of money equal 10
twice the amount Of the contract price to be paid
| In case of the actual delivery the.eof; which
| nquida,ed damages may be recovered from time
| to time as they accrue Payment w IL be made nv
/ the United states at the periods above specified
| excepting the twenty per centum to be withheld
| until the completion Of the contract, as before
| ated,) after the said beef and pork Shall have
been inspected and received, and bills for the
same shall have been prsssnted to the navy agents
respectively, duly approved by the command ants
t Oh .ne tespsctlve navy-yards, according to the
The parts of beef to be sxcIxded trtIf be pnytie-
kIdr!y designated IN the ENGRAVING to be attached
TO the contract. Persons Infsrsstsd ean obtain
| them on application at this Office
Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
others will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
ior e1eiutlon, which contract must be returned
to the bureau within ten days, exclusive Of the
time required for the regular transmission Of the
| mail.
A record OF duplicate Of the letter informing q
bidder OF the acceptance Of his proposal viii be
deemed notid alton thereof within the meaning
OF the act Of 1896, and his bid will be made nd
accepted In conformity with this understanding.
Every oner made must be accompanied las di.
rected In the 9th section Of the act OF Congress
making appropriations for the naval service fol
| lois-43, approved 10th August, ls48) bya written
/ euoo siSnoo Dy one or more responsible Der
| sons, TO the effect that he or they undertake tha
the bidder or bidders will, II his or their bid be
accepted, enter into legation within ten DAVIS
with good and SUFFICIENT suresies, to furnish the
| article proposed
This guarantee must be accompanied by the
cernn ate OF the United States district Judge
United states district attorney, or navy agent tha
l antee. s
NO proposal will be considered unless accom-.
panied by such guarantee
| Ihe bidders name and residence and the nal
OF each member Of the firm, where COMPANY
offers, with the Christian names written in mil
must be distinctly stated - AN1'
Under the joint resolution Of Congress, an.
provisions: clothing, and small stores for the n,
OF the navy, maybe rejected at the option Of the
department, II made by one not known as a man
ulactuIer or or regular dealer In, the article pro
posed to be furnished, which fact or the reverse
must De distinctly stated in the bids offered"