Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-07-07


 5000 s5Oo a one & ail or sand beef and pork must be delivered at each 0i the above-named yards respectively. by tue ist aay of April. 1858, and the remaining half oy the list day of June. lS5s unless earlier delive ies should be required by the chief of this bureau very. ~ ~
 Bidders must specify their prices separately and dis
 ey m separate offers for the beet and for the pork ana for each of the places of delivery covering all expenses and all charges.
 The beef must be from we'll fattanad ca4tlo slorb teied between the st day of November 1857 and the lsI day o January 1858, and weighing not less than SIX hundred pounds. net weight each The lees and 1gs Ianis or tile mnd quarters, and the shins and snoudef-elods the shoulders of mutton and ends of sucElng pieces. and at least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or the pants marked Nos l. z 5, 4 and D. on the drawing or delineation ol the lore and fnnd quarters of OK. which will be att"Gned to and form part of the contract. must be wholly excluded from each barrel and the remainder of the carcass instead ot being cut with cleaver. must be cut through with saw and knife to give the
 meat square neat and smooth appearance, in pieces ol hoi less than eight pounds, than twelve pounds each.
 The pork must be packed from corn fed. well fat tened hogs slaughtered between the first day of No Neih0er, loo1 and the first day of January lo5S and Welgmng not less than two hundred pounds each ey ruulng the heads oes, necks. shoulders. hans legs leet- butts rumps. lard, and all refuse pieces and must be cut with saw and knife, ill pieces weighing twelve pounds. each.
 Doth the beef and pork must be salted with at least one statute bushel of Turks Island Isle of May. Key west solar onondaga solar, St. Ubes salt and the peel must have ye ounces of fine puverized saline tre to each barrel, exclusive of pickle, to be made rom fresh water strong as salt will make it. and must be perfectly bright and clear
 Each barrel must contain full pounds net weight o peer or pork and no excess of weight in either ari ce will be paid for.
 | he barrels must be entire new and be made of the best seasoned heart of white oak slaves and head hgS the slaves to be not less than five eghths of an inch thick, and the headings not less than three tourths of an inch thick they must be three fourths hooped over, including the iron hooS with the best white oak or hickory hoops and each barrel must have on it four iron hoops viz one of one and Ina If men III width on each bilge and one of one and an eighth inch in width on each chime and each to be oi one,sxteenth of an inch thick Each barrel must De of the internal capacity of thirty two gallons and the ron hoops must be well painted with red lead
 Each barrel must be branded by burning on ifs head :. Navy Beef or Nav Pork as the case may De, with the contractors name and the wear when packed and weight; and si T also be branded on the pug staTe with the letter B. or F. as the case may
 The beef and pork will. unless otherwise directed by the chief of this bureau. be inspected by the in sleGlhg officers a the leNlectN enavy yards aforesaid and bN some sworn inspector of sailed pro, i,ions Who will be selected hv the respective curnnarliu, oihceIS; but their charges for such inspections must be paid by the respective contractors who mU,t like Wise nave the barrels put in good tipping order to the satisfaction of the conandan, of the re,peat ye navy ards aforesaid, after inspection and ut their own expense
 Two or more approved sureties in a sum eoual to one hail the estimated amount o the contract will be required, and twenty per ceutum in addition will be Wilhhtid from the amount of each paynpnr to l,. made. collateral security for the due and f,hfiIl performance of the respective contracts which will on no account be paid until tho contracts are com ped with m all respects; and ], to be forfeited to the Ulnted States in the event of failure complete tb, deliveries within the prescribed Ierod In case of failure on the part of the contractor to deliver all or any ot the beef pork above mentioned of the quality and at the time and places above provided. the contractor will forfeit and pay to the United States. d. iquidated damages. sum of money canal 10 twice he amount ot the contract pice to be paid m case o the actual delivery thereof: which iq1da ted damages may be recovered from time to time d. they accrUe Payment will be made by the United States at the periods above specified. (eycepnr the twenty per centum to be withheld until the comple- ton ot the contract, before stated after the ,aid beef and pork shall have been inspected and received ana bill, for the same shall have been presented To the naVy agents respectively, duly approved bv the commmidants of the respective navy yards. accord ing to -le terms of the contract.
 The parts of beef to be excluded will be particularly designated in the enrya iHt be attached to the con tIact. Ier-ons interested obtain them on appli cation this office.
 Bddels whose proposals are ac.eptol fand none others will be forthwith notified. and 4s carlv as practicable contract VIII be Transmitted to them for execution which contract mus be returned to the hu- teau vi ll ten days exclusive of the .ime Ieeuire for the regular T. .l,rl sion of the mail
 \ reeo!d. Or duplicate of the letter inforrning a bidder of the acceptance Of hi, proposal wil be deemed a notification thereof within tho meaning of the act of s46, anl his bid will be made and accept ed ill conformity wigh this understandings Every offer made must be accompanied as direct ed ill the 9th section of the act ot Congress making appropriations for the naval sryice for ls4i-47 ap proved vth August, la46 by d written guarantee. signed by one CT mole responsible persons. to the fife t rha he or they undertake that the bidder ur hiddr7 Wi il his their bid be accepted CT er in5o an obligation within len days. with good and suii- cent surc;ies. 70 furnish the article proposed This guarantee must be accompanied by the cer,i feata If he United States district judge United states district attorney navy agent, that the guar a-D-> IT. tp.s D nttt gppl l-ir tIlrln ... No proposal will be considered unless accompanied 1 by su,h guarantee.
 The bidder name and residence. and thenamc of each member of the firm, where 6 company offers with the Christian names written in full. must be dis iuctly stated.
 Under the joint resolution of Congress. approved Eth March 1854. all bids for supplies of provisions clothing. and small stores for the of the navy may be rejected 0t the option of the department if made by one not known q manufacturer of or re guar dealer in the article proposed to be furnished which fact or the reverse, must be distinctly stated in the bids oiicred1
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