Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-07-20


April 1867 and the remaining half by the day of june
1850 unless earlier deliveries should be required by the
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 and for the pork and for
each of the places OF delivery covering all expenses and all
charges
The beef must be from wellfatened cattle slaughtered
between the LIST day of October 1882 and the LIST day of
January, 1860 and weighing less than six hundred
pounds weight EACH The legs and leg rands of the
hind quarters, and the shns and the Shout
ders of mutton and ends of sticking pieces and at least
twelve pounds from the neck end Of each orequarer
the paris marked Nos Is, 8, and 5, the drawing
deneaton of the fore and hind quarters of OK which
will be attached to and form par. of the contract must
be wholly excluded from each barre all the other pieces
be packed and, instead of beng cut with ceaver
must be cut through with and knife give the meat
square, neat and smooth appearance in pieces of not less
than eight pounds than twelve pounds, each.
The pork must be packed from corned, weatted hogs
slaughtered between the first day of December 1885, and
two hundred pounds cach excluding the heads oes necks
shoulders, hams legs feet butts rumps lard and all
fuse pieces; and must be cut NTH ind knife, in
pieces weighing not less than six pounds than
twelve pounds, each.
Both the beef and pork must be sailed with least one
statute bushel of Turks Island Isle of May, Key West
SOLAR Onandaga SOLAR St Ubes salt and the beef
have FIVE Of fine puverzed sapere to each BARREL
exclusive of pickle to be made from fresh water strong
as salt will make it, and must be perfectly bright and clear
Each barrel must contain full 900 pounds net weight of
beef pork and 10 excess OF weight in either article will
be paid for.
The barrels must be entirely new and be made of the
best seasoned heart of wheoak and heangs the
slaves be not less than veeghs of inch thick and
the headings not less than threeurths Of inch thick
they must be ,hreeouhs hoped over including the iron
hoODS with the best white hickory hoops and each
barrel must have it four hons viz one of one and
half inch in width each bilge, aud of and an
eighth inch in width each chime and each to be of
sixteenth of inch thick Each barrel must be of the
terna capacity of tbirttwo gallons, and the iron hoops
must be well painted with red lead.
Each barrel must be branded by burning its head
"Navy Beef" Navy Pork, the may be, with
the contractors name and the year when packed, and
weight and shall also be branded the bung save with
the letter b. or P as the case may be.
The beef and pork WILL unless otherwise directed bv the
chief of this bureau be inspected by the inspecting officers
at the respective aforesaid and by "sworn
Inspector of sailed provisions who will be selected by the
respective commanding officers but their charges for such
inspections be paid by the respective contractors who
likewise have the barrels put in good shipping order
to the satisfaction of the commandments of the respective
navyyards aforesaid after Inspection and at their
pense.
Two or more approved suretes in equal to one-ha
the estimated amount of the contract will be required and
twenty per centum in addition will be withheld from the
of each payment to be made collateral security
for the due and 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 event of failure to complete the
deliveries within the prescribed period In of failure
the part of the contractor to deliver all any the
beef pork above men ioned of the quality and at the
time and places above provided the contractor will forfeit
and nav to the United States as qudated damages sum
money equal to twice the amount of the contract price
to be paid in Of the actual delivery thereof; which
qudated damages may be recovered from time time
they accrue Payment will be made by the United States
the periods above specified excepting the twenty per
centum to be withheld until the completion of the contract
before stated after the said beef and pork shall have
been inspected and received, and bills for the shall
have been presented to the navy agents. respectively duly
approved by the commandants OF the respective
according to the terms of the contract
The parts of beef to be excluded will be particularly de-
signated the engraving to be attached to the contract
Persons interested can obtain them application at this
! Office.
Bidders whose proposals accepted (ahd none others
will be forthwith notified and early as practicable con
tract will be transmitted to them for execution which
tract must be returned to the bureau within ten days.
elusive of the time required for the regular transmission
| the mail
record, or duplicate of the letter informing bidder O
the acceptance Of his proposal will be deemed a noica
tion thereof within the meaning of the act of 1885, and hi
bid will be made and accepted in conformity with this
| Outstanding.
the 9Th section Of the act Of Congress making appropra
tions the naval service for ls46 approved 10Th
August, S4s) by written guarantee, signed by one o.
dertake that the bidder bidders WILL if his their BIZ
be accepted enter into obligation within ten days. will
good aud sufficient suretes furnish the article proposed
This guarantee must be accompanied by the certificate
the United States district Judge United States district at
torny navy agent that the guarantors able to max
good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompanied b.
| such guarantee.
The bidders and residence and the name of eac
| member Of the firm, where company OFFERS with tn
Christian names written in n must be distinctly stated
Under the joint resolution of Congress- approved 27
March, lsh4 all bids for supplies provisions. clothing
and small stores for the Of the navy may be rejected
the option Of the department. if made by one not know
ed to be furnished which fact the reverse must be dis
| tinctly stated in the bids offered"
80 July is, 1857. 29--w4t.