Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-07-25

0nehaf of said beef and pork be delivered at each
OF the abOvenamed yards respectively by the LIST dag of
April 1861 and the remaining half by the st day Of june
1851 unless earlier deliveries should be required BY the
chief ct this bureau Payment to be made within thirty
days after delivery
Bidders must specify their prices separately and distinct
y separate offers for the beef and the pork and for
each of the places of delivery, covering all expenses and
all charges.
The beef must be from welatteued cattle slaughtered
between the st day Of October 1860 and the day of
January 1861, and weighing not less than six hundred
hind quarters and the shins and shoudercods the shou
ders of mutton and ends of sticking pieces and at least
twelve pounds from The neck end of each forequartsr
the parts marked Nos. g g. and the drawing
delneation of the fore and hind quarters of OK which
be wholly excluded from each barre all the other pieces
70 be packed and, instead of being Nth ceaUs.
must be cut through NTH dnd kne to giUe the eqta
square, neat and snOOh appearance, pieces of ss
than eight pounds, nor more than ceine pounds each
The pork must be packed from corn.fed, weLattened
hogs Slaughtered between the first day OF December $780,
aud the first day of January 1884, and wegong less
than two hundred pounds each, excluding the heads oe
necks shoulders hams legs feet butts rumps lard and
all refuse pieces and must be toM a and knife in
pieces weighing not less than six pounds more than
twelve pounds. each.
Both the beef and pork be sated with at least one
statute bushel of Turks Island Isle of May Key Wes.
solar Onuudaga solar ST. Ubes salt and the beef
have five of fine pulverzed sapere each BARREL
exclusive Of pickle to be made from fresh strong
salt will make it, and must be perfectly bright and clear
Each barrel must contain fu 2O0 pounds net weight of
beef or pork and no excess Of weight in either article will
be paid for.
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made of the
best seasoned heart white slaves and headings the
IN he not less than Of an inch thcl and
tbs headings not ass than nf an ncL tb;cL
tbev nust he bronod nror ;ncIndrr ,h -
boons With The host Ah;tak nv b;cEnrv boons aob
barrsI mnS bays on II E,nr irnn bonnS 10. "no IS d
half inch in width each bilge, and of and
sStacn Of ON pch th;ct E,cb ha-roI r,n.t h. of L -
,srnI canactv of tbr,vtu Ilons and th iO h bnr. m
must be well painted with red lead.
Each barrel must be branded BY burning its head
the c1ntrscIor's name and the yssr ,Tben nckJ nd
weigbt and shall aIsn he br,nad an ,bs hung s,aa b
the letter or p as the case NAV be-
The beef and pork will unless otherwise directed by the
chief of this burenu he nv The officers
inspector of sa,ed provisions who will be selected by
the respective commanding officers hut their charges for
such must be paid by the respective contract
ors whn must likewise have the barrels put in pood shin
ming order to the SATISFACTION o the comnsndan,s tbo
respects nuyy-yards aforesaid after Inspection and at
their own expense
Two or more approved sureties in sum enua to one
half The estimated of the contract will be
and twenty per centum in addition will he withheld fom
the amount of each payment TO be made as collateral Sc
curity fur the due and faithful per of the resne
tive contracts which will ON M account he maid mill The
cnn,racts are comnIied with in ali and ia t he
fnrfeed 10 The limited States in the event of failure IN
comnete the deliveries within tbe nrpscrbed nerod In
of failure on The mart of the etracor 70 deliver ali
or anv of the beef or rk above of the on,I
and al the time and places above provided the conracor
will forfeit and pay to the United States as audaed dam
ages sum of money equal to twice The amount of the
contract price 10 be maid in case of the actua delivery
thereof; which oudaed damages NAV be recovered from
the limited States at the periods abye snec6ed Iercsn
inc the twenty ner centnn IN ba hbaId mill The CIR
neon of the Contract as before slated after the said
beef and pork shall have been nsnecd and received and