Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-07-04


Onehaf of said beef and pork be delivered each
of the abovenamed yards respectively by the LIST daJ OF
April 1861 and the remaining half by the LIST day of June,
1861 unless earlier deliveries should be required by the
chief of this bureau. Payment to be made within thirty
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
between the s day of October 1850 and the LIST day Of
January 1851 and weighing not less than six hundred
onu pte a9d he shns and the Shout
der of mutton and ends of sticking pieces and ut least
twelve pounds from The neck end of each orequartr or
dedication of the fore and hind quarters of OK which
will be attached to and form part of the contract must
be wholly excluded from each Darrell all the other pieces
to be packed and instead of being cat NTH clearer,
nlust be through Nth and knife to give the NqtG
:uar asa and 'oo1 egRssarq.o !. ps' not s''
The pork must be packed from cornfed, wellattened
hogs slaughtered between the first day of December 1850,
than hundred pounds EACH excluding the heads oes.
necks shoulders bams legs feet butts rumps lard and
all refuse pieces and must be cut Nth and knife in
pieces weighing not less than six pounds more than
twelve pounds each.
Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at least one
bushel of Turks Island. Isle of May, Key West
SOLAR Onondaga solar ST. Ubes salt and the beef must
have five of fine purerzd apefre to each barrel,
exclusive of 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 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 Of white oak slaves and headings the
be less than fveeghhs Of an inch thick and
the headings less than hreearths of inch thick
they be threeurhs hooped over including the iron
hoops with the best whteoak hickory hoops and each
barrel must have hoops of one and
half inch in width each bilge, and of and
eighth inch in width each chime and each to be Of one
sixteenth of inch thick Each barrel must be of the in
terna capacity Of thrtywo 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 NAV be with
the contractors name and the year when packed and
weight and shall also be branded the bung 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
at the respective aforesaid and BY
inspector Of sailed provisions who viii be selected BY
the respective commanding officers but their charges for
such inspections must be paid by the respective contract
os who likewise have the barrels put in good ship
ping ORDER to the satisfaction of the of the
respective navyyards aforesaid after inspection and at
their expense.
Two more approved sureties in a equal 10
half the estimated amount of the contract will Be required
and twenty per centum in addition viii be withheld from
the Of each payment be made collateral Sc
curity for the due and faithful performance of the respee-
tive contracts which will be paid until the
contracts are complied with in all respects and is to be
forfeited the United States in the of failure
complete The deliveries within the prescribed period In
failure the part of the contractor deliver all
of 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 fquidated dam
ages a of money equal 10 twice the amount ofthe
contract price to be paid in case of the actual delivery
thereof which qudated damages may be recovered from
the United States periods above specified Except
ing the twenty cenum TO be withheld until the
petion of the CONTRACT before stately after the said
beef and pork shall have been Inspected and received and
bills for the shall have been presented 10 the navy
agents. respectively duly approved by the commandants
of the respective nayyards according to the terms Of the
contract.
The parts of beef to be excluded spH particularly dsg-
mated the enQrdring t. be ddehed to the contrQ Per.
interested odn oJta them application at this Office
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted and
ohers) will be forthwith notified and early pracca.
BILE contract will be transmitted to them for execution,
which contract be returned the bureau within ten
days. exclusive of he time required for the regular
mission of the mail - - 81
record duplicate of the letter informing bidder of
the acceptance Of his proposal will be deemed notifca-
tion thereof within The meaning of the Of ls46and
his bid will be made and accepted in conformity with this
understanding -
Every offer made must be accompanied las directed in
the 9Th section of the act Of Congress making
for the naval service for approved 10th Of August
lS46 by written guarantee, signed BY one or more re-
sponsibe persons the effect be or thew undertake
that the bidder or bidders will his or their bid be &C.
copied enter into an within ten days With good
and sufficient suretes 10 furnish the article proposed
THIS guarantee must be accompanied BY the certificate of
the United States district judge United States district at
toruey or agent that the guarantOrs to make
good their guarantee.
No proposal win be considered unless accompanied BY
such guarantee ~ $3.50 AtasS ztesstse
The bidders and residence and the name of each
Christian names written in full must be distinctly slated
Under The joint resolution Of Congress- approved 18th
March, 1854 all bids for supplies of prOyls0us clothing
and snaf stores for OF the navy may be rejected
at the opium Of the department. make by one not known
manufacturer Of regular dealer in The articles pro-
posed to be furnished which fact the reverse must be
distinctly stated in the bids offered"
July 8, 1860. 27-wtt