Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-26
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One half of said Beef and Pork must be delivered
at eseh Of ING above named Yards spectlvely BY
the let day OF June, 1861, uniess earlier deliveries
ment to be made within thirty uays VS. after deveIy
sddsFs must sPsSiy !hsi5 prices segara.ey ard
PORK and for each Of the place. Of deyery Covers enc
ing ali expenses and all charges.
The Beef must be from we'll fattened cattle,
slang hterod between the LIST day OF October l85D
and the LIST day Of January 1861, and weighing not
less than SIX hundred pounds, net weight each The
and shoulder clOds, the shoulders on mutton and
ends of sticking pieces and at least twelve pounds
marked Nos. |, 2 8, 4, and s. on the drawing or de-
lineation Of the fore and hind quarters of an OK,
contract, must be wholly excluded from each bar
rel; al the other pieces are TO be packed, and in
through ,crth sac and knife, TO gire tie ,nsat
square, neat, and smooth GppsdrdRcs in pieces Of
not less thar eight pounds, nor more than tIcetre
Tne Pork must be packed from corn fed, well
iattened nogs, between the hrst day of
ana weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads, joles, cks, shoulders,
hams, legs, feet butts Pumps, lard ADD all refuse
pieces sas must be e. e sx sG p1uS Sss 5si o IL
Than twelve pounds each. O' "''0
Both ths beef and P9' must be sailed with at
May. Key West sol.r, OnOndasa solar, or 81 be's
salt; and the Beet must have i've ouncss of fine
pickle to be made from f. esh water as str6ng al al
salt viii make 1t, and must be perfectly bright ard
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 barre IS must be entirely new and be ma3e of
the best seasoned heart of white osk slaves and
headings; the slaves to be not less than
three foprths Of an inch thick they must be- ihrse
fou[ths hooPed over, inc udns the iron hoops with
the best white oak o. hickory hoops and ca h tar
rel must have 1t four hoops viz one Of one
aad half inch In width on each bilge and one Of
one and an eighth inch In width on ca oh chine and
each to be one-sl1teeLth of an inch thick. bach
barrel must he OF the internal pacIty of thirty
two gallo ns.;nd neironh hoops must be well painted
bach barrel must be branded by burnin. on its
mar bs, with the ,ntractor's name and The yssp
when packed ani weight; and shall also be branded
on the Dung stave with the letter b. or r., as the
The Besf and Pork will, unless otherwise d,rso,-
ed BY the Chief of this Burssu. be inspected BY the
I1sp ctns ficers at the respective Navy Yards
a,oTsssld and Ry some EwoIn Inspector If sailed
commanding officers; but their charges for such in
sPeopon must be paid oy the respective con raetors
shippns order to the satisaoton Of the comm.pS
alt- OF the respective Navy Yards Aforesaid, after
Inspection and at their own ex pense
Two or more approved sureti. s IN a cum eoual To
one ha!f the estimated amount Of the contract will
ps r.apirtd and twent, per oentum IN addition viii
ps wlthheld from The amount of each paymsnt 10
pe made, as collateral security for the due and faith
in performance Of the resp ctive contracts. winch
VIII on no account b, paid until the contracts ara
feon mp WITH IN all respects and s to be forfeit
pete the dsveres within tse s o, 70 neon, com
In Of failure on the part of the coDtr.ctor To-
deliver az or any Of the beet and pork above men
tonfd, oil the quality and at the time and places
above PTGvldsd the oortrao,or will forfeit and pay
TO ths United states as iquIda ed damag a sum Of
pric, 70 be paid in of the actual deliver, ihere
o.; which l,quidated damages may be recover d
be made BY the United States al the PERIODS sbSve
sp he'd excepting the twenty per centum 10 be
before stated after the said beef and pork shat
have been Inspected and received. aud bills 70 the
Navy Yaid: s's sSoordns e. ths
The parts of beef to be excluded be particularly
dsStgnd IN the sNgartng TO be ATTACHED 10 The con-
naeI. PERSONS interested eda obtaia them aIp!i
Bidders WHOSE proposal. shall be accepted land
as practicable contract will be transmitted 10 them
Tor execution, which contract must be returned To
required for the regular transmission of the mall
4 record or duplicate of the letter informing a
de- med notification thereof wtbiD the m @
oil IN act Of 1886, and his bid will be made and ace
Every offer made must be accompanied f.s d..
rooted In the sixth section of the act OF Conersss
s sppro1ed 10th Of M as b ,e,v,0s S5
susra, zee, signed by one or mole respon.ibls per-
the dder or bidders will il his or their bd Be ' as
copied, enter into an obligation within te,, daJs
WIN sooa snd sufficient snretes, to furnish the ar
This guarantee must be accompanied by the car
neaio Si the p.iied States District Judge nitsd
SLa,es DlstrIet Attorney, or Navy Agent, that the
No proposal will be considered unless accom-
panied by such guarantee. "S"o"
The bidder. name and residences. and the name
OF each member OF the firm, where a comnany
oneIs, WIN the Chlstian names written IN full,
Under the joint resolution of Congress, approved
Z!th March, 1854, all bids for surp les OF prsyi-
Nayy may be rejected At the option Of the depart.
ment, II made BY one not known as q manufsetnrer
81 orfegulaI dealer In, the sTtio proposed 10 be
FURNISHED, viii fact, or the reverse. must be dis
hncu, stated In the bids offered" ie rs iawav