Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-04
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One half of said beef and pork must be delivered
at each of the above named yards, respectively, by
the LIST day of April, 1882 and the remaining half
by the LET day 81 June lS6S unless earlier deliveries
Payment to be made within thirty days after de-
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly 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 well -fatted cattle, slaugh-
tered between Che lst day of October 1861 aud the
list day ofJanuary 1862, and weighing not less than
six hundred pounds, nett weight each; The legs
and shoulder clods, the shoulders of mutton and
ends Of sticking pieces and at least twelve pounds
MARI ed Nos !, 2, 3, and g. on the drawing or de-
lineation Of the fore and hind quarters Of an OK,
contract, must he wholly excluded from each bar
rel; all the other pieces are to be packol, and in
stead Of being ct gih clearer, must be cut hrouoh
lrih sd,y aud knife, 10 give the meat square, neat
and smooth appearance in pieces Of not less than eight
IKE pork must be packed from corn fed we'll
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the lst day of
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads, iolos necks, shoulders,
pieces, and must be cut with a Sdig and knife in
pieces weighing not less than six pounds, more
Both the beef and pork must be salted, with at
least one statute bushel of Turks leland, Isle of
May, Key West solar. Onondsga solar, or st Ube's
salti and the beef must bave five ounces of fine pull
pickle. TO be made from fresh water as strong as
salt will make it, ard must be perfectly bright and
Each barrel must contain full 200 pounds net
Weight Of beef pork, and no excess of weight in
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made of
the best seasoned heart of whte:oak staves and
of az inch thick, and the headings not less than
three fourths Of an inch thick they must be three
the best whlte-oak or hickory hoops, aud each bar
rel must have on it four iron hoops viz: One of
one and an eighth inch in width on each chime,
and each to be one.sixteenth of an, inch thick
i harr hn 0Ef INF nf
thirty gallons, and the iron hoops must be we'll
| pal, ted with red lead
| head Navy Beef or Navy Pork as the case
may be, with the, contractors name and the year
| when packed, and weight aud shall be branded on
the buug stave with the letter B. or P, as the case
| may be
by the chief Of this bureau be inspected by thu
specng officers at the respective Navy afore-
yis6nS W Who will Ge Selected By the respective
commanding officers but their charges for such in
Who must likewise have the barrels placed in good
shipping order, to the satisfaction of the
ants of the respective Navyyards aforesaid, after
inspection and at their, own expense.
Two or more approved sureties, in sum equal te
one half the estimated amount Of the contract, will
will bs withheld from the amount of each payment
faithful performsDoe Of the respective contracts
, which will on 40 account be paid until the con
aleG Ef Hs 20 lied Th Uag il sss 81 H % "9S
failure to complete the d. liyerss within in the pre-
contractor to deliver all qyy of the beef pOrl
above mentioned, Of the quality AID at the time
and pay to the United States as liqudated dam
ages, sum of n oney equal to twice the amount o
delivery H thereof; f which iaGdate damages @ may b
from time to time t As thsy SGITIe Ph
periods above specified (e5ceptins the twenty pc
ceptum to be Withheld until the completion of tn
pork shall have been Inspected and received, AM
bills for the same shall have been presented to tn
cCmmandants comm % Of the respective Navy yards, &C
cording to the terms of the contract.
desJndted in he ENGRAVING TO- be attached TO The con
tract Persons Interested can obtain them on oPpticatIo
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted (ant
o'hersl will he forthwith notified, and as earl
for execution, which contract must be returned t
the bureau within ten days, exclusive Of the tim
eTe record, or S duplicate Of the letter informing
bidder Of the acceptance Of his proposal, will b
Of the act Of lS46 and his bid win be madt and &C
copied in conformity with this understanding
the sixth section of the act Of congress making az
& 1hs ns fSrSSs fSg sS
signed by one or more Iesp0nsibt persons to tn
aSt Sr m S or er b 6
into an obligation within ten days, with good an
sutciet sur. ties to furnish the article proposed
tifcate of the United States District Judge Unite
States District Attorney, or Navy Age Agent tnst th
No proposal will be considered unless accompa
The bidders name and residence, and the name
each mem Der of the fiji m, where company offer
with the Christian name written in full4 must
Uider the Joint resolution of Congress, approve
9Th March ls6i AL bids Tor supplies of provision
may be rejected at the option of the Department,
made BY one not Known as manniactnreE m O
pished, which fact, or the reverse, must be di
tinctly stated in the bids offered aus d-Med