The national Republican., 1861-09-03

5000 1000
Ono half of said beef and pork must be delivered
1st day of April, 1862, and the remaining half by
the lst day of June 1852 unless earlier deliveries
| should be required by the chief of this bureau
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 fattened cattle slaugh
tered between the LIST day of October 1861 ard the
st day of January 1852 and weighing not less than
six hundred pounds, nett weight each The legs
and leg rands Of the hind quarters and tie shns and
sticking pieces, and at least twelve pound, from the
neck end of each forequarter, or the parts marked
Nos l. O. 3, a. and 5, on tn, drawing or delineatiun
Of the fore and hind quarters OF an OK, which will
be attached to and from part OF the contract must
be Who'll excluded from each barrel; all tn other
pieces are to be packed, dm, ineaI Of being ,h vIh
ctenrsr mus te cut through ,rih ,id kn' tO gire
The meat square, neat ant smooth appearance. IN eeS gt
na less than eight pounds nor more than hce'cc Ioai'
| The pork must be packed from corn fed we'll fat
tened hogs, slaughtered betweel the first day Of De
cember, 1851 and the first day OF January Is g and
| weighing not less than two hundred pound. each,
excluding the heads, joles, necks, shoulder hams,
legs feet, butt rumps, lard, and all refus pieces,
aud must be cut with dndknDs in pieces eigh
ing not less than six pounds n'r more than %elve
pounds each.
one statute buahel of urk Island Isle Of May, Key
| West solar, Onondaga solar, or St, Ubes sal ; and
the beef mast have five ounces of fine puveriz salt
pctre to each barrel exclusive of pickle to b. made
from fresh water strong salt will MAKE I, nd
must be perfectly bright and clear.
| Each barrel must contain full 900 pounds nett
| 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 of white oak slaves ant head
ings: the slaves 10 be not less than live eighth OF an
inch 'hick and the headings not three )urth
over including the iron hoops, with the best w.itc
oak or hickory hoops and each barrel must have on
1t four iron hoop viz: one of one and half nch in
inch in width on each Chime, and each 10 b. one
sixteenth Of an inch thick. Each bar ol nu' De oi
ns nsap SnPrsSy be- IF pansd a G Wifi 1 s
Each barrel must be branded by burnini on its
head" Navy Beef, or Navy Pork, as case
may be, with the contractors name and Il eur
wht packed, and weight; and shall also be J. tnded
on he bung stave with the letter b. or las case
may be.
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise I ccted
by the chief of this bureau, BIZ inspected b. he in
speecting officers at the respective navy yard More
visions, WHO will be selected by the respect com
mauding officers but their charges for sucr n?l -;
tions must be paid by the respective contra RS, n'
order to the satisfaction The commandment OF hi
respective navy yards aforcsaid after inspect AL,
Two or more approved sureties in a sum ,rua' II
one half the estimate ut cc"i OF the cont .tt vii
be required, and twenty per centum in addit! viii
be withheld from the amount of each paymei. to b
made, as collateral security for the due and ithiu
p rformancs Of the respective contracts, viii viii
on no account be paid until the contract, mpli
ed with in all respects and is 70 be forte ted 70 In
United States in the event of failure to complete th
deliveries within the prescribed period: In case o
failure the part Of She contractor to deliver all
any of the be, or pork above mentioned Of the
quality and at the ,i time and places above pr Eded
States as liquidatcd damages, u sum of money equal
to twice the amount of the cor tract price 20 be paid
in case of the actual delivery thereof which iilui
dated damages may be recovered from time 10 time
as they accrue. Payment will be made by the Uni
ted States at the periods above specified excepting
the twenty per ccntum to he withheld until the com
pletion OF the contract as before stated after the
said beef and pork shall have been inspected and re
ceved, and bills for the same shall have betn pre-
sented to the navy agents. respectively, duly approx
ed by the commandants of the respective navy yards
according to the terms OF the contract
The parts Of beef 10 b. erclted lri Lp particularly d,sg
mated ia tie engartng to L attached Ia he coniras i|r
sons interested cda "'"tm them on application al hi
QGcs.
Bidders whose proposals shall he accepted (,nC
none others) will be forthwith notified aid early
as practicable contract will be transmitted to then
for execution, which contract must be returned Il
the bureau within ten days, exclusive OF the tint
required for the regular Transmission OF the mail.
A record or duplicate uf the letter info ming
deemed notification thereof within the meaning o
the act OF 1870, and hi bid will be ade and accr pit
ed in conformity with this understanding =.
Every Offer made must be uccomp. MED (as di
rtctcd IN the sixth section Of the gct ol orgrs
making appropriations for the naval service fol
1876 - aprr we'd 10th Of Augut, ls46D by writ
ten guarantee, signed by one or more rcsrousibl,
pcrsorS to the eject that he or they undt rtake tina
the bidder or bid will. his or their bid b. pt
ed enter into an obligation within ten days, will
good and sufficient surctes, to furnish the article
propo cd.
| This guaran &c must be- accompanied By II, ccrtid
cate of the United SiastS district Judge, ULite'
Siatss district attorney, navy agent, that ihr guai
, | autcc able to make good tiCr guaran,c,
| No proposal will be cpn.idefed unless acco'npaaie
| by such guarantee,
rhe bidder 3 name AMI residence, and the name o
| each member OF the firm, where Il company Offers
| U "A in n II 4
| distinctly stated
| Under the joint resolution of Curgrc.s. apprOv,
eth March 1851 'all bids for supplies OF i.i1ls
clothing and small stores for the ofthe navy may
be rci ctcd at the option Ofthc Department ii mad,
| by not known AS u manufacturer Of or rCgual
d. ulcr in the article proposed to be iurni1hed whicl
fact or the reverse, must be distinctly stated in tn
| bids offered. aug 2t-lawiw
NJ Il
adams Express Company"