The national Republican., 1861-09-23
GOVERNMENT ADVTS.
NAVY BEBF AND PORK FOR 1899.

5000 10000
half of said beef and pork must be delivered at
each Of the abovenamed yards, respectively, BY the
the ist day of June, 1852, unless earlier deliveries
should be required by tie chief OF this bureau.
Paymtn at to be made withia thirty days after de-
Bidders must specify their prices separately apd
distinctly in tepavate oers for the beef and for the
pork and for eash Of e places OF delivery covering
The beef must be from we'll fattened cattle, ,slaugh
tered between the 1st day Of October 1884, and The
six hundred pounds, nett weight, each The legs
and leg rands Of the hind quarters and II shias and
shoulder clods, the shoulders Of mutton and elds Of
s,ckirg pieces AID at least twelve pounds from ths
seek end of each fore quarter or the parts marked
Nos 1,9, a, and 6, on tn. drawing or dslinesusn
oe attached 10 and from part Of the contract must
be Who'll excluded from each bsrrel all the other
pieces are 10 BE- packed snd, inead @ being cut icttA
the meal sqtaSe, neat and Niooh appearance, pieces
net less dan eight pounds nor more than hoeus pound
Tue pork must be packed from oorn.fed we'll fat.
tened hogs, slaughtered betwecs the first day Of De
oen6er, 1861, and the first day Of January, lse and
exIadnss nGi the he heads oiss recRs % sSoaide hans
legs, feet butts rumps lard, and oil refuse pieces,
and must be cut with and knife In pieces weigh
ing not les, than elk pounds nsr more than twelve
H9h tho beef and pork must be ,altsd with at Iest
tho beef must have five ounces Of fine puveiized salt
petre to each barrel exclusive OF pickle to be made
from fresh water as strong IS salt will make It, and
Each barrel must contain full 200 pounds nett
weight Of beef or pork, and no excess Of weight In
either article will be paid for.
Ths barrels must be entirely new, and be made Of
the best reasoned heart of white oak slaves and head
ugs the slaves TO be not ess than eeishths of an
inch thick and the headings not less han three ourths
OF inch thick: they must be three fourths hooped
over including the iron hoops, with the beat wsite.
ssG hoos and san barrel ,a %S. have
inch Ia width On each chime and each to be Of one:
| sixteenth Of an inch thick. Each barrel must be Of
the internal capacity Of thirty two gallons AID the
iron hoop. must be we'll painted with red lead.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
head" Navy Beet" OF " Navy Pork, as the case
may be, with the contractors name and the year
when packed, and weight; and ihall also be branded
on hs bung ssave with the letter B. or as the case
may be.
The boot and pork will, unless otherwise directed
By the chief of this bureau, be inspected by the In
sai and by semc sworn inspector or salted pro.
visions" who will be selected by the respective com
n,anding oiiceIs but their charge, for such in.pec
ions must be paid by the respective con'ractors who
must likewise have The barrels put in good shipping
order, to the satisfaction of tbs commandants Of the
respective navy yards aforesaid after inspection, and
Two or mere approved .ureti.s in rum equal to
one half the estimated amount OF the cont act will
be sithhela from tho amount Of each payment to DC
made as collateral security for the due and faithful
riormanca Of the respective contracts, which will
on no account be paid until the contracts comp
cd with In all respects aAd to BIZ forfeited to ihs
United State. In the event oifsilute to complete the
s f TO
any of the besf or pork above msptiored, Of The
quality and at the time and places above provided
States, as liquidatcd damages, sum of money equa
to twice the amount of the contract price 70 be paid
in case OF the actual delivery thereof which liqu
as they accrue. Payment will be made by the Uni
ted States at the periods above specified exceptine
the twenty Jtr centum TO be withheld until the com
p!etion OF the contract before stated after the
said beef and pork shall have been inspected and re
ceiy,d and bills for the same shall have been pre-
ed by the commandans Of the respective navy yards
accordir to the terms Of the contract.
af Of %g % e esasa s s1, I Se psrSry d1
sons int:resed can obtatn thin on application at &i
office.
none others) will be forthwith notified, aLd az early
practicable contract will be transmitted to then
for execution, which contract must be returned Il
the bureau within ten days, exclusive of the tim,
required for the regular transmits Of the mail
\ record or duplicate Of the letter informing
deemed notification thereof, within he meaning o
the act of 1885, and his bid will be ade and accept
cd in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as di
r,cted in the sixth section of the uct OF Congress
making appropriations for the naval tervice 70
lSl6'47, approved 10th of August, lSi6) by writ
ten guarantee, ngned by one or more responsible
persOns, to the eject that he they undertake tha
the bidder bidders will fhis their bid be accept
ed, enter into an obligation within ten days, will
good and sufficient suretes to furnish tho articl
proposed.
This ufran.ee must Le accompanied by the certa
cate of the United stases district Judge, Unite,
S,atss district attorney orpayy agent that the guar
, antee are able to make good their guarantee
No proposal will be considered unless accompanies
by such guarantee.
| The bidders name and residence end the name o
each member of the firm, where a company offers
with the Christian names written In full, must b
! distinctly stated.
Under the joint resolution of Congrest, approves
2h March, 1s5i 'all bids for supplies of provisio
clothing, and smpll stores for the ofthe ravy ma
be rejected at the option Of the Department II mad
by one not known as a manufacturer of or regulR
dealer in the article proposed TO be furnished whic
fact or the reysrse must be distinctly stated in tn
bids .Aered" aug 2t-1awiw