Year: 1860




Onehaf of said beef and pork be delivered at each
of the aboveuamed yards respectively by the st da of
April 1861 and the remaining half by the ls day Of june
1851 unless earlier deliveries should be required by the
chief Of this bureau. Payment to be made within thirty
DAYS after delivery


Bidders 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.


The beef must be from weLfaened cattle slaughtered
between the ls day of October $780, and the day of
January, 1851, and weighing not less than six hundred
pounds net weight each. The legs and leg rands Of the
hind quarters and the shns and shouldercOds the shou
ders of mutton and ends of sticking pieces and at least
twelve pounds from the neck end of each forequarer
the parts marked Nos J., 8. and the drawing
will be attached TO and form part of the contract must
be wholly excluded from each barrel; all the other pieces
to be packed, and instead of being cut NTH cLedus
must be cut through Uith dRd kne, tn gVe the nedtG
SQUIRE neat and SOM appearance pieces Of not Less
than eight pounds more than tl0siDe pounds, each.


The pork must be packed from corn-fed we-fattened
hogs slaughtered between the first day Of December $780,
aud the first day of January 1851 and weigOng not less
than hundred pounds each excluding the heads joes
neckS shoulders, hams legs feet butts rumps lard and
all refuse pieces and must be Nth and knife
pieces weighing not less than six pounds nor more than
twelve pounds, each


Both the beef and pork must be saed with at least one
statute bushe of Turks Island Isle Of May, Key Wes'
solar OnOndaga SOLAR ST. Ubes salt and the beef
have five Of fine puverzed stpefrc each barrel
exclusive of pickle tO be made from fresh strong
salt will make it, and must be perfectly bright and clear


Each barrel must contain full pounds weight of
beef pork and 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
slaves to be not less than an inch thick and
the headings less than three arhs of an inch thick
they be threeurhs hOoped over including the iron
hoops. with the best whe-oak hickory hoops and each
barrel must have on four iron hoops viz one of one and
half inch in width each bge and one of one and an
egt tn inch in width each chime and each to be of
sixteenth of inch thick Each barrel be of the
capacity hirty-two gallons and the iron hoops
must be well painted with red lead


Each barrel must be branded BY burning on its head
Navy Beef" Navy Pork the NAV be, with
the contractors and the year when packed aud
weight aud shall also be branded the bung stave with
the letter b or p, as the may be.


The beef and pork WILL unless otherwise directed bv the
chief of this bureau be inspected by the inspecting officers
inspector of sailed provisions who will be selected by
the respective commanding officers but their charges for
such inspections must be paid by the respective contract
who must likewise have the barrels put in good ship
respective navyyards aforesaid, after inspection and
their own expense


Two or more approved suretes in equal TO
half the estimated amount of the will be required
and twenty per centum in addition will be withheld from
the amount of each payment to be made collateral
curty for the due and faithful performances of the repec
tive contracts which will be paid until the
contracts complied with in all respects; and is to be
forfeited 10 the United States in the event of failure
complete the deliveries within the prescribed period In
of failure the part of the deliver all
of the beef pork above mentioned of the quality
and the and places above provided the contractor
will forfeit and TO the United States quidated dam
ages sum OF money equal to twice the amount of the
cnnrac Prce 10 De PAID IN case OF the actual delivery
thereo which qudaied damages may be recovered from
time tn time as they accrue Payment will be made BY
the United States at The periods above specified Except
ing the twenty per centum 10 be withheld until the
petion of the CONTRACT as before sated after the said
beef and pork shall have been inspected and received and
bills for the same shall have been presented To the navy
agents. respectively, duly approved by the