Year: 1860

One half of said beef and pork delivered ct each thu
yards respectively BY the st day Of April 1861
deliveries should required the chief this bureau Paw
ment 70 be made within thirty days after delivery.


Bidders must specify their prices separately and distinctly
separate offers for tie beef and for the pork for each Of the
places Of delivery covering all expenses and all charges


The beef must be from we'll fatened cattle slaughtered between


the lst day Of October I6O day Of January 1861
and weighing not less than six hundred pounds weight
The legs and the leg rands Of the hind quarters and
and shouldecOds mutton and suds Of
pieces and at least twelve pounds from neck
drawing rdeneaon Of the fore and hind quarters Of an OK
which will be attached and form part the contract
be packed and instead of being eoA cIeG1er must be
cut through a0ih and Eae to 0i7e the a square
SoI po~ads nor soys tsGa tsselos PoSTds sacG


The park be packed from cornfed faened hogs
first day Of January 1861 weighing hun
dd pounds EACH excluding the heads oles neck shoulders,
hams legs feet butts rumps lard and all refuse peces and
must be cot a0 and knife in pieces weighing
than six pounds, nor more than twelve pounds each


Both the beef and be saed statute
bushe Of Turks Island Isle May Key West solar 0nondsg
sosr ST. ubes SALT and the beef must have ve
fine pulverzed satpere each BARREL exclusive picke
to be made from fresh water strong salt will it, and


Kacharre must contain full 900 net weight of beef
pork and no excess OF weight in either article wiz be paid for


The barrels must be entirely the
soned heart Of slaves and headng the 10 he
not less than dve egh Of inch thick and the headings
less than thre fous inch thick they must be three ourhs
hooped including the iron hOops with the white oak
hickory hoops and each barrel must have
viz one Of one and half inch in width on each oe and one
sf and eighth inch width each chime,
OF OF an inch thz Each barrel be Of the
internal capacity thirty two the iron hoops must


Each barrel must be branded BY burning its head "Nsvy
Beef Navy Pork the BE- with the contractors
and the year packed weight and shall also be
branded on the bung stave With the letter B. P as the
may BE-


Ths pork will unless oherwife directed BY the chief
Of this bureau inspected By the inspecting officers the
ssltsd provions, who wbe selected by the respective
sndng ocrs but their charges such inspections must be
barrels put good Shipping ORDER Of the com
mandAnts the respective nsYyards aforesaid after Inspection


Two approved surees equal to one half the
estimated amount Of the contract will be required and twenty
per centum in addition will be withheld from the amount Of each
payment be made collateral security for the faithful
performance Of the respective contracts which will
oe pala 9nI the contracts are complied with IN all respees
and is to be forfeited the United States in the failure
compee the deliveries within the prescribed period In case
OF failure the part the contractor to deliver al the
beef above menoned Of the quality and at the time
United sates udated damages Of money equal to
twice the amount the coLst price be paid in Of the
actual delivery thereof which qudad damages may recov
cred m time to tina a. accrue Payment will made by the
United States at the periods above specified Excepting the twen
y per centum to be withheld until the completion Of the
been inspected and received and bills for the shall have
by the commandans Of the respective navyya according to
the terms Of the contract


sed in TIE eagrGUig to be attached to The cOnrGcf Per-
interested obtain them application this Office
Bidders whose proposals shall be others
viii be forthwith notified and early practicable contract
viii be ransmtedto them for execution, which





qUired for the regular transmission Of the mail.
Arecori duplicate Of the letter informing bidder Of the
acceptance Of his proposal will be deemed notification thereof
within the meaning Of the 1876, will made
and accepted in conformity with this understanding.


Kvery offer made must be accompanied las directed in the
section OF the act Congress making the
service for approved 10th OF August ls4 BY written
guarantee signed by responsible persons to the
that be orhey undertake that the bidder bidders will
their bid be accepted into Obligation days.
with good and sufficient su-ee to furnish the article proposed
This guarantee must be accompanied by the certificate
United States district judge, United States district attorney, or
navy that the guarntors able make good their
sntee.
guarantee
The bidders and esidence and the Of each
Of the firm, where company with the Christian
written in full, must be distinctly stated.
Under joint resolution of Congress- approved 9Th March,
1854 al bids for supplies Of provisions clothing, and small
ores for the OF the navy be rejected at the option of
he department. il made by Of
regular dealer in the article proposed be furnished, which
act the must be distinctly stated in the bids ofered
July