The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-17

weight in either article will be paid for To be
delivered at the respective navy yards, as follows:
Barrel. beef Ba'rels gosk
At Charestown, Mass. Il 800 600
At Brooklyn, N. Y..........l 800 1900
At Gosport, Va... 800 600
5,4OO $500
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one half
between the first day of January, 1850 and the first
day Of April, 1885, and the other half between the
18th day of April, 1885, and the 18th day of June,
$780, unless earlier deliveries should be required
by the chief Of this Bureau. Offers must be made
for each half separately and distinctly that Is for
the half deliverable between the LIST of January and
the LIST of April, and for the half deliverable be-
tween the 18th of April and the 18th of June, 1850
Payment for the first half to be made within thirty
thirty days after the 18th of June, 1850.
The beef must be from well -fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the LIST day of November,
l849, and the LIST day of February, 1850, and weigh
ing not less than six hundred pounds, nett weight,
each The legs and leg rands of the hind quarters,
and the sns and shoulder clods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. l., 2, and 3, on the drawing
deneation of the fore and hind quarters Of OK
which will be attached to and form part of the
contract, must be wholly excluded from each bar
rel and half barrel, and the remainder of the
cass must be cut in pieces Of not less than eight
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the LIST day of
November lS49, and the LIST day of February, 1850,
| and weighing not less than two hundred bounds
each, excluding the heads joles, necks, shoulders,
hams, legs, feet, and lard, and all refuse pieces:
and must be cut in pieces weighing not less than
six pounds each.
4 Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at
least one statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle of
May or St. Ubes salt; and the beef must have five
ounces of fine puverized saltpetre to each barrel,
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh water,
| as strong salt will make it. e
The barrels must be made of the heat seaaoped
white oak, white ask slaves aud heading; if of
the former to be not less than three ourths of an
inch thick if of the latter to be not less than an
inch thick and to be hooped at least three ourths
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded on its head "Navy
Beef" or Navy Pork" as the case may be- with
the contractors name and the year when packed.
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise direct
ed by the chief Of this Bureau be inspected by the
inspecting officers at the respective navy yards
aforesaid, and by some "sworn inspector Of sailed
provisions" who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such
inspection must be paid by the respective contrac-
tors who must likewise have the barrels put in
good shipping order to the satisfaction of the COM
mandants OF the respective navy yards aforesaid,
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 COW
| ering all expenses and all charges.
| Bonds in one-hah the amount of the respective
contracts will be required, and ten per centum in
addition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment to be made collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts, which will on no account be paid until
the contracts complied with in all respects and
is to be forfeited to the United States in the event
of failure TO complete the deliveries within the pre-
scribed periods. In of failure on the part of
the contractor TO deliver all or any of the beef or
pork above mentioned, of the quality, and at the
times and places above provided, the contractor
will forfeit and pay to the United States, as hqui-
t.I l.r, ..fs.
amount Of the contract price TO be paid in case of
the actual delivery thereof; which liqudated dam
ages may be recovered from time to time as thew
accrue Payment will be made by the United
States at the periods above specified, Excepting
the ten per centum to be withheld until the com.
petion Of the contracts, before stated after the
said beef and pork shall have been inspec ted and
received, and bills for the same shall have been
presented to the navy agents respectively duly
approved by the commandants of the respective
navy yards according the terms of the contracts
The parts of the beef to be excluded will be par
ticuarly designated in the engraving TO be attach
ed to the contracts. Persons interested obtain
them ON application at this Office.
Bidders whose proposals accepted land none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable a contract and bond will be trans
mitted TO them for execution which contract and
bond must be returned TO the Bureau within ten
days, exclusive Of the time required for the reg
ular transmission of the mail.
Every offer made must be accompanied las direct
ed in the 9th section of the of Congress making
appropriations for the naval service for lS467 ap,
proved 10th August, lS46, copy Of which is sub
joined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons, the effect that be or
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, If
his or their bid be accepted, enter into obliga-
ton within ten days, with good and sufficient sure
ties, TO furnish the articles proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the Ger
tihcste of the United States district Judge United
States district attorney, navy agent, officer
of the General Government, or individual known
to the Bureau, that the able TO make
good their guaranty.
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence and the name
Of each member of firm, where a company offcrs,
shall be distinctly stated.
Extract from The act Of Conges' approved Ausu.t
10, 1s46.
"sEc. 6. ind be IL further enacted That. from
and after the passage of this act every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary OF the Ma
w under the proviso to the general appropriation
bill for the navy, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and forty three shall be accompanied by
written guaranty, signed by one or more respon-
siblc persons, to the effect that he they under
take that the bidder bidders will il his their bid
be accepted, enter into an obligation in such time
rs may be prescribed by the Secretary Of the Ma
Wy, with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish
the supplies proposed No proposal shall be con-
sidered unless accompanied by such guaranty. II,
amer the acceptance Of proposal and a notihca,
shall fail TO enter into obligation within the time
prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy, with good
and sufficient suretics for furnishing the supplies,
then the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to
contract with other person persons for fur
nishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
the difference between the amount contained
in the the proposal guaranteed and the amount
for which he may have contracted for furnishing
the said supplies for the whole period of the propos
sal 10 be charged up against said bidder or bidders
and his or their guarantor guarsntors; and the
same may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the use of the Navy Department, in
action OF debt against either all OF ssid persona
July 25--lsw<w
CTONE ron PENsACOLA NAVY YARD
~ The time for receiving proposals TO furnish
the Stove required at the Pensacola navy yard, IN
der the Navy Agents advertisement Of the 30th
utimo, 10 hereby ertsnd,d, and proposals will be
ceivcd accordingly by the Navy Agent at Pensa-
cola until IL O'Clock on Monday, the 10th day of
August next. ,
Chief of Bureau Of Yards and Docks.
JuLy 20, ls4e.