The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-07

for furnishing and delivering, free of all cost and
risk to the United States
Five thousand four hundred barrels of navy
beef, and four thousand eight hundred barrels of
navy pork:
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds nett weight of beef pork: no excess of
weight in either article will be paid for. To be
delivered at the respective navy yards follows:
Barrels beet. Barrels pork.
At Charlestown, Mass. i 800 800
At Brooklyn, N. Y........ 800 1000
At Gosport, Va.........,. 1880 1000
5,400 1890
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one-half
between the first day of january, 1885, and the first
day of April, 1885, and the other half between the
18th day of April, 1850, and the 10Th day of june
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 lst of April and for the half deliverable be-
tween the 10th of April and the 18th of June 1880
Payment for the first half to be made within thirty
days after delivery, and for the second half in
thirty days after the 10th 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 shins 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 a part of the
contract, must be wholly excluded from each bar
rel and half barrel, and the remainder of the car
cass must be cut in pieces of not less than eight
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, well,
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the LIST day of
November, lS49, and the LIST day of February 1880
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
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.
Both the beef and. pork must be sailed with at
least statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle of
May, or St. Ubes SALT and the beef must have FIVE
ounces of fine pulverized satpetre to each barrel,
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh water
as strong salt will make it.
The barrels must be made of the best seasoned
white oak, or white ask slaves and 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 fourshe
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded on its head "Nayy
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 g 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,
after inspection, and at their own expense.
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-half 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
fher orfS ,aH
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 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 loui
dated damages, a sum of money equal TO twice the
amount of the contract price to be paid in case of
the actual delivery thereof; which liouidated 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
pietion OF the contracts, as before stated) 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 commandants of the respective
navy yards according TO the terms Of the contracts
The parts OF the beef To be excluded will be par
ucularly designated in the engraving TO be attach
ed to the contracts. Persons Interested obtain
them on application at this office.
bldders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable 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 1857 an.
proved 10th August, lS46, copy of which is sub
joined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
ire re4Do psib A he fect that ban
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will il
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
tificate of the United States district Judge United
States district attorney, navy agent, some officer
of the General Government, individual known
TO the Bureau, that the guarsntors able make
good their guaranty,
No proposal will be considered unless sccompa-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence and the name
OF each member of a firm, where company offers,
shall be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august
10, 1876.
"SEc. 6. And 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 Tor the navy, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and forty three shall be ACCOMPANIED bv
a written guaranty, signed by one or more respon-
sble persons, TO the effect that he or thew under
take that the bidder bidders will il his or their bid
be accepted enter into obligation in such time
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Ma.
Wy, with good and sufhciep, sureties TO furnish
the supplies proposed 20 proposal shall be con-
sidered unless aooop.panie by such guaranty. If.
after the acceptance of proposal and notifca-
uon thereoi 20 the bidder or bidders, he or they
shall ia to enter into obligation within the time
Preycrbed by the Secretary OF the Navy, with good
and sufficient sureties 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
cause 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 propo-
sal TO be charged up against said bidder bidders,
and his or their guarantor or guarantors; and the
same may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the use of the Navy Department, in an
action Of debt against either all Of said persons"
July 25-1aw4w
STONE FOR PENSACOLA NAVY YARD
~ The time for receiving proposals to furnish
the Stone required at the Pensacola navy yard, I'M
der the Navy Agents advertisement OF the 30th
Ill md will o