The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-18

| NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, july "a, ls4s
- Beef" and Proposals for Pork as the case
may be- will be received at this office until O'Clock
?. m, on Monday, the 9th day of August next,
for furnishing and delivering free of all cost and
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 or pork: no excess OF
weight III either article will be paid for To be
delivered at the respective navy yards, as follows:
Barrsts beef. Bareis pork,
| At Charlestown, Mass. 80. 800 1 800
| At BROOKLYN, N. Y..........l 800 1000
| AT Gosport, Va.,........,.l 800 1000
5,4OO 4,s0O
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one half
between the first day of January 1850, and the first
day Of April, 1850; and the other half between the
18th day Of April 1850, and the 18th day Of June,
1850, unless earlier deliveries should be required
Ly the chief of this Bureau. Offers must be made
for each half separately and distinctly: that is, for
the half deliverable between the lst Of January and
the LIST of April, and for the half deliverable be-
tween the 18th Of April and the 10Th 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 18th of June, 1850
| The beef must be from ell-fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the LIST day of November,
lS49, and the LIST day Of February, 1850 and weigh
1
each. The legs aud leg rans of the hind quarters,
and the shins and shoulder cods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. J., 2, and 3, on the drawing
delineation of the fore and hind quarters of
| 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 car
cass must be cut in pieces of not less than eight
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed we'll
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the Ist day of
November ls4s, 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.
Both the beef and pork must be salted with at
least one statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle of
May, st. Ubes salt; and the beef must have five
ounces of fine pulverized saltpetre 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, white ask slaves and heading; if of
the former, to be not less than three ourths of an
inch thic If of the latter, to be not less than an
inch thick and to be hoped ut least three fourhs
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops
Each barrel must be branded on its head "Navy
Beef or Navy Pork, 2 as the case may be, with
the contractors name and the year when pac ked.
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
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 satsfacto 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 cos
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 "a be made as collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts, which will ON account be paid until
the contracts complied with In all respects, and
is be forfeited to the United States in the event
of failure to complete the deliveries within the pre-
scribed periods. In case of failure 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 10 the United States as liqui-
dated damages, sum Of money equal to twice the
amount OF the contract price 10 be paid in OF
the actual delivery thereof; which liquidsted dam
ages may be recovered from time 70 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 inspected and.
received, and bills for the shall have been
presented TO the navy agents respectively, duly
approved by the commandments of the respective
navy yards according TO the OF the contracts
The parts Of the beef to be excluded will be par.
ticuarly designated in the engraving TO be attach.
cd 10 the contracts. Persons Interested obtain
them ON application at this Office.
Bidders whose proposals accepted land none
others) will be forthwith notified, and early as
practicable a contract and bond will be trans.
mitted to them for execution; which contract and
bond must be returned 10 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 act of Congress making
appropriations for the naval service for 1857 ap.
proved 10th August, 1876, copy Of which is sub
joined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons, 70 the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, IL
his their bid be accepted, enter into obliga-
ton within days, with good and sufficient sure
ties TO furnish the articles proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tfcate 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 guarsntors able to make
good their guaranty.
No proposal will be considered unless sccomps.
ncd by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence, and the name
of each member OF firm, where a company offers,
shall be distinctly stated.
Extract from tie act Of Congress approved August
10, 1876.
"ssc 8. ind be- IL further enaetsd. That, from
and after the passage OF this act every proposal for
naval supplies, invited by the Secretary Of the Ma
Wy, 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 more rcspon-
sibe persons, 10 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
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,
after the acceptance Of proposal and a notihca-
ton thereof TO the bidder or bidders, he or they
shall fail to enter into obligation within the time
prescribed 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 some other person persons for fur.
nishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause the difference between the amount contained
in the the proposal 90 guaranteed and the amount
for which he may have contracted for furnishing
the said supplies for the whole period of the propo.
sal 20 be charged up against said bidder bidders,
and his or their guarantor or gusrantors; and the
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
Sr0NE FOR PENSACOLA NAVY YARD