The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-31

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risk TO the United States:
Five thousand four hundred barrels of navy
beef, and four thousand eight hundred barrels of
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds nett weight of beef or pork: no excess of
weight in either article will be paid for. To be
delivered at the respective navy yards as follows:
Barrels beet. Barels pork.
At Charlestown, Mass. $3.50. 800 1000
At Brooklyn, N. Y..........l 800 l,600
At Gosport, Va. Il 800 900
$500 $500
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one-half
between the first day of january 1880 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
by the chief of this Bureau. Offers must be made
the half deliverable between the ist 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
days after delivery, and for the second half in
thirty days after the 18th of June, 1850
The beef must be from well fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the LIST day Of November,
lS49, 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
or delineaton of the fore and hind quarters of an 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
pounds each.
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 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 thar
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 saHpetre to each barrel,
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh water,
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 fourths of an
inch thick if of the latter, to be not less than an
inch thick and to be hooped at least three fourths
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded on its head ssNavy
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
mandants of the respective navy yards aforesaid,
AFTER ln5peCtOn, ana at tnelT 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 70 be made collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts, which will on no account be paid until
the contracts are complied with In all respects and
is to be forfeited 10 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
pork above mentioned, Of the quality, and at the
times and places above provided, the contractor
will forfeit and pay TO the United States, ~ liqui-
dated damages, a sum Of money equal to twice the
the actual delivery thereof; which liquidated dam
ages may be recovered from time TO time as they
| accrue. Payment will be made by the United
States at the periods above specified, (exccpting
the ten per centum TO be withheld until the COM
pleton Of the contracts 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 commandments Of the respective
navy yards according TO 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 can obtain
them on application at this office.
Bidders whose proposals accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified and as early as
practicable a contract and bond will be trans
mittcd 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 king
appropriations for the naval service for 1857 ap
proved 10th August, lS46, copy Of which Ia sub
joned) by a written guaranty, signed by one
more responsible persons, TO the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will IL
their hid he M Mt into obi
ton within ten days, with good and sufficient sure
| ties, TO furnish the articles proposed
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tiicste Of the United States district Judge United
States district attorney navy agent, some officer
of the General Government, or individual known
TO the Bureau, that the guarantors 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 a firm, where a company offers
shall be distinctly stated.
Extract from me act Of Congrsss approved Argusf
10, 1886.
"sxc. 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 for the navy, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and forty three, shall be accompanied by
| a written guaranty, signed by one or more respon-
sble persons to the effect that be or they under
take that tho bidder bidders WILL IL his or their bid
be accepted, enter into obligation in such time
a. 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 a proposal and a noti6ca-
ton thereof to the bidder or bidders, he they
shall fail TO enter into obligation within the time
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, with good
and sufficient surctics 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 so 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 or bidders
and his or their guarantor or guarsntors; 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-law4w
STONE FOR PENSACOLA NAVY YARD
~ The time for receiving proposals to furnish
the Stone required at the Pensacola navy yard un-
der the Navy Agents advertisement OF the Both