The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-14


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 in either article will be paid for. To be
delivered at the respective navy yards, as follows
Barrels beef. Barrels pork.
At Charlestown, Mass. i 800 1000
At Brooklyn, N. 800 1000
At Gosport, Va.............l,SO 800 1000
$500 4,SOO
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
$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 10Th 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,
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 shns and shoulder cods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. 1, 2, and 3, on the drawing
delineaton 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 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 lst day of
| November, lS49 and the LIST day of February Ib6O
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 one statute bushe of Turks Island, Isle of
May, or 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, or white ask slaves and heading if of
the former, to be not less than hree-o urths of an
inch thick if of the latter to be not less than An
inch thic 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 "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 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 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-
scribcd periods. In case of failure on the part of
the contractor 10 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, liqui-
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 hquidated 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
plcton 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 10 be excluded will be par
ticularly 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
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 lS467 APP
proved 10th August, 1876, copy Of which is sub
loined) by written guaranty signed by one or
responsible persons, 10 the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, il
his or their bid be accepted enter into obligs-
ton within ten days, with good and sufficient sure
ties, to furnish the articles proposed
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
ticate 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 uarantors are able 10 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 offers
shall be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august
TO- ls46.
"SRc. s. 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
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, 10 the effect that he they under
Duutrs VIII, III DIS or tnclr DID
be accepted, enter into obligation in such time
may be prescribed by the Secretary Of the Ma
w, with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish
the supplies proposed No proposal shall be con-
sidered unless accompanied BY such guaranty. IT,
after the acceptance of a proposal and a notifra-
ton thereof 10 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 50 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 tho
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
W The time for receiving proposals TO furnish
the Stone required at the Pensacola navy yard,
der the Navy Agents advertisements of the 30th
ultimo Is hereby erfended and proposals will be re-