The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-30

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 or pork: excess of
weight in either article viii be paid for. To be
delivered at the respective navy yards, as follows
Barrels beef Bayrels pork
At Charlestown, Mass. !. I. j, 800 loo
At Brooklyn, N. Y..........l 800 1000
At Gosport, Va. 800 1,6OO
5,4O0 1900
between the first day of January, 1885, and the first
day Of April, 1885, and the other half between the
18th day of April, 1885, and the 18th day of June,
1850 unless earlier deliveries should be required
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, 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
ing not less than six hundred pounds, nett weight,
each. The legs and leg rands of the hind quarters,
and the shns and shoulder clods, and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter or
the parts marked Nos. /, 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, well
| fattencd hogs, slaughtered between the lst 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 than
| six pounds each.
! Both the beef and pork must be sailed with al
least one 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, white ask slaves and heading; if of
the former to be not less than three fourths of an
inch thick; if of the latter be not less than an
inch thick and to be hoped at least three ourths
| over with the best white oak or hickory hoops
Each barrel must be branded on its head 'ssNavy
Beef" or Navy Pork" as the 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
aforesad 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 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 account be paid until
the contracts complied with in all respects and
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 lqui-
dated damages, sum of money equal to twice the
amount of the contract price TO be paid in case of
the actual delivery thereof; which lquidated 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
pleton 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 commandants Of the respective
navy yards according to the terms Of the contracts
The parts of the beef to be excluded will be par
tcularly designated in the engraving to be attach
ed TO the contracts. Persons Interested obtain
them on application at this office.
| Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified and early as
practicable contract and bond will be trans
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 APP
proved 10th August, ls46, copy of which is sub
joined) by a written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder bidders will il
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obga-
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
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 firm, where company offers.
| shall be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august
10, 1886.
"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
Wy, under the provso TO the general appropriation
bill for the navy, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and three, shall be accompanied by
a written guaranty, signed by one or more respon-
sibe persons, to the effect that he or they under
take that the bidder bidders WILL il his or their bid
be accepted, enter into obligation in such time
| may DC py tnc secretary OF tne Ma
Wy, with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish
the supplies proposed No proposal shall be con-
| sdered unless accompanied by such guaranty. II,
| after the acceptance of a proposal and notifca-
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 rood
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 80 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 guarantors; and the
same may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the of the Navy Department, in an
action Of debt against either all Of said persona
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 30th
ultmo 10 hereby erendsd, and proposals will be
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