The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-13


weight in either article will be paid for To be
delivered at the respective navy yards, follows:
Barrels beef Barrels PORK.
AT Charlestown, Mass. 49,. j 800 LOO
Al Brooklyn, N. 800 1000
At Gosport, Va. 800 l,eO0
5,4Oo 1850
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one half
between the first day of January, $780, and the first
day of April, 1850; and the other half between the
18th day of April, 1850, and the 18th Gay of June
1850, unless earlier deliveries should be required
by the chief of this Bureau. Offsrs 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 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 juno, 1850.
The beef must be from well -fattcned 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 !, 2, and 3, on the drawing
delineation 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. ae
The pork must be packed from corn-fed, we'll
November, Io49, and the LIST day Of February, 1850
and weighing not less than two hundred bounds
each, excluding the heads, jolcs, nccks 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 saltpetre to each barrel,
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh water
as strong as salt will make it..
The barrels must be made of the best seasoned
white oak, or white ask slaves and heading; it,
the former TO be not less than three ourths Of an
inch thick if of the latter to be not less than an
inch thic and to be hoopcd least three fourths
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops
Zach barrel must be branded on its head ".lavy
Beef or Navy Pork, - 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 CON-
nandants of the respective navy yards aforesaid,
after inspection, and at their own expense.
Bidders mast 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.
Bones III vnc-half the amount Of the respective
contracts will be required, and ten per ccntum in
td5iieA. Wi pc withheld from the of each
due and faithful performance of their resp cctivc
contracts which will on account b. paid until
the contracts complied with in all respects and
is be forfeited the United States in the event
of failure To complete the deliveries within tho 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 liqui
10.
amount Of the contract price to be paid in case of
the actual delivery thereof; which lqtndat,d M
ages may be recovered from time To time as they
accrue. Payment will be made by the United
States at the periods above specified, (exc .ptiny
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 the terms of the contracts
The parts of the bcef u b. excluded will b. par
ticularly designated in the engraving b, attach
cd To the contracts. Persons interested can obtain
them application at this Office
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
ohers) will b. forthwith notified, and as early "a
practicable contract and bond will be trans
United to them fJr execution which contract and
bond must be returned 70 the Bureau within tn
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 l,461 ap
proved 10th August, ls46, copy of which l. SUB
joined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons 10 the effect that nc or
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 sufficnt sue
ties, 10 furnish the articles proposed
This guaranty must be accompanied by the Ger.
ticste of the United States district Judge United
States district attorney, navy agent sons ofcsr
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 accomDa-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence and the n1m,
Of each member of firm, where a company offer.
shall be distinctly stated.
Extract from he act Of Congress approved Aug,Df
10, ls46.
CSC s. 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 proviso 20 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 respon-
sble persons, 10 the effect that he or they uncer-
take that the bidder bidders will if his or their bid
be accepted, enter into an obligation in such time
as may be prescribed by the Secretary Of the Ma
Wy, with good and sufficient suretics, 10 furnish
the supplies proposed No proposal shall be con-
sidersd unless accompanied by such guaranty. IT.
after the acceptance Of proposal and a notifca-
uon tbercoi 20 the bidder or Dldders, nc 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 t.
contract with some other person or persons for fur
nishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause the difference between the amount con tanned
in the the proposal 80 guaranteed ana the amount
for which he may have contracted for furnishing
the said supplies for the whole period of the prop
sal to be charged up against said bidder or bdders
and his or their guarantor OF guarantors; and the
same may be immediately recovered by the United
States, for the use of the Navy Department in an
ton of debt against either all OF said persona
July 25-lawav
GTONE FOR PENSACOLA NAVY YARD
- The time for receiving proposals to furnish
The Sfone required Mt the Pensacola navy yard, I'M
der the Navy Agents advertisement Of the Both
ultimo, Is hereby erended, and proposals viii be
ceived accordingly by the Navy Agent at Pcnso-
cola until IL O'Clock Monday, the goth day OF
August next.
JOSEPH SMITH
Chief Of Bureau Of Yards and Docks.
JuLv 30, 1549.
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