The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-11

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:
Barrel. beg. Barrels pork.
At Charlestown, Mass. i 800 1000
At Brooklyn, N. Y...... Ii 500 1000
At Gosport, Va........... 800 1900
5,400 $500
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one half
between the first day Of January 1885, 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
Ivy the chief of this Bureau. Offers must be made
for each half separately and distinctly: that is, for
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 wsil-fattened cattle
slaughtered between the LIST day of November
l849, and the LIST day of February 1885, 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. /, 2, and 3, on the drawing
or delineaton of the fore and hind quarters of OK
which will be attached to and form a part of the
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 LIST day of
November, lS49, and the LIST day Of February, 1880
| and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads, joes, 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 statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle of
May or St. Ubes salt; and the beef must have Ave
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 three ourths of an
inch thick if of the latter to 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 '"Navy
Beef, or 8" 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
mandanis 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 becfand for the
pork, and for each of the places of delivery,
ering all expenses and all charges.
| Bonds in e-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, AZ collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts which will on no 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-
scribed periods. In case 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
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 they
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
peton of the contracts before stately after the
said beef and pork shall have been inspected and
received, and bills for the same shall have been
presented 10 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.
ticulary designated in the engraving to be attach
ed 10 the contracts. Persons interested obtain
them on application at this Office.
Bidders whose proposals are 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 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 (as direct
ed in the 9th section of the of Congress making
appropriations for the naval service for 1857 ap
proved 10th August, 1886, copy Of which Is sub
loined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons, 10 the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, IL
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ton within ten days, with good and sufficient sure
ties, 10 furnish the articles proposed
This guaranty must be accompanied by the cor
tiicate Of the United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent, ofcer
of the General Government, or individual known
10 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 a company offers
shall be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congrsss approved Aurusf
10, 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 n.
wy 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 he or they under
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. IT,
after the acceptance of a proposal and noti6oa-
ton thereof 10 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 surcties for furnishing the supplies,
then the Secretary Of the Navy shall proceed 10
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 10 be charged up against said bidder or bidders
and his or their gusrantor gusrantors; and the
same may be Immediately recovered by the United
States. for the use Of the Navy Department, in
action OF debt against either all OF said PERSONA
July 25-1aw4w
GTONE ron PENSACOLA NAVY YARD
- The time for receiving proposals to fornish
the Stons required at the Pensacola navy yard,
der the Navy Agents advertisement Of the Both
ultmo, ia hereby erfended and proposals viii be re-
ceived accordingly by the Navy Agent at Pensa.