The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-10


for furnishing and delivering free of all cost and
risk to the United States: 80 at
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 pork: no excess of
weight in either article will be paid for. To be
delivered at the respective navy yards az follows
Barrels BEET. Bavvels pork
At Charlestown, Mass. 800 1900
At Brooklyn, NJ ". 800 1000
At Gosport, Va......... 800 800
5,4OO $500
Said beef and pork must be delivered, one-half
between the first day of January, 1850 and the first
day of April, 1885, and the other half between the
18th day of April, 1850 and the 18th day of June,
1850, unless earlier deliveries should be required
ty the chief Of this Bureau. Ofiers must be made
for each half separately and distinctly that j., for
the half deliverable between the 1st 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 -fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the lst day Of November,
lS4S, and the lat day of February, 1880 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, O. and 8, on the drawing
delneation of the fore and hind quarters of OK
which will be attached to and form a 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. isa
The pork must be packed from corn fed we'll
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the lat day of
November, l849, and the lst day of February 1850.
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads oles, necks, shoulders,
hams, legs, feet, and lard, and all refuse pieces:
n WeiU ut fhov
six pounds each.
Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at
least one 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
strong as salt will make it. Z,
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 hoped at least three fourths
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops
Each barrel must be branded on its head "Navv
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 salted
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
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
due and faithful performance Of their respective
contracts, which viii 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, thc contractor
will forfeit and pay to the United States as Houi-
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 a. they
accrue. Payment will be made by the United
States at the periods above specified, excepting
the ten per centuln to be withheld until the com.
pleon Of the contracts before stated y 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
tcularly designated in the engraving to be attach
ed 10 the contracts. Persons Interested can obtain
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