The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-09


may be, will be received at this oCe until 3o'clock
?. m, on Monday, the 9th day of August next,
for furnishing and delivering free of all cost and
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 will be paid for. To be
delivered at the respective navy yards as follows:
Barrels beef Barrels pork
At Charlestown, Mass. 800 1000
At Brooklyn, N. ". 800 l,6O0
At Gosport, Va. 800 1000
5,4oo $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, $780, and the 18th day of June,
1850, 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 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 10Th of June, 1850.
The beef must be from well -fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the LIST day of November,
l849 and the lst day of February, $780, 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
delineaon of the fore and hind quarters of OK,
which will be attached to and form q 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 LIST day of
November, lS49 and the LIST 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:
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,
strong as 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, 70 be not less than three fourths of an
inch thick if Of the latter, to be less than an
inch thick and to be hooped at least three ourths
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops
Each barrel must be branded on its head '"Navy
Beef" or I" 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
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,
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 half the amount of the respective
contracts will be required, and ten per centum In
addition will be withheld from the amount of each
Paym-n. 80 be made nallaferal security for the
due and faithful performance OF tneif Respective
contracts, which will on account be paid until
the contracts are complied with in all respects and
is to be forfeited the United States in the event
of failure complete the deliveries within the pre-
scribed periods. In of failure on the part of
the contractor to deliver all or 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 as Iiqui-
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
petion Of the contracts before sated) 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 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 10 be attach
ed 10 the contracts Persons Interested can obtain
them application at this office
Bidders whose proposals accepted land none
otbers) will be forthwith notified and as early as
practicable a contract and bond will be trans
United TO them for execution which contract and
bond must be returned to the Bureau within ten
DAVIS 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 act OF Congress making
appropriations for the naval service for 1857 APP.
proved 10th August, 1876, copy of which is sub
loined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons TO the effect that he 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 sufficient sure
ties, TO furnish the articles proposed
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tfcate of the United States district Judge United
States district attorney, navy agent, officer
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 accomps-
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 TIE act Of Conres approved august
10, 1886.
SEC. s. And BE- further enacted, That, from
and after the passage of this act, every proposal for
naval supplies, invited by the Secretary oil the Ma
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 rospon-
siblc persons TO the effect that he or they under.
take that the bidder bidders will II his or their bid
be accepted, enter into obligation in such time
as 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-
sdered unless accompanied by such guaranty. If,
after the acceptance of proposal and notifca-
ton thereof to the bidder or bidders, be or they
shall fail to enter into an obligation within the time
prescribed by the Secretary ofthe 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 guaranteed and the amount
for which he may have contracted for furnishing
The said supplies for the whole period of the propo.
val to be charged up against said bidder or bidders
md his or their guarantor guarantors, and the
anne may be Immediately recovered by the United
states, for the use Of the Navy Department, in an
cton Of debt against either or all Of said persons"
July 25-law4w
NTONE FOR PENSACOLA NAVY YARD
y The time for receiving proposals TO furnish
he STONE required at the Pensacola navy yard, UNI
Ter the Navy Agents advertisement of the S0th
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