The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-10

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and two thousand seven 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 de-
lyered at the respective navy yards, as follows:
| Barrels 1eef Barrels pork.
AT Charestown, Mass i 800. 900
| At Brooklyn, N. Y........ 4 500. 900
| At Gosport, ya,...........l,9 800. $500, 900
5,lOO 2,7OO
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the LIST day of January, 1851 and the 3lst day of
May, 1851. unless earlier deliveries should be
quired by the chief Of this Bureau. Payment to be
made within thirty days after delivery.
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,
| ing all expenses and all charges.
The beef must be from we'll fattened cattle,
| slaughtered between the lst day of November,
1850, and the LIST day of January, 1851 and weigh
ing not less than six hundred pounds, lightweight,
each. The legs and leg rands of the hind quarters,
and the shins and shoulder cods and least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter,
| the parts marked Nos. l, >, and B. on the drawing
or delineaton Of the fore and hind quarters of an
OK, which will be attached to and form part of the
contract, must be wholly excluded from each bar
rel and the remainder of the carcass must be cut
in pieces OF not less than eight pounds each.
| The pork must be packed from corn fed we'll
attened hogs slaughtered between the first day of
November, 1850, and the first day of January, 1851,
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
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hams, legs feet, butts rumps, 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 salted with at
least statute bushel OF Turks Island Isle of
May, or ST. Ube's salt; and the beef must have five
ounces OF fine puverized saltpetrc to each barrel,
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh water,
as strong salt will make it.
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made
of the best seasoned heart of white oak slaves and
heading to be not less than three fourhs of inch
thick; and TO be hoopcd at least three fourths over
with the best white oak hickory hoops
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
| head "Navy Beef "Navy Pork - as the Gaze
may be, with the contractors name and the year
when packed.
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise directed
by the Chief OF this Bureau, he inspected by the in
specting officers at the respective navy yards afore
said, and by some ''sworn inspector Of sailed pro-
| Visions" who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such in
spection must be paid by the respective contract
who must likewise have the barrels put in good
shipping order to the satisfaction of the command
ants of the respective navy yards aforesaid, after
| inspection, and at their own expense.
! Two or moro approved suretes in a sum equal to
one half the estimated amount of the contract will
| be required, and ten per centum in addition will
| be withheld from the amount of each payment TO
| be made, as collateral security for the due and
| faithful performance of the respective contracts,
| which will on account be paid until the con-
! tracts are 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 period. 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
time and places above provided, the contractor
will forfeit and pay, the United States iquidated
damages, a sum Of money equal 10 twice the
amount of the contract price 10 be paid in of
/ the actual delivery thereof; which liquidated 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 70 be withheld until the COM
| of he "a bcf, afa cd
said beef and pork shall have been inspected and
received, and bills for the game 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 contract
| The parts ofthe becfto be excluded will be par
tculary designated in the engraving TO be attached
! to the contract. Persons Interested can obtain
| them on application at this Office.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
othcrs) will be forthwith notified, and as carly as
practicable a contract will be transmitted TO them
for execution; which contract must be returned 10
the Bureau within ten days, exclusive Of the time
required for the regular transmission of the mail.
A record, or duplicate Of the letter informing a
bidder OF the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act Of 1896 and his bid will be made and
ceptcd in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied las di-
rcccd in the 9th section Of the act Of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for ls46'7,
approved lOthAugust, 1876, copy ofwhich is sub
ioincd) by "A written guarantee, signed by ono or
more responsible persons, 10 the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, Il
his or their bid be accepted enter into obligation
within ten days, with good and sufficient sureties
TO furnish thcarticle proposed.
This guarantee must be accompanied by the GER
tifcate of the United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent, some Off
Ger OF the General Government, Orindividual known
to the Bureau, that the guarantors able 10 make
good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED 10y such guarantee.
bidders nd he
OF such member Of firm, where a company offers,
with the christian names written in full should be
distinctly stated.
Erfract from The act Of Congress approved august
10, 1916
CSC. 6. Ind be IL further enacted, That from and
after the passage of this act every proposal for ma
val supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy,
under the proyiso 10 tho general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March 3D., eighteen hundred
and forty. three, shall be accompanied by written
guarantee signed by one or more responsible per
sons to the effect that he they undertake that
the bidder bidders will, il his their bid be
accepted, enter into obligation in such time
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Navy, with good and sufficient surcties TO furnish
the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be con
sidercd unless accompanied by such guarantee IT,
after the acceptance of proposal and a notihca-
ton thereof to the bidder or bidders he or they
shall fail TO enter into obligation within the
time prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy with
good and sufficient suretes for furnishing the sup
plies then the Secretary Of the Navy shall proceed
TO contract with some other person or persons for
furnishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause the difference between the amount contained
in the proposal so guaranteed and the amount for
which he may have contracted for furnishing the
said supplies for tho whole period of the proposal to
be charged up against said bidder or bidders, and
ms or their guarantor or Cuarantors: and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the Of the Navy Department, in
action Of debt against either all OF said persons
Aug. 1-law1w
I'D ENJAmIN BLAKE MINOR, Attorney at
- Law, will attend promptly TO any business in
his profession in tho city of Richmond. (including
cases in the Appellate and Federal Courts,) and