The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-24

next, for furnishing and delivering free of all cost
and risk TO the United States
| FIVE thousand four hundred barrels of navy beef
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-
livered at the respective navy yards, as follows
Barrels beef Barrels pork
| AT Charlcstown, Mass 49,. | 500. 800
AT brooklyn, N. Y.........l 800. 900
AT Gosport, Na.,..........l 500. .,... 900
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the LIST day of January, 1851 and the slst day of
| May, 1851. unless earlier deliveries should be re-
qured 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, cover
| ing all expenses and all charges.
| The beef must be from well fatencd cattle,
| slaughtered between the lat day of November,
1850, and the lst day of January 1851 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 cods, and a least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter or
| the parts marked Nos. !, p and g. on the drawing
or delineaton OF the fore and hind quarters of an
OK, which Will be attached to and form part ofthe
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
fatencd hogs, slaughtered between the first day of
November, 1850 and the first day of January, 1851,
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads, ioles, necks shoulders
hams, legs feet, butts, runps, lard, aud all refuse
pieces aud must be cut in pieces Weighing less
| than SIX pounds each.
Both the beef and pork must be salted with at
| least one statute bushcl OF Turks Island, Isle OF
| May, or ST. ubes salt; and the beef must have five
ounces OF fine pulverized saltperc 10 each barrel
| exclusive OF pickle, to be made from fresh water
| as strong as salt will make 1t.
| 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 fourths of inch
thick; and To be hoopcd at least three iourths over
with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
head "Navy Beef" "Navy Pork" as tie case
may be, with the coutrac tors name and the wear
when packed.
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise directed
by the Chei OF this Bureau, be inspected by the in
speeding officers at the respective navy yards afore
said, and by some "sworu inspector of sailed pro-
Visions" who viii be selected by the respective
commanding officers but their charges for such in
spcction must be paid by the respective contract
ors who must likewise have the barrels put i'm good
shipping order TO the satisfaction of the command
ants of the respective navy yards aforesaid, after
inspect ton, and at their own expense.
! Two or more approved surcties in a 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 10
! be made as collateral security for the due and
|
which will on no account be paid until the con-
| tracts complied with in all respects and is 10
be forfeited to the United States in the event of
failure to complete the deliveries within the pre-
| scribed period. In case of failure on the part of
the contractor 10 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 as iqudated
| damages, sum Of money equal 20 twice the
amount Of the contract price 10 be paid in case of
the actual delivery thereof; which lquidatcd dam
| ages may be recovered from time TO time as they
/ accrue Payment will be made by the Unites
| States at the periods above specified, (excepting
| the ten per ccntum to be withheld until the com
pletion Of the contract, before stated 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 commandants of the respective
navy yards according TO the terms of the contract
The parts of the beefto be excluded will be par
ticularly designated in the engraving 20 be attached
TO the contract. Persons Interested can obtain
them application at this office.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified and az early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
Tor execution; which contract must be returned TO
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 n
bidder Of the acceptance Of his proposal, will be
deemed a notification thereof, within the meaning
Of the act Of 1916, and his bid will be made and &C.
copied In conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rectcd In the 9Th section of the act of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service Tor lsi6-7
approved 10th August, 1876, copy (which is sub
joincd) by written guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persons, 10 the effect that hc or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will if
his their bid be accepted, enter into obligation
within ten days, with good and sufficient suretics
w furnish thearticlc proposed
This guarantee must DC accompanied by Che GER
tifcatc Of the United States district Judge United
States distinct attorney, navy agent, or some OIL
Ger fthc General Government, orindvidual known
70 the Bureau, that the guarantors able to make
good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompa.
MED by such guarantee.
The bidders name and residence, and the name
Of such member Of firm, where a company offers,
with tho christian names written in full, should be
distinctly stated
Extract from he act Of Congre, approved Ausust
", lsls.
CSC 6. And be IT. 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 proviso 90 the general appropriation bill
for the navy, approved March 81, eighteen hundred
and forty three, shall be accompanied by a written
guarantee signed by one more responsible per-
sons, to the effect that lac they undertake that
the bidder or bidders viii, il his their bid be
accepted enter into obligation in such time
az may he prescribed by the Secretary Of tho
Navy, with good and sufficient surcties, 10 furnish
the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be con-
sidercd unless accompanied by such guarantee If, |
after the acceptance of proposal and a uothca- !
ton thereof t0 the bidder or bidders, he on they |
shall fail TO enter into obligation within the |
time prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy, with
good and sufficient surctics for. furnishing the sup
plies then the Secretary OF the Navy shall proceed
20 contract with some other person or persons for
furnishing The said supplies; and shall forthwith
the difference between the amount contained
in the proposal guaranteed and the amount for |
which ne may have contracted ior furnishing the |
said supplies Tor the whole period Of the proposal to
be charged up against sad bidder or bidders, and |
his or their guarantor guarantors. and the same
States, for the use of the Navy Department, in
action of debt against either all Of said persons"
Aug. LAWN
MISS ~. n. SCOTT.