The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-09

SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals for
| - Beef" and Proposals for Pork" as the case
| may be, will be received at this Office until II
o'clock, m, on Thursday, the 29th 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 two thousand seven hundred barrels of navy
pork
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds, nett weight, of beef 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 Charlestown, Mass 49,. i 800. 900
| At Brooklyn, N. Y......... Il 800. ...... 800
| At Gosport, Va..,........l 800. 800
5,4OO 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 re-
quired by the chief of this Bureau Payment TO DO
made within thirty days after delivery.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate offers for the beefan for the
pork, and for each of the places of delivery cover
| ing all expenses and all charges,
| The beef must be from well fattened cattle,
| slaughtered between the LIST day Of November,
$780, and the Let 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 clods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter or
the parts marked Nos. l, 2, and 3, the drawing
or delineaton of the fore and hind quarters of an
OK, which will be attached to and form part OF the
|
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
fattened 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 joles, necks, shoulders
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 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 fne puiverzed satpetre 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 be less than three fourths of an inch
thick; and TO be hoped least three fourths over
with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
head "Navy Beef "Navy Pork" as the case
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, be 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
| specuon must be paid by the respective contract
ors, 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 more approved sureties 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, collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of the respective contracts,
| which will on no account be paid until the con-
tracts 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
pork above mentioned, of the quality, and at the
time and places above provided, the contractor
will forfeit and pay, the United States hqudated
damages, a sum Of money equal to twice the
amount Of the contract price to be paid in case Of
| the actual delivery thereof; which hqudated dam
ages may be recovered from time to time they
accrue Payment will be made by the United
States at the periods above specified, Excepting
the ten per centum to lie withheld until the conn
petion Of the contract, before stately 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 10 the terms Of the contract.
The parts of the beefto be excluded will be par
tculary designated in tho engraving to be attached
TO the contract Persons interested can obtain
/ them application at this office.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and mono
others) will be forthwith notified, and early as
practicable a contract will be transmitted to them
| for 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
!
of the act Of 1896 and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
| Every offer made must be accompanied (as d.
rected in the 9th section Of the act Of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for 1857,
approved 10th August, 1876, copy Of which is sub
| joined) by written guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persons, 10 the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will IL
his or their bid be accepted, enterinto obligation
within ten days, with good and sufficient surctes
| to furnish the article proposed
| This guarantee must be accompanied by the GER
tihcate Of the United States district Judge United
States district attorney, navy agent, or come off.
Ger Of the General Government orindividual known
TO 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 a firm, where a company offers,
distinctly stated
Extract from The act Of Congress approved august
10, ls4S.
"sEc g. Ind be IL further enacted, That, from and
after the passage of this act every proposal for
al supplies invited by the Secretary Of the Navy,
under the proviso to the 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, 10 the effect that he or they undertake that
/ the bidder or bidders will, II his their bid be
| accepted enter into an obligation in such time
/ ne may be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Navy, with good and sufficient sureties. 10 furnish
| the supplies proposed. No proposal shall be con-
sidercd unless accompanied by such guarantee IT,
| after the acceptance Of proposal and a notifca-
| ton thereof 10 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 sureties for furnishing the sup
plies, then the Secretary Of the Navy shall proceed
TO contract with some other person persons for
| furnishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause the difference between the amount contained
| guaranteed or
which nc may have contracted for furnishing the
said supplies for the whole period Of the proposal TO
be charged up against said bidder or bidders, and
his or their guarantor guarantors: and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the Of the Navy Department in an
action Of debt against either all Of said persons"
Aug. l-1awiw
II ENJAMIN BLAKE MINOR. Attorney at