The republic., 1851-09-04
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5,4oo 5000
Said beef and pork must be- delivered between
the lst day of January, 1852, and the 3lst day Of
May 1882 unless earlier deliveries should be re-
quired by the Chief of this Bureau Payment TO
| De made within thirty days after delivery
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate Offers for the beef and ier the
pork and for each of the places Of delivery, cover
| ing all expenses and all charges
The beef must be from W waH-fattened cattle,
/ slaughtered between the 1st day Of Novesnber,
1851, and the lst day of January, 1851, and weigh
ing not less than elk hundred pounds, nett weighs,
each the legs and leg rands OF the hind quarters,
and the shins and shoulder cod5 and at east eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, OF
the parts marked Nos. !, 2 and 3, ON the drawing
or delineation 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
barrel and the remainder of the carcass, instead OF
being cut ioih cleduer must be cut through io'h q
saO and knife, to gice The meat square neat, ana
smooth app.arance, in pieces Of not less than eight
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll.
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the trst day OF
November 1851 and the first day OF January, 1907,
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
EACH excluding the heads, joles, necks, shoulders,
hams legs feet, butts, runps, lard, and all refuse
| pieces; and must be cut tnih saD and knveln
pieces weighing not less than six pounds each
Both the beefand pork must be salteo with at least
statute bushel of Turks sland Isle OF May, or
St. Ubes salt and the beet must have hVe ounces
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 staves and
heading to be not less than three fourths of inch
thick; and to be hooped least three fourths over
| with the best white oak or hickory hoops
| Each barrel must be branded by burning on iis
| head Navy Beef or 60 Navy Pork" as the case
| NAV be- with the contractors name and the year
| when packed, and weight. &
The Bureau will also at the same time receive
Il N Eaaf and " hnr
rels of pork to delivered within the time sPeci-
fed above, at the Brooklyn yard; to be SUBJECT IN
all respects TO the conditions of this advertisement,
with the exception that Onondaga SOAR sat span
be substituted for either Of the foreign salts, ana
that the words s'Onondaga Solar Salt shall. III ad-
dition, be branded on the heads of the barrels
The beef and pork WILL unless otherwise direcs-
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 Sateo
provisions who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges ior sucn ~
specon must DO paid by the respective Contractors
Who must likewise have the barrels put In gooa
lshpping order to the satisfaction of the command
ants of the respective navy yards aforesaid ai'er
linspection aud at their expense
/ Two or more approved sureties in sum equal TO
one half tn estimated amount OF the contract VIII
| be required and ten per centum In addluoh VIII
| be withheld from the amount OF each payInentto 10
! be made, as collateral security for the due ana
faithful performance of the respective contracts,
which will account be paid until the con-
tracts complied with in all respects and Is 10 Do
forfeited to the United States in the event OF failure
10 complete the deliveries within the prescribed Pc
riod In case of failure the partof the contractor
deliver all any Of the bsei or pork above men
toned, Of the quality and at the, time and places
above Drovidet the contractor will forfeit and pay
10 the United States, az llquidated damages, SUM
of money equal to twice the amount OF the contract
price to be paid IN case oi the actoal oeVery
OF; which liaudated damages may be recovered
from time 10 time they accrue. Payment
will be made by the United States at the periods
above specified, excepting the ten per centum 10
be withheld until the completion ol the contract,
as before stately after the said beef and pork shall
have been inspected and received, and bills Tor the
same shall have been presented to the navy agents
respectively, duly approved py the coiiiHanuau's ny,
of the respective navy yaros, accofuihS W o'ne
terms of the contract.
The parts of beef to be excluded will be particu-
larly designated in the engraving to be attached
to the contract Persons IN eres'eo can oo'ain
them on application at tins Office.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
ior cxecuti IN, which contract must be returned to
the Bureau within ten days, exclusive OF the
time required for the regular transmission OF the
mail.
bidder of the acceptance OF his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of lSi6san his bid will be made and ac-
ccpted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must he accompanied (as di-
rccted in the 9th section of the act OF Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for l8f6
approved 10th August 1916, copy of which is sub
ioined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders viii, II
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obhga
ton within ten days, with good and suhcieDtsure-
ties to furnish the article proposed
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tfcato of the United States district judge, United
States district attorney navy agent or some oftcer
of the General Government, or individual known
20 the Bureau that the guarantors able to make
good their guaranty
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence, and the name
of each member of firm, where company offers,
with the christian names written in full, should be
distinctly stated
Extract from the act of Congress approved AugstlO,
1916.
"SEc 6 Ind be il further enacted, That from and
after the passage of this act every proposal Tor
naval supplies invited by the Secretary OF 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
q written guarantee, signed by ono or more
sponsbe persons, to the effect that he or they un
dertakc that the bidder or bidders will, If his
their bid be accepted enter into an obligation in
such time as may beprcscribcd by the Secretary
of the Navy, with good and sufhccn. sureties, to
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
antee II, after the acceptance of proposal and
notification thereof to the bidder or bidders, he
they shall fail to enter into obligation within
the time prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient suretics for furnishing
the supplies, then the Secretary of the Navy
shall proceed to contract with some other per-
son or persons for furnishing the said supplies;
and shall forthwith the difference be-
tween the amount contained in the proposal so
guaranteed and the amount for which he may
have contracted for furnishing the said sup
plies for the whole period of the proposal TO be
charged up against said bidder or bidders and nis
or their guarantor or guarantors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United
States for the use of the Navy Department IN an
action of debt agains, either or all OF SAM persons
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