The republic., 1851-09-03

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5,4oo 5000
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the lst day OF January, 1852; and the slSt day OF
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, cover
ing all expenses and all charges
The beef must be from well-fattened cattle,
saughtered between the lst day OF November,
1851 and the lst day of January, 1852, 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 al least eight
pounds from the neck end OF each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos 2, and 3, on the drawing
or deineation of the fore and hind quarters OF an
OK which will be attached to and form part oil
| the contract, must be wholly excluded from each
barrel and the remainder Of the carcass, instead OF
being cut niM cleaner, must be cut through ioth
sarp and Knife to gfre the meat square, neat, aud
smooth apptaranee, an pieces Of not less than etght
pounds each.
| The pork must be packed from CORN fed, well
fattened hogs slaughtered between the first day OF
November, 1851, and the first day OF January 1897
| and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
| each, excluding the heads, joles, KS, shoulders,
hams legs, feet, butts, rumps, lard, and all refuse
| pieces and must be cut icih saro and KNIFE In
pieces weighing not less than six pounds each.
Both the beefand pork must be salted with at least
one statute bushel OF Turks Island, Isle of May or
St. Ubes salt and the beef must have five ounces
OF line pulVerlZeu each
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 10 be not less than three iourhs OF anlnch
thick; and TO be hooped least three fourths over
with the beet white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded sby burning en- Its
head .s Navy Beef" or % Navy Pork as the case
may be, with the contractors name and the year
when packed, and weight.
| The Bureau will also at the same time receive
proposals. for thirty barrels OF beef and thirty bar
! rels of pork to be delivered within the time speci-
| fled above at the Brooklyn yard; to be subject IN
all respects 10 the conditions Of this advertisement
with the exception that Ononddgd solar saH snail
be substituted for either OF the foreign salts and
| that the words "Onondaga Solar Salt shall. In ad-
dition, be branded on the heads of the barrels.
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 oil salted
provisions" who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges ior suon IN
specton must be paid by the respective contractors
| 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 10
half tn, estimated amount of the contract Will
be required, and ten per centum In addiuon VIII
be withheld from the amount OF ench payment 10
| be made as collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of the respective contracts,
| which will on no account be paid until the con-
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forfeited to the United States in the event OF failure
TO complete the deliveries within the prescribed pc
Rod In case of failure the part OF the contractor
to deliver all or any of the beef or PORK ABOVE men
I toned, of the quality and at the time and places
above provided the contractor will forfeit and pay
to the United States, as iquidated damages, sum
of money equal to twice the amountof the contract
price be paid in case OF the actual delivery there
| Of; which liquidated damages may be recovered
| from time 10 time, as they accrue Payment
will be made by the United States at the periods
| -,s,~-~ ttNat rnrr ttnrn IN
| he withheld until the completion of the contract,
as before stated after the said beef and pork snail
have been inspected and received and bills for the
same shall have been presented to the navy agents
| respectively, duly approved by the coihanoans
| of the respective navy yards, according to the
| 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 interested can obtain
them on application at this Office
| Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
! practicablca contract will be transmitted to them
ior execution, which contract must be returned TO
the Bureau within ten days, exclusive OF the
time required for the regular transmission OF the
mail.
record. or duplicate of the letter informing
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 ana ac-
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas ci-
reced in the 9th section of the act of Congress max
approved 10th August, 1896 copy of which is sub
ioined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons TO the ERECT that ne or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders VIII, IL
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obhga
ton within ten days. with good and suflcient sure
ties to furnish the article proposed
| This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tifcate of the United States district Judge United
States district attorney, navy agent some officer
of the General Government, or individual known
to the Bureau that the guarantors are able to make
good their guaranty.
No proposal Will be considered unless acconpa-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence, and the name
of each member of a firm, whore company oilers,
with the christian names written i'll full, should he
distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august 10,
1916.
"SEc. G. Andbe Il further enacied. That from and
after the passage OF this act, every proposal for
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
| a written guarantee, signed by one or more re-
sponsible persons TO the effect that he they
dertake that the bidder bidders will, if his
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation in
such time may be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Navy with good and sufficient sureties To
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
autee. II, after the acceptance OF proposal and
notification 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 sureties for furnishing
the supplies, then the Secretary Of the Navy
shall proceed to contract with some other per-
son persons for furnishing the said supplies;
and shall forthwith cause the difference be-
tween the amount contained in the proposal so
guaranteed and the amount for hich he may
| have contracted for furnishing the said sup
| plies for the whole period of the proposal TO be
charged up against said bidder bidders, and bis
or their euarantor or guarautors; and the
may be Immediately recovered by the United
! States for the use of the Navy Department, in an
action of debt against either all of said persons"
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