The republic., 1851-09-05
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54O0 1900
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the 1st day of January. 1852, and the 3lst day OF
| Nav 1852 unless earlier deliveries should lie
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-fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the lst day OF November,
1851, and the let 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 shins and shoulder clods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. |, 2, and 3, on the drawing
or delneation 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 o The carcass, instead Of
being cut tpiih cieauer, must be cut through Dih
sao and knife, TO give the meat square, neat, and
smooth app,arGnce, an pieces of not less fha" eighf
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the first day OF
November, 1851. and the first day oil January 1927
| and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each excluding the heads, joes. necks, shoulders,
hams, legs, feet, butts, rumps, lard and all refuse
| pieces; and must be cut Uih sato and KNIFE In
pieces weighing not less than six pounds each
Both the beefand pork must be salted with atleast
one statute bushel OF Turks Island Ise of May,
St. Ubes salt and the beef must have five ounces
of fine pulverzed sapetre TO each barrel, exclusive
OF plCkle to be made from iresn water, ds 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 lees than threeiourt OF nnlnch
thick; and to be hooped at least three -ourths over
| with the beet 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, and weight
| The Bureau will also at the same time receive
proposals for thirty barrels OF bee and thirty par
res pork TO be delivered within the time speci-
fed above, at the Brooklyn yardj to be supect In
all respects to the conditions Of this advertisement.
with the exception that OnondagG solar SAT- snail
be substituted for either of the foreign salts, and
that the words "Onondaga Solar Salt shaii. In ao-
dition, be branded on the heads of the barrels
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise dlreCt
ed by the Chief of this Bureau be inspected oy the
inspecting officers at the respective navy yaIus
Aforesaid and by some 'sworn inspector oil sated
provisions who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such In
specton must be paid 10y the respective contractors,
who must likewise have the barrels put IN gooo
shipping ORDER the satisfaction of the command
ants of tie respective navy yards aforesaid, AFTER
| inspection, and ut their ov,n expense
! Two or more approved 5ureties In sum equal 10
ont. halt tn estimated amount OF the contract viii
| be required and ten per centum In addihon VIII
be withheld from the amount of each payment 10
| be made, as collateral security Tor the que ana
faithful performance of the respective contracts,
| which will on no account be paid until the con-
tracts are complied with in all respects; and Is to Dc
forfeited to the United States the event o ailure
to complete the deliveries within the prescrioeu Pc
rod II, case of failure the part of the contractor
to deliver all any of the beef or pork above men
toned, of the quality and at the time and places
above provided, the contractor Will forfeit ana pay
to the United States as liquidated damages, SUM
of money equal to twice the amount OF the coptract
price to be paid in of the actual delivery there
Of; which liquidated damages may Dc recovered
from time 10 time they accrue. Payment
will be made by the United States at the PERIODS
above specified, (exceptng the ten per centum TO
be withheld until the completion OF the contract,
as before sated,) 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 '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 crested can OBTAIN
them on application at this office.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (ano none
otbcrs) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicablea contract will be transmitted 10 tncm
or execution, which contract must be returned 70
the Bureau within ten days, exclusive oil the
time required for the regular transmission oil the
mail.
record or duplicate of the letter informing q
bidder of the acceptance Of his proposal, VIII Dc
deemed a notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1886 and his bid will be made and ac-
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as di-
rected In the 9th ton of the act of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for oao-4
approved 10th August, 1916, copy of which is sub
joined) by written guaranty, signed oy one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, II
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an oohga
ton within ten days, with good ava suffclept sure
ties to furnish the article proposes.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
t6cate of the United States district judge, United
States district attorney navy agent, or some ofhcer
of the General Government, or lndlvidnai known
to the Bureau that the guarantors are 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, whore a company offers,
with the christian written in full, should be
distinctly stated.
Extract from The act of Congress approved Augustlo,
lS4s.
"SEC 6. And be t. further enacted, That from and
after the passage of this act every proposal Tor
naval supplies invited by the Secretary ofIhe Ma
w under the proviso to the general appropriation
bill for the navy, approved March third, eighteen
hundred aud forty three, shall be accompanied oy
n written guarantee igned by one or more
sponsble persons 10 the effect that he or they un-
dertake that the bidder or bidders WILL II his or
their bid be accepted, enter INTO an obligation In
such time as may be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Navy, with good and sufficient suretes, TO
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
antee II, after the acceptance OF proposal and a
notification thereof the bidder or bidders, he or
they shall iaii 10 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;
aud shall forthwith cause 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
niles for the whole period Of the proposal TO 90
Charged up against said bidder or bidders; and his
or their guarantor or guarantors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the Unneo
States, for the use of the Navy Department III an
action of debt against either or all OF said persons
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