The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-25

5,40O 5000
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the lst day of january. 1852, and the 3lst day of
May. 1852, unless earlier deliveries should be re-
quired by the Chief OF this bureau Payment to
4 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,
ing all expenses and all charges.
The beef must be from well fattened cattle,
| slaughtered between the 1st 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 shins and shoulder clods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. /, 2, and 8, the drawing
or deineation 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 ioth cleaoer, must be cut through toih
sap and knife, 10 gipe the meat square, neat, and
smooth appearance, 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, 1851. and the first day of January, 1852.
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 tcih sato 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, sIe of May or
st. Ubes salt and the beef must have five ounces
of fine pulverzed saltpetre TO each barrel exclusive
OF pickle to be made from fresh water, as strong
| as salt will make it,.
| 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 hooped at least three fourths over
with the best white oak or hickory hoops
Each barrel must be branded by burning on it's
| head I" 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 some time receive
proposals for thirty barrels of beef and thirty bar
| n 6pyprpd Wi hc tirne
fed above, at the Brooklyn yard; to be subject in
all respects to the conditions of this advertisement
with the exception that onondaga solar salt shall
be substituted for either OF the foreign salts and
that the words "Onondaga Solar Sat 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 stsworn inspector of sated
provisions, who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such 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, aftor
inspection. and at their own expense.
Two or more approved sureties in sum equal to
half thu 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 of failure
to complete the deliveries within the prescribed Pc
iod In of failure the part of the contractor
to deliver all or any of the beef or pork above men
toned, of the quality and at the time and places
above provided the contractor will forfeit and pay
to the United States, iquidated damages, a sum
of money equal to twice the amount of the contract
price to be paid in of the actual delivery there
of which liquidated damages may be recovered
from time TO time, as they accrue. Payment
will be made by the United States at the periods
above specified, excepting the ten per centum to
he exyifh hhnI init he ETH nj tha
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 to the
| terms of the contract
The parts of beef to be excluded will be particu-
lary designated in the engraving to be attached
| to the contract. Persons interested can obtain
them on application at this otnce.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early
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
record. or duplicate of the letter informing
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
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rected in the 9th section of the act of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for lS4647
joined) by written guaranty, signed by one
responsible persons, to the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will. if
his their bid be accepted, enter into an obliga
ton within ten days, with good and sufficient
ties to furnish the article proposed,
This guaranty must be accompanied by the
tcate of the United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent, officer
of the General Government, or individual known
to the Bureau, that the guarantors able to make
good their guaranty.
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
nied by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence, and the name
of each member of a firm, where a company offers,
with the christian names written in full should be
distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congrsss approved A,gust 10.
'SEc. 6. And be IL further enacted, That from and
after the passage oil 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
written guarantee, signed by one or more re-
sponsbe PERSONS to the effect that he or they un-
derake that the bidder or bidders will, If 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 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 or
they shall fail to enter into an 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 or 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 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 his
or their guarsntor or guarantors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United
GiatRa fhr he eoft he NaVu in n m
action of debt against either all Of said persons."
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