The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-30


Bbls. Beef. Bbls. Pork.
Al Charlestown, Mass. 1900 1900
At Brooklyn, N. Y........., l,SOO 200
At Gosport, Va.......,..,.. 1880 l,2oO
5,4Oo 5000
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the Let day of January. 1884, and the 3lst day of
May, 1852, unless earlier deliveries should be re-
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,
ing all expenses and all charges.
The beef must be from we'll fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the let 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 cods and least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter,
the parts marked Nos. /, 2, and 3, on the drawing
or delineaton 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 tDih ceauer, must be cut through icith
saU and knife, to gire the meat square, neat, and
smooth apptarance 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 oles, necks, shoulders.
hams legs, feet butts, rumps, lard, and all refuse
pieces and must be cut wiM saro and knife in
pieces weighing not less than six pounds EACH
Both the beefand pork must be saited with at least
statute bushel of Turks Island Isle of May,
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, strong
as salt will make it.
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made of
the beat 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 ourths
with the beat white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
head :" 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
fed above, at the Brooklyn yard; to be subject in
all respects TO the conditions of this advertisement
with the exception that Ononddga solar salt shall
be substituted for either Of the foreign salts and
that the words "Onondaga Solar Salt" shal, 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 of saIted
provisions" who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such in
spection 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 more approved suretes in sum equal to
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 account be paid until the con-
tracts complied with in all respects; and is to be
forfeited the United States in the event of failure
to complete the deliveries within the prescribed Pc
riod In of failure the part of the contractor
to deliver all any of the beef 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, as liquidated damages, 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
be withheld until the completion of the contract,
before stated 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 commandants
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 ofhce.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable 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.
record. or duplicate of the letter informing a
bidder of the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
OF the act Of lS46, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with ths 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 lSt647,
approved 10th August, 1916, copy of which is sub
joincd) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persona, to the effect that he
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, if
his or their bid be accepted, enter into obliga
ton within ten days, with good and sufficient sure
ties, to furnish the article proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the
ticae Of the United States district judge, United
Stats district attorney, navy agent or some 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-
MED by such guaranty.
of each member of firm, who're company offers,
with the christian written in FULL should be
distinctly stated.
Extract from the act of Congress approved august To-
1876.
'tSEc G. And be IL further enacted 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 or they
dertakc that the bidder or bidders will, If his
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
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 or persons for furnishing the said suDplies.
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 guarantor or guarautors; and the came
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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