The republic., 1851-09-08
$500
5000

5400 1900
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the Let day Of January, 1852, and the 3lst day of
May 1852, uulcss earlier deliveries should be
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,
sau ghtered between the lst day OF November,
1851, and the lst day of January, 1852, and weigh
ing not loss than six hundred pounds, nett weight,
each, the legs and leg rands of the hind quarters,
and the shins and shoulder cods 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 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 IF the carcass instead Of
being cut oiM cieauer, must be cut through Nth a
aud knife, 10 gipe the meat square, neat, and
smooth appearance, IN pieces OF not less than etgM
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
iattened 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, joes, necks shoulders,
hams, egs feet, butts, rumps, lard, and all refuse
peces; and must be cut uiM sdio and KNIFE IN
pieces weighing not less than six pounds each.
Both the beefand pork must be saltcd with at least
one statute bushel OF Turks Island, Isle of May,
St. Ubes salt /; and the beef must have five ounces
of fine puverized satpetre TO each barrel exclusive
of pickle, to be made from fresh water as strong
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 ourths of inch
thick; and to be hooped at least three fourhs over
with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on it's
head - Navy Beef" or Navy Pork as the
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 pork, to be delivered within the time speci-
fled above, at the Brooklyn yard; to be subject in
all respects to the conditions of this advertisement,
with the exception that Onondagd solar salt shall
be substituted for either of the foreign salts, and
that the words s'Onondaga Solar Salt shall. in adj
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 sated
provisions. whe 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, alter
inspection. and at their own expense.
Two or more approved sureties in a sum equal to
one half thL 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 duo and
faithful performance of the respective contracts,
which will on no account be paid until the con-
tracts complied with in all respects; and ia TO be
forfeited to the United States in the of failure
to complete the deliveries within the prescribed pc
riod In of failure the part of the contractor
10 deliver all any OF the beef orpork 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 iquidated damages, sum
of money equal to twice the amount of the contract
price to be paid III of the actual delivery there
of; which liqudated damages may be recovered
from time TO time, 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,
as before saed) 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 coInmandantS
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 accepted (and mono
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early
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.
A 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 ac of 1916, and his bid will be made and ac
ceptcd in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as d.
reced in the 9th section Of the act of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for lS46-47
approved 10th August, 1916, copy of which is sub
joined) by written guaranty, signed by
more responsible pereons, TO the effect that he
they undertake that tho bidder or bidders will. ii
his or 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
tiicate 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-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence aud the name
Of each member of a firm, where company offers,
with the christian names written in full, should he
distinctly stated.
Extract from he act Of Congress approved AgUsf TO-.
1916.
''SEc. G. And be H. 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 more re-
sponsble persons to the effect that be or they un-
dertake that the bidder or bidders will, If his or
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation in
such time aa may be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties To-
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shah
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
autee. IT, after the acceptance of proposal and a
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 persona for furnishing the said supplies;
and shall forthwith the difference be-
tween the amount contained in the proposal so
and the amount for which ne may
have contracted for furnishing the said sup
plies for the whole period of the proposal 20 be
charged up against said bidder bidders, and bis
or their guarantor guarantors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United
action OF debt against either all of said persona"
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