The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-22


Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds nett weight of beef or pork; no excess of
weight in either article will be paid for To be de-
livered at the respective navy yards as follows
Bbls. Beef. BbIs. Pork.
At Charlestown, Mass. 800 1900
At Brooklyn, N. Y......... l,S00 200
At Gosport, Va............ l,s0o l,2oo
54oo 1900
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
quired by the Chief of this Bureau Payment to
be made within thirty days after delivery.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly 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 muet be from well-fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the lst day of November,
1851, and the lst day of January, 1882 and weigh
ing not less than ak hundred pounds, nett weight
each, the legs and leg rands of the hind quarters,
and the sns 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 delineation of the fore and hind quarters of
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
being cut ioih cleaner, must be cut through Uih
and knife, to gipe De meat q square, neat, and
smooth GPpsWance, an pieces Of not less than eight
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
atened hogs, slaughtered between the first day of
November, 1851 and the first day of January, 1882
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads jolcs, necks, shoulders
hams legs, feet, butts rumps, lard and all refuse
| peces; and must be cut. tDth q and knife in
| pieces weighing not less than six pounds each
Both the beef and pork must be sated with at least
one statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle of May,
St. Ubes salt and the beef must have five ounces
of fine pulverized saltpetre 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
thn hnof I'd hear nj .yh1fa l Qta and
heading, to be not less than three fourths of an inch
thick and to be hooped at least three fourths
with the best 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 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 to the conditions of this advertisement,
be substituted for either of the foreign salts, and
that the words "Onondaga Solar Salt" shall. in ad-
| diton, 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 ''sworn inspector of salted
| 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
|
| inspection. and at their own expense.
| Two or more approved sureties in sum equal to
one half thI 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, as 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
rod In of failure on the part of the contractor
to deliver all any of the beef or pork above
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 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 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 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 Office.
| Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
ohers) 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.
| A 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 1876, and his bid will be made and ac-
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rected in the 9th section OF the act OF Congress maxi
ing appropriations for the naval service for lS4647
approved 10th August 1916, copy of which is sub
joined) by written guaranty, signed by one
responsible persons, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder 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 ser
tifcate of the United States district judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent or 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 accompa-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence, and the name
of each member of a firm, whore company offers,
with the christian names written in full should be
| distinctly stated.
EstrGct from the act of Congress approved august 10.
"SEc. s. 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
w 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
dertake 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 suretes, 10
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 to the bidder or bidders, he OF
| they shall fail to enter into obligation within
the time prescribed by the Secretary OF the Navy,
with good and sufficient suretes 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
| 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 guarantors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the use of the Navy Department, in an
debi tait all of said