The republic., 1851-09-06

| Bbls. BEEF. Bots Pork.
At CharIestown, Mass ...... 800 l,2o0
AT Brooklyn. N. Y.......... LS00 200
| At Gosport, Va a......,...... l,SOO l,2OO
5,4oo 5000
| Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the lat 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 in separate oers 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-fatteped cattle,
slaughtered between the let day OF November,
1851, and the lst day of January, 1862, 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 at least eight
pounds from the neck end Of each fore quarter, or
| the parts marked Nos. |, 3 and 3, ON the drawing
delineation 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 lrih cIeauer, ulust be cut through tcih
and knife, to giue the meat square, neat, aud
smooth apparance, 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, joes nccks, shoulders,
hams, legs, feet, butts, rumps, lard, and all refuse
pieces; and must be cut triGh sGtD 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, Isle of May. or
| st. Ubes salt and the beef must have five ounces
of fine puverized salpetre to each barre 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 staves and
heading be not less than three fourths OF inch
thick; and to be hooped least three -fourths
with the beet white oak or hickory hoops
| Each barrel must be branded by burning on it's
| head 90 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
fed above, at the Brooklyn yard to be subject in
all respects to the conditions OF this advertisement,
with the exception that OnondagG solar salt shall
be substituted for either of the foreign salts, and
that the words "Onondaga Solar Salt" shall. in adj
dtion be branded on the heads OF the barrels.
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise direct
cd by the Chief of this Bureau, be inspected by the
inspecting officers at the respective navy yards
aforesaid, and by some s'sworn inspector oil saied
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, alter
inspection, and at their own expense.
Two approved sureties in sum equal to
half tn, 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 on account be paid until the con-
tracts are complied with in all respects and is to be
forfeited to 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 or any of the beef or pork above men
toned, Of the quality and ut the time and places
above provided, the contractor will forfeit and pay
TO the United States, as liqudated damages, a sunl
of money equal to twice the amount OF the contract
price to be paid in of the actual delivery there
OF; which liquidatcd 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 stated) after the said beef and pork shall
have been inspected and received, and bills Tor 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-
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 none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as carly
practicable 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 act of lS46 and his bid will be made and ac
ccpted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas d.
rected in the 9th section of the act of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for lS46-'f,
approved 10th August, 1916, copy of which is sub
joined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, il
his or their bid be accepted, enter into obIiga
ton within ten days. with good and sufficient sure
ties to furnish the article proposed
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
.;E district ,udue
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 firm, where company offers,
with the christian names written in full, should be
distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congress approved august TO-
1916.
'SEc. 6. And be 10 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 ono or more re-
sponsible persons, to the effect that he or they un-
dertake that the bidder bidders will, il his or
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation in
such time 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 a
notification thereof to the bidder bidders he or
they shall fail to enter into obligation within
the time prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient surcties Tor 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 the difference be-
tween the amount contained in the proposal So
guaranteed and the amount for which be may
have contracted for furnishing the said sup
plies for the whole period of the proposal 10 DO
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
action of debt against either all OF said persons
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