The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-27

| AT CharIestown, Mass...... I.s00 ZOO
| Al Brooklyn, ~ Y.......... 800 200
4 At Gosport Va 800 ZOO
5,4oo 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 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 tho
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 LIST day OF November,
1851, and the lst day of January, 1852, and weigh
ing less than ak hundred pounds nett weight,
each. the legs and leg rands Of the hind quarters,
and the shins and shoulder ciods and at Ieaat eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. |, 9, and 3, ON 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 IF the carcass, instead p
being cut tpih cleaver, must be cut through toih
sauD and knife, TO giue the meat square, neat, and
smooth appearance, an pieces Of not Tess han eight
| pounds each
| The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
attencd hogs, slaughtered between the first day OF
November, 1851. and the fret day of january, 1852,
| and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads joles, necks, shoulders,
hams legs, feet, butts rmps, lard, and all refuse
| pieces; and must be cut toib and knife in
| pieces weighing not less tha an six pounds each.
| Both the beefand 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 pulverzed sapetre TO each barrel, exclusive
of pickle to be made from fresh water, strong
| as salt will make it. 1
| The barrels must be entirely new, and be made Of
| the best seasoned heart of white oak slaves and
heading be not less than three fourths Of inch
| Thick and to be hooped at least three -fourths
| with the beet white oak hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
| head :" Navy Beef or Navy Pork" as the case
| he
| 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
with the exception that Onondaga solar salt shall
| be substituted for either OF the foreign salts, and
that the words s.Onondaga Solar Salt" shall. in ad
dition, be branded on the hcads OF the barrels.
| The beef and pork will, unless otherwise direct
ed by the Chief Of this Bureau, be inspected by the
l inspecting officers at the respective navy yards
aforesaid and by some ''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
| who must likewise have the barrels put In good
| shipping order, to the satisfaction of the command
anita of the respective navy yards aforesaid, after
| inspection, and at their own expense.
Two more approved sureties in sum equal TO
one 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 no 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
rod La case 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, ne liquidated damages, sum
of money equal to twice the amount OF the contract
price be paid in of the actual delivery there
| or which liouidated damages may be recovered
| from time 10 time, rs they accrue, Payment
| will be made by the United States at the periods
above specified, (exceptipg the ten per ccntum To
be withheld until the completion of the contract.
as 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 (and mono
othcrs) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
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 1916, and his bid will be made and
ccpted 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 APPROXIMATIONS for the naval service for lS4647,
approved 10th August, 1916, a copy of which is sub
ioined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that ne or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, If
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obliga
ton within ten days, with good and sufficient sure
ties to furnish the article proposed
| This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tificate of the United States district Judge, United
d;efri ott OflCer
of the General Government or individual known
to the Bureau that the guarantors arc able to make
good their guaranty.
No proposal Will be conedered unless acconpa-
MED by such guaranty.
! The bidders name and residence, and the name
of each member Of a frm, whore company offers,
with the christian names written IN tull, should be
distinctly stated.
Extract from ae act of Congress approved Augusi 10,
1916.
"SEc. 6 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
hill for the navy approved March third, eighteen
hundred and forty three, shall be accompanied Dy
written guarantee, signed by ono or more re-
sponsible 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 as may be prescribed by me secretary
of the Navy, with good ana suncleht surcucs, 10
furnish the supplies proposed. NO proposai snail
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
antee IT, after the acceptance OF a proposal and n
notification thereof to the bidder or bidders, he or
they shalt fail to enter into an obligation within
the time prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and Sufficient surcties for furnishing
the supplies, then the Secretary of the Navy
shall proceed to contract with somo 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
I Nil For he NVho DprlOJ a. be
charged up against said bidder bidders, and his
or their guarantor or guaraDtors; and the came
may be Immediately recovered by the United
States, for the use Of the Navy Department, IN n
action of debt against either or an Of said persons
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