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Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the lst day of January 1882, 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 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 we'll -fattened cattle,
| sau entered between the lst 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 shns and shoulder clods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. l. 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 Of
being cut ,cih cieauer must be cut through tcth
sa,r and knife TO gpe the meat square, neat, and
smooth appearance, an pieces Of not less than eight
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
fatened 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, joles, necks, shoulders,
hams, legs feet butts, rumps, lard, and all refuse
pieces; and must be cut tph saU and knife in
pieces weighing not less than 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 puverized saltpetre to 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
| the best seasoned heart of white oak staves and
heading to be not less than three fourths of an inch
thick; and 10 be hooped at least three-fourhs
| with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
! Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
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
res pork, to be delivered within the time spcci
fed above, at the Brooklyn yard; to be subject in
all respects to the conditions of this advertisement,
with the exception that OnonddgG solar salt shall
be substituted for either of the foreign SALTS and
that the words "Onondaga Solar Salt shall. 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 'ssworn inspector of sated
provisions who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; buf their charges for such In.
specon 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 or more approved sureties in sum equal to
half thu 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
/
riod In of failure the part of the contractor
to deliver all any of the beef or 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, liqudated damages, n 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,
| \ aftar he aaaid hoe and all
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-
arly designated in the engraving to be attached
| to the contract. Persons interested can obtain
| them on application at this office.
Bidders whose proposals arc accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early
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 bo
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
of the of 1876 and his bid will be made and ac
ccpted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as di-
reced in the 9th section of the act of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for S4647
approved 10th August, 1916, copy of which is sub
lOlned) by q Written guaranty, signed Dy one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that he
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
ties to furnish the article proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the
tfcate 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 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 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
wy under the proviso to the general appropriation
| bill for the navy, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and forty three, shall be accompanied by
written guarantee, signed by one or more re-
sponsible persons, TO the effect that he or they un-
dertake that the bidder bidders will, if his or
| their bid be accepted, enter into 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 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 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 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 samo
| 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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