The republic., 1851-09-10

| AT CharIeetown, Mass .. 1890 200
| At Brooklyn. N. Y......... l,so0 200
At Gosport Va ............. l,soo i,Ao
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| Sud beef and pork must be delivered between
the Let day Of January. 1884, and the 3ist day OF
May, 1852, uness earlier deliveries should he re-
| q iired 10y the Chief of this Bureau Payment To
| be made within thirty days alter delivery
| Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate off rs 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 W ll-fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the lst day OF November,
1861, and the lst day of January, 1852, and weigh
| ing not less than ak hundred pounds nett weight,
each the legs and leg rands of the hiud quarters,
AMI the shins and shoulder cods and at least eight
pounds from the neck nd of each fore quarter, or
! the parts marked Nos. /, 2 and 3. on the drawing
or dvlineaton of the fare and hind quarters of an
| OK, which will be attached to and form part oil
| the contract must be wholly excluded from each
ba rrei aud the remainder ef u'e carcass, t'stsaa p
being cut ,oih cisaUer, NUT b. cut through toph
sa,D and knife, to giUe bie meat square, neat, sud
smooth app arance, in pisces of not less than eigaf
pounds each :,
fattened 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, excluIing the heads, joes, necks shoulders,
hams, legs feet, butts, runps lard, and all Feiusc
pieces; and must be cut tc.h sa,o and knVe In
pieces weighing not less than six pounds each.
Both the beefand pork must be saited with at oast
statute bushel of Turks Island, Islc OF May or
st. Ubes salt; and the beef must have five ounces
of fine puverzed sapetre TO each harrel exclusive
of pickle, 10 he made from frcah water, as strong
| as salt will make it.
The barrels lnus be entirely new and be made of
| the best seasoned heart of white oak staves and
heading to be not less than three fourhs OF an inch
thick; and TO be hooped at least three-fourths over
| 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 case
| may be- with the contractors name and the year
| when packed, and weight.
proposals for thirty barrels OF beef and thirty par
res 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 sotaI SAT- snail
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 yaros
aforesaid, and by some "sworn inspector o. saiied
provisions who will be selected by the respective
commanding ofcers but their charges for sucn IN
spection must be paid by therespectivc contracsus
| 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 sum equal to
one half tn estimated amount Of the contract will
| be required, and ten per centum In ADDITION VIII
| be withheld from the amount OF each payment TO
| be made, collateral security Tor 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 Ia to be
forfeited to the United States in the event Of failure
to complete the deliveries within the prescribed pc
Rod In case of failure the part OF the contractor
10 deliver all or any of the beef or pork above
| toned of the quality and at the time and places
above provided, the contractor VIII forieit and pay
to the United States, as liquidated damages, sum
of money equal twice the amount OF the contract
price to be paid in o the actual delivery there
| Of; which Hquidated 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,
as before stated) after the said beet and pork shall
nave been inspected and received, and bilis ior 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 bell 10 be excluded will be particu-
| arly designated in the engraving to be attached
| to the contract. Persons IN crested can obtain
them application at this ofnce
! B,dders whose proposals. a,e accepted (and none
otbera) will be forthwith notified. and early as
practicable a contract will be transmitted to them
or executi IN, which contract must be returned 10
the Bureau within ten days, exclusive OF the
time required for the regular Transmission oil the
mail.
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder of the acceptance oi his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof, within the meaning
cepted in conformity with ths understanding.
Every Offer made must be accompanied (as d.
rcced III the 9th section of the act OF Congress ak-
ing appropriations Tor the naval service Tor lo4b
approved 10Th August, 1916, copy of wh ch is sub
ioined) by written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the Ell CT that ne or
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, IL
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obliga
tion within days. with good and sufficient sure
ties to furnish the article proposed.
| This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tiicate OF the United States district judge, United
States district attornt navy ng mt, 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 bidde 3 name and residence, and the name
of each member of firm, where company otfers,
with the christian names written in full, should be
distinctly stated.
Extract from The act of Congress approved august 10 /,
1916.
"SEc. g. dnd be IL further enacted, That from and
after the passage OF this act, every proposal Tor
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
written guarantee, signed by one or more re-
sponsible persons, to the effect that he or they un-
dertake that the bidder or bidders Will, II 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 sureties to
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
antee II, after the acceptance of a proposal and
notification hereof 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 surcties 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 80
| guaranteed and the amount for which he may
! have contracted for furnishing the said sup
plies for the whole period of the proposal to DO
charged up against said bidder or bidders, and ms
| 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 or all OF said persona
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