The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-23

| At Charlestown, Mass. ..... 800 300
At Brooklyn. N. Y.......... l,S0O 200
| At Gosport, Va ............. l,s00 NOD
5.4oo $500
| Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the lst day Of january, 1854, 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 the
pork and for each OF the places of delivery, cover
ing all expenses and all charges.
| The beef must be from wsll-iattened cattle,
| slaughtered 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 shins 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 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 ,oiM cleaner, mit be cut through tpih t
saI1 and KNIFE, to gire The meat a square, neat and
smooth appearance, 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, 1881, andpthe first day of January 1852,
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads joles, necks, shoulders.
ha ms, legs, feet, butts, rumps lard and all refuse
pieces; and must be cut ,oiM 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
| ST. Ubes salt; and the beef must have five ounces
OF fine pulverzed satpetre TO each barrel exclusive
of pickle, to be made from fresh water, 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 ourhs of inch
thick and to be hooped 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.
The Bureau will also at the time receive
proposals for thirty barrels of beef and thirty bar
res 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 On0ndagG solar salt shall
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 some 'sworn inspector of 5alted
provisions - who will be selected by the respective
commanding oficers but their charges for such in
specton 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
unt qS ahbunt 0Y the cbnlraey NHfff
| be required, and ten per centum in addition Will
| be withheld from the amount of each payment to
l be made, as COllaterat security IOF tne que anu
| faithful performance of the respective contracts,
| which will account be paid until the con-
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 In case of failure the part of the contractor
| to deliver all any of the beef or pork above men
| toned, of tho quality and at the time and places
above provided the contractor will forfeit and pay
1 to the United States, liquidated damages, sum
of money equal to twice the amount OF the contract
price to be paid in of the actual delivery there
| Of which iquidated damages may be recovered
| from time TO time, they accrue. Payment
1 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 sated) 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 none
others) will be forthwith notified and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
TOR 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 1885, and his bid will be made and ac
cepted in conformity with this understanding
Every offer made must be accompanied (as d.
rected in the 9th section of the act of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for
approved 10th August lo46, 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, II
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
/ .; Mat Upited
States district attorney, navy agent, or some officer
of the General Government, or individual known
to the Bureau, that the guarantors are nbe 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 actof Congress approved august TO-
lSI6
"SEc g. 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
a 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 surehes, 10
furnish the supplies Propo5eu. NO proposai snal
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
antee H. after the acceptance of proposal and a
notification thereof to the bidder or bidders, he
they shall fail to enter into obligation within
the time prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.
with good and sufficient sureties 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 30
guaranteed and the amount for which he may
have contracted for furnishing the said sup.
! plies for the whole period Of the proposal to b
charged up against said bidder bidders, and his
or their guarantor or guaraptors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United
] States for the use of the Navy Department, in an
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