The republic., 1851-09-11

| navy pork;
pounds nett weight of beef or pork; no excess of
weight in either article will be paid for. To be de-
livered at the respective navy yards as follows
Bbs. Beef Bbls Pork
| AT Charlestown, Mass. 800 1900
At Brooklyn, N. Y.......... l,S00 100
AT AtGosport. Va ....'...'.. l,ooo i'zoo
5,4oo 5000
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the lst day Of January. 1852, and the aIat 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 ana
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 well-fattened 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 shns and shoulder clods, and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter or
the parts marked Nos. |, 2, and g. on the drawing
or delineaton of the fore and hind quarters OF an
OK, which will be attached to and form part oil
the contract, must be wholly excluded from each
BARREL and the remainder IF The carcass, instead Of
being cut oih cLeaUer. must be cut through toith
saU and knife, to giue the meat square, neat, and
smooth appearance, in pieces Of not less than etghf
pounds EACH
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
fatened hogs, slaughtered between the frat day OF
November, 1851, and the day OF january, 1897
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads, jolesrnecks, Shoulders
hams, legs, feet butts, rumps, lard, and all refuse
pieces; and must be cut ,cith a sap and knVe In
pieces weighing not less than ak 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 satpee 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 beat seasoned heart Of white oak stayes and
heading be not less than three fourths OF inch
thick and to be hooped at least three fourths over
| with the beat white oak or hickory hoops. A.
| Each barrel must be branded by burning on Its
head Navy Beef,n or F" 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-
fled above, at the Brooklyn yard; to be subject III
all respects to the conditions of this advertisement
with the exception that OnondGga 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 heads of the barrels.
The beef and pork will, unless otherw wise direct
ed by the Chief of this Bureau, be inspected by the
inspecting officers at the respective navy yards
aforesaid, and by s'sworn inspector OF salted
provisions who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but 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, alter
| inspection. and at, their own expense.
| Two more approved sureties in a sum equalto
one 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
4 faithful performance of the respective contracts,
! which will ON account be paid until the con-
tracts complied with in all respects; and is tobe
forfeited to the United States in the event OF failure
to complete the deliveries within the prescribed pc
rod In of failure the part of the contractor
10 deliver all or any of the beef 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 as 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 liquidated damages may be recovered
from time to time, they accrue. Payment
will be made by the United States at the periods
above specified, (exceptng 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 for the
same shall have been presented to the navy agents
respectively, duly approved by the comnandants
of the respective navy yards, according to the
Iterms of the contract.
The parts of beef TO be excluded will be particu-
Ilarly 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
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
| or 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 notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and ac
ccpted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
reced in the 9th section of the act of Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service for lS464
approved 10th August, 1886, copy of which is sub
ioined) by written guaranty, signed by
ncfbl a at he 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
t6cate 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 are able to make
good their guaranty
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED by such guaranty.
of each member of firm, where company offers
with the christian names written in full should be
distinctly stated.
Eriract from ue act of Congress approved august 10
"SEc g. And 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
Wv 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 moro re-
sponsible persons, To the effect that he they
| dertake that the bidder bidders WILL if his or
! their bid be accepted, enter into obligation in
such time as may be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Navy with good and sufficient sureties, 20
| furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
| be considered unless accompanied by such guar
antee. II, after the acceptance of proposal and
notification thereof to the bidder or bidders he or
| they shall fail to enter into an obligation within
the time prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient sureties Tor furnishing
the supplies, then the Secretary of the Navy
shall proceed to- contract with some other per-
son 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 NAV
have contracted for furnishing the said sup
! plies for the whole period of the proposal tob.
charged up against said bidder or bidders. and BIZ
or their guarentor or guarantors; and the sam,
may be Immediately recovered by the UniteS
States for the use Of the Navy Department, in al