The republic., 1851-09-09


Bbs. Beef. Bbls. Pork.
Al Charlestown, Mass. $500 l,20O
AT Brooklyn, N. Y.......... l,s00 200
At Gosport, va Va............. 800 l,2O0
6,4oo 1900
Said beef and pork must be delivered between
the lst day of January. 1852. and the 3ist 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 w ll-fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the lst day OF November,
1851, and the let day of January, 1852, and weigh
ing not less than elk hundred pounds, nett weight,
each. the legs and leg rands of the hind quarters
and the sins and shoulder clods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end OF each fore quarter or
the parts marked Nos 4, 2, and B. on the drawing
delineation of the fore and hind quarters Oh 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 0
being cat toih cieaver, must be cut through ioih
and KNIFE, to giUe the meat square, nsaf' ana
smooth appearance, IN pieces of not less than eight
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, well.
latened hogs, slaughtered between the first day OF
November, 1851 and the first day OF January, 1907,
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 tcibt q sa,c and knre In
pieces weighing not less than six pounds each.
Both the beef and pork must be sailed 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 puverzed saltpetret each barrel exclusive
of a 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 slaves and
heading be not less than three fourths OF an inch
thick; and to be hooped least three ourths over
with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on hs
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 same time receive
proposals for thirty barrels of beef and thirty bar
rels of pork TO be delivered within the time specl-
fled above, at the Brooklyn yard; to be subject in
all respects the conditions Of this advertisement
with the exception that Onondaga solar sasf email
be substituted for either of the foreign salts ana
that the words s'Onondaga Solar Salt shaii, IN ad
dition be branded on the heads OF the barrels.
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise direct
ed by the Chief this Bureau, be inspected by the
inspecting officers at the respective navy yaros
aforesaid and by some ffsworn inspector ofsalted
proysions !" who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges ior sucn IN
specon must be paid by the respective contractors,
Who must likewise have the barrels put in good
shipping order to the satisfaction of tho command
ants of the respective navy yards aforesaid, alter
inspection, and at their own expeusc.
Two or more approved suretes In sum equal TO
one-haf tn. estimated amount of the contract Will
be required, and ten per ccntum in addition Will
be withheld from the amount OF each payment 10
be made, as collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of the respective contracts,
which will on no account he paid until the con-
tracts complied with in all respects and 10 to De
forfeited to the United States in the event OF hiure
to complete the deliveries within the
Rod In 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 at the time and places
above provided, the contractor VIII forfeit ana pay
.xIosaI III
of money equal to twice the amount Of the contract
price to be paid in Of the actual delivery there
oE which liquidated damages may be recovered
from time TO time, as they accrue fayment
will be made by the United States at the periods
above specified, (cxcepting 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 commandants
of the respective navy yards, according 10 the.
terms of the contract.
The parts of beef to be excluded will be partcu-
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 tand none
otbers) 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 oil the
time required for the regular TRANSMISSION oi the
mail
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 lS46 and his bid will be made and ac-
ccnted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas d.
rected in the 9th section OF the act OF Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service or loao-f
approved 10th August, 1916, copy OF which ls sub
ioined) by 4 written guaranty, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that he or
thew undertake that the bidder or bidders will, if
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obiga
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ties to furnish the article proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tificate of the United States district judge, United
States district attorney navy agent, some ofccr
of the General Government, or individual known
10 the Bureau that the guarantors are 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 frm 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. G. Andbe 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 elect that nc or tney un
dertake that the bidder or bidders will, If his or
their bid be accepted enter ihto an oohSauoh 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
nntee IT, after the acceptance of a proposal and a
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 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 so
guaranteed and the amount for which he may
have contracted for furnishing the said sup
plies for the whole period OF the proposal 10 DC
charged up against said bidder or bidders and MS
or their guarantor guarantors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the Onteo
states for the use of the Navy Department, 10 an IN
action of debt against either or all oi sau petSos
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