The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-13


! Five thousand barrels of navy beef, and four
thousand barrels of navy pork: sst "
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
! pounds net weight of beef or pork; no excess OF
weight in either article will be paid for. To be
delivered at the respective navy yards, as follows
Barrels Beef. Barrels Pork.
! At Charlestown, Mass. Il 200. .:..l,0Ol
! At Brooklyn, N. Y. 49,. ., 600. 900
At Gosport, Va.........- Il 200. .........l, OOU
5000 1000
One third of said beef and pork must be deliver
81 at each OF the above named yards respectively
by the first day of February, 1853, one-third by
the first day of April 1883, and the remaining one
third by the thirty first day May, 1858 unless ear
iier deliveries should be required by the Chief this
| Bureau. Payment to be made within thirty days
after delivery. H.. SD.
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 ell-fattened cattle.
slaughtered between the LIST day of November, 1852
and the LIST day of January, 1858, and weighing
| not less than six hundred pounds, net weight,
each. The legs and leg rands of the hind quarters
and the shins and shoulder cods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end Of each fore quarter,
the parts marked Nos. l, 2, and 3, on the drawing
| or dencatiOp 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, aad the remainder of the carcass instead OF
being cal t,h cleauer, must be cut through ,cih
and knife, TO girs the meat square, neat, and
smooth appearance, IN pieces Of not less a" eight
| pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
attened hogs, slaughtered between the first day of
| November, 1852, and the frat day Of January,
| 1853, 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 tciM q sac
and knife in pieces weighing not less than ak
pounds each.
| R,tbt m hoo fan n, ltod ,pifh at
least one statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle of
May, or st. Ubes salt and the beef must have
five ounces of fine pulyerized saitpetre to each bar
rel, exclusive ola 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 slaves and
| heading, to be not less than threeio OF an
inch thick, and to be hoped at least three uurths
over with the best white oak hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
head "Navy Beef" "Navy Pork" as the case
| may be, with the contractors name, and The year
| when packed, and weight and shall also be
branded on the bung stave with the letter b. or
p, as the case may be.
The Bureau will also at the same time receive
proposals for thirty barrels OF beef and thirty bar
res of pork, to be delivered at the Brooklyn yard
between the fret day Of January, 1858, and the
thirty fret day Of May, 1853, to be- subject in all
respects to the conditions Of this advertisement,
rated salt" shall be substitut, for either of the
foreign salts, and that the words "Key West solar
evaporated salt" shall in addition be branded on
the heads of the barrels and the letters b. p.
the bung- staveJ and shall be accompanied on de-
livery with certificates of the manufacturer of the
salt at Key West to s origin, and OF the packer
and of the inspector of the place where cured and
put up, that the said salt has been exclusively
| used.
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 saited
uh wi he sCle
tive commanding officers; but their charges for
such inspection must be paid by the respective con-
| tractors, who n:Hst likewise have the barrels put
in good shipping order, to the satisfaction OF the
commandants of the respective navy yards afore
said, after inspection, and at their own expense.
Two or more approved sureties in sum equal
to one half the estimated amount of the contract
will he required and ten per centum In addition
will be withheld from the amount Of each payment
to be made. az ceatera! security for the due and
faithful performance o; 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 to complete the deliveries within the pre-
scribed period In case of failure on the part OF
the contractor TO deliver all any OF the beef or
pork above mentioned. of the quality and at the
time and places above provided, the contractor
will forfeit and pay to the United States, as iqui
dated damages, a sum OF money equal to twice the
amount oil the contract price to be paid in case oil
the actual delivery thereof; which hquidated da-
ma ges 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 pes centum to be withheld until the COM
petion 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 commandments Of the respective
navy yards cCording to the terms OF the contract
The parts Of beef 70 be excluded will be partcu.
larry designated in the engraving to be attached
to the contract Persons interested cen obtain them
on application at this office. .... -
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and "a early as
practicable a contract will be transmitted to them
for execution, which contract must be returned to
the Bureau within ten days, exclusive OF the time
required for the regular transmission Of the mail.
record or duplicate Of the letter informing
deemed a notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act of 1876, and his bid will be made and nc
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied LAS di-
ing appropriations for the naval service for 1916
al, approved 10th August, 1916, copy of which
ia sobioined) by written guarantee, signed by
" more responsible persons to the effect that
he they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will, if his or their bi. be accepted, enter into an
obligation within ten days, WITH GOOD and sutf-
cient sureties, to furnish the article proposes.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tifcae of the United States district judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent, some off
Ger of the General Government or individual
known 10 the Bureau, that the guarantOr5 are able
! to make good their guaranty.
No proposal will be considered Unless accompa-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name aaI residence, and the name
Of each member Of the firm, where Q company Of.
fers, with the christian names written ~ full,
! should be distinctly stated. .. -.
Extract from the ast Of congress, approved august
10, 1915. -
''SEc. And be 1t further enacted, That, from
and after the passage of this act, every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary of the
Navy, under the proviso to the General Appropria.
tioD bll for the navy, approved March third, eigh-
teen hundred and forty three, shall be accompa-
MED by written guaranty, signed by one or more
responsible persons, TO the effect that he or they
undertake that the bidder or bidders will il hs 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, to
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
| be considered uuteSs accompanied by such guar
anty. II. after the acceptance of a proposal and
notification thereof to the bidder bidders, he
they sha, fail to enter into obligation within the
time prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy, with
good and sufficient snretes for furnishing the sup-