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

weight in either article will be paid for To be
delivered at the respective navy yards. follows
Barrels Beef. Barrels Pork.
At Charlestown, Mass. :. Il 200. ........ ,0OJ
Al brooklyn, N. f......2 600. ........ 2 900
AT Gosport, Va.......... 200. ........ Il 900
5000 1000
One-third Of said beef and pork must be deliver
ed at each Of the above named yards respectively
by the first day of February, 1853, one third by
the hrst day OF April, 1858, and the remaining one
third by the thirty first day of May 1883 unless
lier deliveries should be required by the Chef 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 we'll fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the LIST day of November, 1852
and the lst day Of January, 1858, and weighing
not less than ak hundred pounds, net weight,
each The legs and leg rands of the hind quarters,
and the shine and shoulder clods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. l, 2, and 3, on the drawing
or deineation 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 Dith cleauer, must be Gu. through pih q
saD and knife, TO glue the meat q square, neat, and
smooth appearance, in pieces Of not less tho" eight
pounds each
The pork must be packed from corn-fed, we'll
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the first day OF
November, 1852, and the first day Of January,
1853, and weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding the heads, joes, necks,
shoulders hams, legs, feet, butts, rumps, lard,
and all refuse pieces and must be cut tcith sa,c
and knife in pieces weighing not lees than six
pounds each.
Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at
least statute bushei Of Turks Island, Isle OF
May, or ST. Ubes salt and the beef must have
five ounces of fine pulverized satpetre to each bar
rel, exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh
water, as strong as salt will make 1t.
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 three fourths of an
inch thick, and to be hoped 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; 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
rels OF pork, to be delivered at the Brooklyn yard
between the first day of January, 1853, and the
thirty first day of May 1853, to be subject in all
respects to the conditions of this advertisement,
with the exception that key West solar evapo,
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- stave; and shall be accompanied on de-
livery wlth certificates of the manufacturer of the
salt ut Key West, to its 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 sailed
provisions who will be selected by the respec-
tive commanding officers; but their charges for
such inspection must be paid by the respective
tractors, who must likewise have the barrels put
in good shipping order to the satisfaction OF the
commandments of the respective navy yards afore
said, after inspection, and at their own expense.
Two or more approved sureties in a 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, as collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of the respective contracts,
which will on no account be paid until the con-
tracts 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 pre-
scribed period. In case of failure on the part OF
the contractor to deliver all or 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 iqu-
dated damages, a sum OF money equal 10 twice the
amount OF the contract price to be paid in Gaze of
the actual delivery thereof; which hquidated da-
images 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 COM
pletion Of the tract before stately 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 partcu.
larly designated in the engraving to be attached
to the contract Persons interested can obtain them
application at this othCe.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and early az
practicable 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 a
bidder of the acceptance of his proposal will be
deemed a notification thereof within the meaning
of the of 1886, and his bid will be made and
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di.
rected in the 9th section of the act Of Congress max
al, approved 10th August, 1916, copy of which
is subjoined) by a written guarantee, signed by
more responsible persons, to the effect that
he or they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will, if his their bid be accepted, enter into an
obligation within ten days, with good and suth
Gent sureties, to furnish the article proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tihcate of the United States district judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent, or some 9th
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 bidders name and residence, and the nam'
of each member Of the firm where a company of
fers, with the christian names written in full
should be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congress, approved Augus
10, 1916.
"SEo. 6 And be it further enacted, That, from
and after the passage Of act, every proposal fol-
naval supplies invited by the Secretary OF thu
Navy, under the proviso to the General Appropria
ton bill for the navy, approved March third, eigh
teen hundred and forty-tbree, 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 bidders will, if his OF
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation il
such time may be prescribed by the Secretary o
the Navy. with good and sufficient sureties, Il
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
anty. II. after the acceptance of a proposal and
notfc alton thereof to the bidder or bidders, he Of
they shall fail to enter into legation within tn,
time prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy will
good and sufficient sureties for furnishing the sup
plies, then the Secretary Of the Navy shall proceed
to contract with some other person or persons TO
furnishing the said supplies; and shall forthwith
cause the difference between the amount contained
in the proposal so guaranteed and the amount fo
which he may have contracted for furnishing the
said supplies for the whole period of the proposal
to be charged up against said bidder or bidders