The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-10

may be, VIII be received at this office until IL
o'clock IN. on Monday, the Goth day of Septem
Der next, for furnishing and delivering free of all
cost aud risk TO the United State
rive thousand barrels of navy beef, and four
thousand barrels Of navy pork:
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, follows
Barrels Beef. Barrels Pork
Al Charlestown, Mass. Il 200 :. -. OOJ
AZ brooklyn, N. Y..... 2 600. ....... 2, 900
AT OosPort, Va.........l 900. ......... Il ,OOO
5000 1000
One third Of said beef and pork must be deliver
81 AZ cach Of tbe above named yards respectively
oy NE hrst day OF February, 1883, one-third by
the rst day Of April 1853, and the remaining one
thrd by the thirty first day Of May 1883, uness
Her deliveries should be required by the this
bnreau; Payment to be made within thirty days
alter 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,
ing all expenses and all charges.
The beei must be from wcll-fattened cattle.
slaughtered tetween the lst day of November 1852,
and the lst day OF January, 1853, and weighing
not less than six hundred pounds, net weight,
each Tine legs and leg rands of the hind quarters,
and the shius and shoulder clods and at least eight
pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter, or
the parts marked Nos. l, 2, and 8, 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, aud the remainder of the carcass instead of
being cut 10Th cleaner, must be cut through soih a
s8,e and knife, to stue the meat square, neat, and
smooth appearance, IN pieces Of not less than isht
pounds each
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
tattened hogs, slaughtered between the frat 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, Tumps, lard,
and all refuse piece; and must be cut tcih salo
and knJe in pieces weighing not lees than ak
pounds each.
B1th 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
hive ounces OF fine pulverized satpetre to each bar
r'l exclusive OF pickle to be made from fresh
wster, as strong as salt will make it..
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made
Of the best seasoned h. art Of white oak slaves and
heading, to be not lcss than three-fo OF an
inch thick and to be hoped at least three ourths
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel mus, be branded by burning on its
head Navy Beef" or "Navy Pork" "a the CAGE
may be, with the contractors name and the year
when packed, and weight; and shall also be
branded on tue bung stave with the letter b. or
p. al the may be-.
The Bureau Will also ut the came time receive
proposals for thirty barrels of beef and thirty bar
rrls OF pork, to be delivered at the Brooklyn yard
between the frat day of January, 1883, and the
thirty first day Of May, 1853, to be subject in all
respects 10 the conditions Of this advertisement,
with the exception that Key West solar evapo
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 hung stave; and shall be accompanied on de-
livery With certificates of the manufacturer of the
salt at Key West, TO its origin and of the packer
amt Of the Inspector of the place where cured and
pat up, that the said salt has been exclusively
used
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise direct
ed by the Chief oil this Bureau, be inspected by the
inspecting officers at the respective navy yards
Aforesaid, and by some '.sworn Inspector of ealted
PROVISIONS" VINO will be selected by the respec-
tive commanding officers; but their charg for
such inspection must be paid by the respective con-
tractors, who must likewise have the barrels put
in good shipping order, to the satisfaction of the
conmandants of the respective navy yards afore
said, after inspection, and at their ovn expense.
Two or more approved sureties in sum equal
to one half the estimated amount Of the contract
WILL be withheld from the amount Of each payment
to be made, a. collateral security for the due and
la THU! performance OF the respective contracts,
which will on no account be paid until the con
tracts 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-
scribcd period. Ia cSse of failure the part of
the contractor to deliver all or any of the beef
pork above mentioned. of the quality and at the
time and places above provided, the CONT actor
will forfeit and pay to the United States, as liqu
dated damages, a sum Of money equa! to twice the
amount oil the contract price to be paid in case OF
the actual delivery thereof; which iquidated da-
mages 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
pleon of the contract 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 commandments of the respective
navy yards, according to the terms of the contract
The parts Of beef TO be excluded will be particu-
larry designatcd In the engraving TO be attached
to the contract. PersOns interested obtain them
on application at this office.
Bidders whose proposals. are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and early al
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 transmissiop of the mail
A record or duplicate Of the letter informing a
bidder OF LIE acceptance Of bis proposal will be
of the act Of 1916, and bis bid will be made and
cepted in conformity With this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rected in the 6ih secton of the act of Congress max
al, approved 10th August, 1876, copy of which
ID suploned) by written guarantee, signed by |
one more responsible persons, TO the effect that
he or they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will il his or their bid be accepted, enter into an
obligation within ten days, with good and sufii
Gent sureties, to furnish the article proposed
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tiff die of the United States district Judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent, or some Off
Ger Of the General Government, or individual
known to the Bureau, that the guarantors are able
to make good their guaranty. ..s.. "
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence, and the name
of each member Of the firm, where q company Of
f.rs, with the christian names written in full,
should be distinctly stated.
Extract from tie act Of Congress. approved Augyt
10, 1916.
'SEc And be IL further enacted, That from
and after the passage Of this art, every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary OF the
Navy, under the proviso to the General ppropria-
lion bill for the navy, approved March third, egh
teen hundred and forty three, shall be accompa-
MED by a written guaranty, signed by one or more
responsible PERSONS 10 the effect that he they
undertake that the bidder bidders WILL if his or
their bid be accepted, enter into obligation in
such time may be prescribed by the Secretary OF
The Navy, with good and sufficient suretes, to
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
unity II. after the acceptance Of proposal and a
notification thereof TO the bidder bidders, he or
hey shall fail enter into obi within the
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