The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-15

cost and risk to the United States
Five thousand barrels of navy beef, and four
thousand barrels Of navy pork
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. -. -. ,O0l
At Brooklyn, N. Y. . 600. ....... 1900
At Gosport, Va........ 200. ........ l,OOo
5000 1000
One third Of said beef and pork must be deliver
ed nj each Of the above named yards respectively
by the fret day of February, 1858, third by
the first day of April 1858, and the remaining one
third by the thirty first day Of May 1858, unless ear
er deliveries should be required by the Chief
Bureau. Payment to be made within thirty days
after delivery.
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 iattened cattle
slau entered between the LIST day OF November 1907
and the lst day Of January, 1883, 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 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 delineaton 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
being cut ,oith cleaner must be GU! through toih
sa,o and knife, to glue the meat square, neat and
smooth appearance, in pieces Of not less 'an e's"t
pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn. fed, well
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, joles, necks
shoulders, hams, legs, feet, butts, rumps, lard,
and all refuse pieces; and must be cut toth saio
aud knife 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 saitpetre to each bar
rel, exclusive of a pickle, to be made from iresh
water, as strong as salt will make II.
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 mus, 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 bupg stase with the letter p. or
| p, as the may be.
| The Bureau will also ut the same time receive
proposals for thirty barrels OF beei and thirty bar
res OF pork, be delivered at the Brooklyn yard
| between the fret day of January, 1853, and the
thirty fret day of May, 1853, to be subject in all
| respects to the conditions of this advertisement,
with the exception that key West solar evapo
rated salt'' shall be substitut d for either Of the
foreign salts, and that the words key w est solar
eyapora rated salt' shall in addition be branded on
the heads of the barrels, and the letters b. or r. on
the bung- stave; and shall be. accompanied on de-
livery with certificates of the manufacturer OF the
salt 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
cd by the Chief of this Bureau be inspected BY the
i ivan inn DIE n
afor esaid and by some !'sworn inspector oil sated
provisions" who will be selected by the respeo-
tive commanding officers; but their charges Tor
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
COMMANDMENTS OF the respective navy yards aiore'
| said after inspection, and at their own expense
| Two or more approved suretfes IN sum equal
to one. half the 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
faithful performance OF the respective contracts
which will on no account be paid until the con-
tracts are complied with in all respects; and Ia &c
be forfeited to the United Statcs in the event u
failure TO complete the deliveries within the pre-.
scribed period. In case OF failure on the part o.
the contractor to deliver all any OF the beef OF
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 hqul'
dated DAMAGE, suIp of money equa! 10 twice the
amount OF the contract price to be paid in case OF
the actual delivery thereof; which tiauldated da'
images may be recovered from time to time as they
accrue. Payment will be made by the United
| States at the periods above specihed, (excePnng
| the ten per centum to be withheld until the COM
p!eon Of the ontract as before stated) after the
said beef and pork shall have been inspected and
received. and bills for the same shall nave been
presented TO the navy agents respectively, duiy
| approved by the clipmandants OF the respective
navy Yards, according to the terms OF the contract
The parts of beef to be excluded will be particu
larly designated in the engraving to be attached
to the contract Persons interested can obtain then
| on application at this office.
! Bidders whose proposals. are accepted (and none
o;hers) will be forthwith notified, and as early al
practicable n contract will be transmitted to them
for execution, which contract must be returned tt
the Bureau within ten days, exclusive OF the time
required for the regular transmission OF the mall
| 4 record or duplicate Of the letter informing q
bidder Or the acceptance OF his proposal Will oe
deemed a notification thereof. within the meaning
| of the act of 1876, and has bid will be made and &C
cepted in conformity with this understanding. -.
Every offer made must be accompanied (as al
rected in the 9th section of the act OF Congress max
ing appropriations for the naval service ior iSio,
| AZ, approved 10th Augnet, 1876, copy OF which
| is subjoined) By q written guarantee, signed BY
one more responsible persons, to the etiecf ina
he or they undertake that the bidder or bidder
will If his or their bid be accepted, enter into al
obligation within ten days, with good and SUN
Gent sureties, to furnish the article proposed
! This guaranty must be accompanied by the Ger
tICate OF the united State9 ulsIlCt JuuBe, Oblte'
States district attorney, navy agent, or some 9th
! Ger of the General Government, or individual
known to the Bureau, that the guarantors are abb
to make good their guaranty.
No proposal will be considered unless accompa
nicd by such guaranty.
The bidders name and residence and the nam
of each member OF the firm, where eompany OF
fers with the christian names written in full
should be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congress, approved Augus
10, 1916.
"SEc. g. And be il further enacted, That, fror
and after the passage of this act, every proposal 70
naval supple, invited by the Secretary OF tn
Navy, under the proyiso 10 ths General APProprin
ton bill for the navy, approved March third, eigh
teen hundred and forty three, shall be accompa
MED by written guaranty, signed by one or NOR
responsible persons, to the effect that he or the
undertake that the bidder bidders will, II his o
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation i
such time as may be prescribed BY the Secretary
the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties, I
furnish The supplies proposed. No proposal sha
be considered unless accompanied by ouch guar
anty II. after the acceptance OF proposal and
notification thereof to the bidder or bidders, he
they shall fail TO enter into obligation within tn
time prescribed by the Secretary Of the Navy, wit
good and sufficient suretes for furnishing the sup
Silica then the Secretary of the Navy shall procee