The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-11
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by the first day Of February, 1858, ne-third by
the first day of April 1853, and the remaining one
third by the thirty first day of May, 1853 unless ear
ler deliveries should be required by the Chefo this
Bureau. Payment to be made within thirty days
after delivery. ....-.
| Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly 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 well-fattened cattle,
slaughtered between the LIST day of November, 1852,
| and the lst 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 shns 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 delineation 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 toith cleaner, must be cut through Dih
and knife, to gipe the meat square, neat, aud
smooth appearance, in pieces O not less than eight
pounds each
! The pork must be packed from corn. fed, we'll
attsned hogs, slaughtered between the fret 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 tcith sa,o
and knife in pieces weighing not less than Six
pounds each. .. '.#g,.
| Both the beef and pork must be sailed with at
leas. statute bushel of Turks Island, Isle Of
| May, or ST. Ubes salt; and the beef must have
five ounces of fine pulverzed saltpcre to each bar
rel, exclusive of a 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 three-iourths of an
inch thick, and to be hoped at least three iourhs
| over with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
| Each barrel must be branded by burning on it's
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 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 substituted 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. or r. on
the bung- stave; 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 come "sworn inspector of sated
PROVISIONS" who will be selected by the respec-
tive commanding officers; but their charges for
such inspection must be paid by the respective con-
|
| 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 q 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, collateral security for the due and
faithful performance OF the respective contracts,
| which will 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 Of failure 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 liqui
dated damages, sum of money equal to twice the
amount OF the contract price to be paid In case OF
the actual delivery thereof which liquidated 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
pleton of the contract 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 commandments of the respective
navy yards according to the terms of the contract.
The parts OF beef to be excluded will be partlcu-
| larly designated in the engraving TO be attached
to the contract Persons interested can obtain them
on application at thiA office.
| BIDDERS whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and early as
| 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 q notification thereof, within the meaning
of the act OF 1885, and his bid will be made and ac-
cepted 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 for 1876
| Al, approved 10th August, 1885, copy of which
| ia n
one or 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 sufii-
cient sureties, to furnish the article proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the GER
tifcate Of the United States district judge, United
States district attorney, navy agent, some Off
Ger 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 name
OF each member of the firm, where a company of
iers, with the christian names written in full
; should be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act of Congress, approved Augus
TO- 1876.
'.SEc. g. And be it 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-
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 more
responsible persona, TO the effect that he or they
undertake that the bidder or bdders will, if his or
their bid be accepted, enter into an obligation in
such time may be prescribed by the Secretary oil
the Navy, with good and sufficient suretics, te
furnish the supplies proposed. No proposal shall
be considered unless accompanied by such guar
anty. IT, after the acceptance of proposal and a
notification thereof to the bidder or bidders, he or
they shall fail to enter into obligation within the
time prescribed by the Secretary OF the Navy, with
good and sufficient surctles for furnishing the sup
plies, then the Secretary Of the Navy shall proceed
to contract with some other person or persons for
furnishing the said supplies; and shall forth with
the difference between the amount tain ed
in the proposal 30 guaranteed and the amount for
, which he may have contracted for furnishing the
ssid supplies for the whole period Of the proposal
to be charged up against said bidder or bidders
and his and their guarantor or guarantors; and
the same may be Immediately recovered by the
United States, for the of the Navy Depa rtmeut
in an action VI debt against either all OF said
persons" Aug 2l-law4w
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