The daily republic., 1853-08-23

nav So. win Be reosived Il this oacs until twelve
O'Clock M, on Monday, the 26th day of September |
next for furnishing and delivering, free Of all cost
and risk to the United States-
Five thousand four hundred barrels Of navy |
beef and four thousand eight hundred 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, follows:
Barrel. Beef. Barrel. Pork.
At Charlestown, Mass. 400 afac 1900
At Brooklyn; N Y-... $500 zee. 2.4oO
At Gosport, Va........ 400 -noA 1900
5.4oo $500
One-thlrd of said beef and pork must be deliver
ed at each OF the above enamed yards respectively
by the fret day of February, 1854, one third BY
tho 6rst day Of April. 1884, and tho remaining
one third by the thirty frst day Of May, 1854, un-
less earlier deliveries should be required by the
chief Of 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 Che
pork, and for each of the places Of delivery,
ing all expenses and all charges
The beef must be from we'll fattened cattle
slaughtered between the lat day of November,
1853. and the lst day Of January, 1854, and weigh
ing not less than six hundred pounds. net weight,
each. The legs and leg rands Of the hind quar-
tcrs. and the shns and shoulder clods and at least
eight pounds from the neck end of each fore quar-
ter, or the parts marked Nos. l, 2, and 8, ON the
ters of OK, which will be attached to and form
part OF the contract, must be wholly excluded from
each barrel, and the rsmaindey Of the caycass in
stead Of being cut soiih cienUer, mast be cut
through toith and knife, to gips the meat a
sqmays, neat and smooth appearance, pieces Of not
isss than eight pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the fret day OF
November, 1858, and the frat day of January,
1854, 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 toith satc
and knife in pieces weighing not less than six
pounds each
Both the beef and pork must be salted with at
least statute bushel Of Turks Island, Isle of
May, or ST. Ubes salt; and the beef must have five
ounces Of fine puverized saltpetre to each barrel,
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh water
as strong 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-fourths Of an
inch thick; and to be hooped at least three fourths
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on it's
head "Navy Beet," or "Navy Pork," as the case
may be, with the contractors name and the year
when packed, and weight; and shall also be brand
ed on the bung- staye with the letter B. or p, as
the case may be.
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 salted
commanding officers; but their charges for euch
inspections must be paid by the respective contract
ors, who must likewise have the barrels put in
good shipping order, to the satisfaction of the
inandnnts OF the respective navy yards aforesaid,
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 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 on no account be paid until the
tracts complied with in all respects; and is to
re 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 for
| felt and pay to the United States, as liquidated
damages, sum of money equal to twice the
the actual delivery thereof; which liquidated dam
ages may bc recovered from time to time ns 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 stately after the
said beef and pork shall have been inspected and
| received, and bills for the 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 con-
tract. AfEt
The parts of beef to be excluded will be particu-
larIy designated in the engraving to be attached
contract. PERSONS interested
them on application at this Office.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable contract will be tran united 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
bidder Of the acceptance OF his proposal, will be
Of the act of 1916, and his bid will be made and
accepted In conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas di-
rected in the 9th section of the act of Congress
making appropriations for the naval service for
lS46-'47, approved 10th August, 1876, a copy OF
which is subjoned) by written guarantee, sign ed
BY one or more responsible persons, to the effect
that he they that the bidder or bidders
will, if his or their bid be accepted, enter into an
obligation within ten days, with good and sufi-
ccnt sureties, to furnish the article proposed
This guarantee must be accompanied by the
certificate Of the United States district Judge, Uni
ted States district attorney, navy agent, or some
officer of the General Government, or individual
known to the bureau, that the guarantors are able
to make good their guarantee.
No proposal will be considered unless accompa-
MED by euch guarantee.
| The bidders name and residence, and the ma me
of each member of the firm, where company
offers, with the christian names written in full
I should be distinctly stated.
| Extract from the oct of Congress approved A,.-
/ gust 10, 1S46.
seSFc. 6. 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 appropra-
ton bill for the navy, approved March third, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-threc, shall be accompa-
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or
responsible persons, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder bidders will, if
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obga-
tion, in such time may be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Navy, with good and sufficient
sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed. No pro.
lpoco hall ho rnlp ooip hu
such guarantee. If after the acceptance of pro-
pcsal and notification thereof to the bidder or
bidders, he or they shall fail to enter into obi
gation within the time prescribed BY the Secretary