The daily republic., 1853-08-24

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- Beef" and "Proposals for Pork" a. the case
may be, will be received at this Office until twelve
O'Clock m, /, on Monday, the 26th day of September
ss ;os torsi:hrg s sas free G all co'
Five thousand four hundred barrels of navy
beef, and four thousand eight hundred barrels OF
navy pork.
Each barrel TO contain not lees than two hundred
pounds net weight Of beef pork; no excess of
weight in either article will be paid for. To be
delivered at tho respective navy yards, as follows:
Barrels Beef. Barrels Pork.
At Charlestown, Mas. 400 200
At Brooklyn, N. Y...- $500 240O
At Gosport, Va....... 400 400
5,4OO 1 4sOO
One-thlrd Of said beef and pork must be deliver
by the first day of February, 1854, one-third BY
the FIRST day of April. 1854, and the remaining
third by the thirty first day of May, 1854 un-
less earlier deliveries should be required by the
;hief 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 the
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 lst 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-
ters and the shns and shoulder cl0ds and 1T least
eight pounds from the neck end of each fore quar-
ter, or the parts mar ked Nos. L, g. and 3, On the
drawing or delineatiOn Of the fore and hind quar-
part Of the contract, must be wholly excluded from
each barrel, and the remainder Of The caycass, in-
stead Of being cut soifh cleauer, must Be cut
through Dith q sa,D and knife. to siUs The meat a
les. than eight pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
fattened hogs. slaughtered between the first day of
November, 1868, and the first day of January,
Al. -
pounds each, excluding the heads, joles, necks,
shoulders, hams. legs. feet, butts, rumps, lard,
and all refuse pieces; and must be cut tcih satc
and knife in pieces weighing not less than six
Both the beef and pork must be salted with at
least statute bushel of Turks leland, Isle of
May, or st. Ubes salt; and the beef must have five
ounces Of fine pulverixed saltpetre to each barrel.
exclusive of pickle, to be made from fresh water
as strong as salt will make it. $3.50
The barrels must be entirely new, and be made
OF the best seasoned heart of whte oak slaves and
heading. to be not less than three-fourths Of an
inch thick; and to be hooped at least threcfourhs
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops. 4
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 wear
when packed, and weight; and shall also be brand
ed on the bung -stave with the letter B. or p, as
the case may Be. t
The beet 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
PROVISIONS who will be selected by the respective
commanding officers; but their charges for such
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 COM
Inandants OF the respective navy yards aforesaid,
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, a. 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 is to
te forfeited to the United States in the event of
failure to complete the deliveries within the pre-
scrlbed 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 liquidatcd
damages, a sum OF money equal to twice the
amount of the contract price to be paid in case of
the actual delivery thereof; which liquidated dam
ages may be 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
pletion 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 commandants of the respective
navy yards, according to the terms of the con-
tract.
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
them on application at this office.
Bidders whoee proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable contract will be ira srnitted 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
deemed notification thereof within the meaning
of the net of 1916, and his bid will be made and
accepted in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied las di-
rected in the 9th section of the act of Congress
making appropriations for the naval service for
1646-'47, approved 10th August, 1876. copy of
which is subjoined) by written guarantee, signed
by one responsible persons, to the effect
that he they undertake that the bidder or bidders
WILL if his their bid be accepted enter into an
obligation within ten days, with good and suf1i-
cient surcties, 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 such 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,
should be distinctly stated.
1SIVOCs Js0"s e"s uC% ~ NO'iSIeSS upWOUeu du.
gust 10, 1916.
sSEc. 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 appropria-
ton bill for the navy approved March third cigh-
teen hundred and forty-three, sball be accompa-
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or
responsible persons, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, if
his their bid be accepted, enter into obliga-
ton, in such time may be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Navy, with good and sufficient
sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed. No pro.
posal shall be considered, unless accompanied by
such guarantee. If after the acceptance of pro-
posal, and notification thereof to the bidder or
bidders, he they shall fail to enter into an obi