Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-17

nishng and delivering free Of III cost and risk 10 the
United States
Five Thousand four hundred barrels of navy beef.
and four thousand eight hundred barrels of navy
pork.
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds net weight Of beef pork; no excess of
weight in either article will he paid for To he lie.
livered at the respective navy. yards, as follows:
Barrels Beet. Barrels Pork
At Charlestown, Mass~......1 Loo. LOO
At brooklyn. y. i...........2. 400
At Gosrort. 600
5.lO0 $500
Oue-third of said beef and pork must he delivered
at each of the above named ards respectively by the
first day Of February, 1854 one.hrd hy the first iay
of April. 1854, and The remaining onethird by the
thirty first dav of May, 1854 unless earlier deliveries
should be required by the chief of this bureau fnv
ment 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 covering
all expenses and all charges.
The beef must he from well fRtteued cattle. .augh-
tered between the LIST day of November, 1853 and
the LIST day Of January, 1854, and weighing net less
than six hundred pounds, net weight each. The
legs and leg rapds Of the hind quarters and the .hns
and shoulder cloGs and at least eight pounds from
the neck end of each fore quarter, or tie parts
marked Nos. /, > and 3, the drawing or d-lirca-
ton of the fore and hind quarters of an OK which
VIII he attached to and form part of the contract
I'll,
remainder Of The carcass instead of beug c,,t Min
clearer, must be cut N ough ruth a sdtC aud knife 10
gre the meat square nsdt and snort! a,pear0nc>,
IN pieces Of not less than eight p0ttRds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, well fat.
tened hogs. slaughtered between the first d.y Of
November 1888, and the first day of January 1854
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds
each, excluding the heads jo!cs, necks, shoulders,
hams, legs, feet, butts, rumps, lard, and all refuse
pieces: and mast be cut Wiih Sa,c ana Init, i'm
pieces weighing not less than six POUNDS each
Both the beef AMI pork must be salted with at
least one statute bnshel of Turks Island Isle Of
Nay, or st. Chcs salt; and the beef must have Eve
ounces of fine puiverzed saltpetre to each barrel
exclusive OF 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 whit. osk slaves and
heang to be not less than threefourths of an inch
thick; and to be hooped at least threefourths over
with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel must be branded by burning on Its
head Navy Beef" or Navy Pork nas the re NAV
be, with the contractors nsmo and the year when
packed. and weis ht and shall also bc branded the
bungstave with the letter B. F.. as the case may
he.
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise directed
by the chief OF this bureau, be inspected by the in
speeding officers at the respective naryyardS afors-
said, and by some sworn inspector of sslted provi
sons. who will be selected by the respective COM
mandng officers: Eut their charges for such nspec.
tons must be paid by the respective contractors,
who must likewise have the barrels put in good ship
ping order, TO the satisfaction of the commandments
of the respective nsvyyars aforesaid, after inspec-
ton, and at their own expense.
Two OF more approved suretieS in a 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 he
made, collateral security for the due and faithful
performance Of tie respective contracts which will
on no account be paid until the contracts are ccm
piled with in all respects, and is to be forfeited TO the
United States iii the of failure complete the
deliveries within the prescribed period. In caEe 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, as liquidate1 de- IMAGES sum of money equal
to twice the amount of the contract price to be paid
in case of the actual delivery thereof which liz la
ted damages may be recovered from time to time as
they accrue Payment will be male hyrdh. United
States at the periods above specified excepting the
ten per centum to be withheld until the completion
Of the contract before stated after the said beef
and pork shall have been inspected and and
bills for the shall have been presented to tho
navy agents respectively. duly approved by tie CON-
p,andans OF the respective navy Yards according to
the terms Of the contract.
The parts of beef TO be excluded will he particularly
designated ia the engraving to be attaihed to the
contract Persons interested obtain them on az
plication at this Office.
Bidders whose proposals. accepted land none
others will be forthwith notified, and rs early a.
practicable a co7trnct will b. transmitted to them
for execution, which contract must ne returned tn
the bureau within ten days, exclusive of the time
required for the regular Transmission of the rla.
record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder of the acceptance of his rroposal, will he
deemed notification thereof within the meaning Of
the of 1916 and his bid will he made and cite
in conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied a. directed
in the 9th section of the act of Congress making ap
preparations for the Eaval service for 1Sif-'7,
proved 10th August. 1916. copy of which is sub
joined ny written guaranty, signed by one or more
responsible persons to the rffebt that lie they MI
dcrtake that the bidder bidders WILL If his or their
hid be accepted. enter into obligation within ten
days with good and Sufficient sure,ies to furnish the
article proposed.
This guaranty must be accompanied by the eertifi-
cate of the United States district judge, Uu;t.d
States district attorney navy agent, officer
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 acoompanie l
by such guaranty.
each member of the firm, where company offers,
with the CHRISTIAN written in full, should be
distinctly stated.
Extract from the act Of Congress- approved .uust To-
1Sl6.
Z" SEC. 6. And 6e ii further sna,ted, That from and
after the passage of this act every proposal for naval
supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy under
the proyso to the general appropriation bill for the
navy, approved March third eighteen hundred and
forty-three. shall he accompanied by written guar
aaty sl5ned ny co or more responsible p"rsnnS- To
the effect that that he they undertake that The.
bidder or bidders wi I. if his or Their hid be &C
cepted, enter into Obligation in such time e.
be prescTihed by the Secretary of the Navy, with
good and sufficient surctes. to furnish the supplies
proposed. No proposal shall be considered un;s
accompanied ~ such guaranty. If ahpr the arcr,-
tance of propose a:,l notification thereof 10 the
bidder or bidders. he hey shall fail tn into
Obligation within the tim. prescribed bv the Sec
rotary of the Navy, with good and sufficient surees
for furnishing to supplies then the Secretary of the
Navy shall proceed to contract with some other per
son or persons for furnishing the salt supplies and
shall forthwith the difference between the
amount contained in the proposal guaranteed and
the amount for which he may have contracted for
furnishing the said supplies for the whole percd Of
the proposal to be charged up against said bidder
bidders, and his anl their guarantor or guarantors
and the same may he immediately recovered by tie
United States, for tie of the Navy Department.
in action of debt against either all of said PER
sons (aug 2t-law4w