The daily republic., 1853-08-25

| - Beef" and Proposals for Pork" a. the case
may be, will be received at this Office until twelve
O'Clock M. on Monday. the a6.h day Of September
next for furnishing and delivering, free of all cost
and risk to the United States
Five thousand four hundred barre!s 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 or pork; no excess of
weight in either article will be paid for To be
delivered at the respective navy yards, as follows
Barysls Beef. Barrels Pork
Al Charlestown, Mass. l,4O0 1900
Al Brooklyn, NJ w.. 1900 2.40O
At Gosport, va........ 1,4Oo 1900
6,4OO 4,s00
One-thlrd of snid beef and pork must be deliver
ed at each Of the above named yards respectively
by the first day of February, 1854, third by
the frs. day Of April, 1854, and tho remaining
one third by the thirty first 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 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 Let day of November,
1853, and the let day Of January, 1854, and weigh
ing not less than six handred pounds, net weight,
ers, and the shins and shoulder ciods and at least
eight pounds from the neck end of each fore quar-
ter, or the parts marked Nos. l, 2, and 3, ON the
drawing or delineation of the fore and hind quar-
ters of OK, which will be attached to and form
part of the contract must be wholly excluded from
each barrel, and the remainder Of the carcass. in-
stead Of being cut toih cle0Uer, mast Be cut
through scifh and knife. to givs The meat
square, neat, and smooth appearance, pieces of not
less than eight pounds each.
The pork must be packed from corn fed, we'll
fattened hogs slaughtered between the first day Of
November, 1853. and the frat day Of January,
tk~vS ~oA
pounds each, excluding tho heads, joles, nec1xs,
shoulders, hams, legs, feet, butts, rumps, lard,
and all refuse pieces; and must be cut ,ofh
and knife in pieces weighing not less than six
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 puverzed satpetre 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 seaeoned heart of white oak slaves and
heading, to be not lcss than threc-fourths Of an
inch thick and to be hooped at least three fourbs
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops.
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 year
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.
The beef and pork will, unless otherwise direct
cd by the chief of this bureau be inspected by the
aforesaid. and by come '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
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 sum equal
to One-h half the estimated amount of the contract
will be required, and ten per centum in addition
will be withheld from the amount of each pa ayment
to be made, collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of the respective contracts,
tracts complied with in ali respects; and is to
he forfeited to the United States in the event of
failure TO complete the deliveries within the pre-
acribed period In case of failure the part Of the
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
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 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 came shall have been
presented to the navy agents. respectively, duly
approved by the commandanta Of the respective
navy yards, according to the terms of the con-
tract.
The parts Of beef to be excluded will be particu-
larry designated in the engraving to be attached
to the contract Persons interested can obtain
them on application at this Office.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted land none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as early as
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
ior 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 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 (as di-
rected in the 9th section Of the act of Congress
making appropriations for the navnl service for
lS46'47, approved 10th August, 1916, COPY of
which is eubjoined) by written guarantee, signed
by one or more responsible PERSONS to the effect
that he they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will if his or their bid be accepted enter into an
obliga within ten days. with good and suffi-
cient 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 such guarantee.
The bidders name and residence, and the ma me
offers, with the christian names written in iull,
should be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act of Congress approved Au-
gust 10, 1876.
| stSEc 6. And be It further enacted, That from
and nfter 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, shall be accompa.
MED by written guarantee. signed by one OF
more responsible persons, to the effect that ne OF
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, il
his or their bid be accepted, enter into obIiga
ton, in such time as may be prescribed By thu
Secretary of the Navy, with good and sufficien
sureties, to furnish the supplies proposed No pro
such guarantee. If after the acceptance of a pro
posal, and notification thereof to the bidder OF
bidders, he they shall fail to enter into an ob
CATION within the time prescribed by the Secretary
of the Navy, with good and sufficient surcties oI