The daily republic., 1853-08-26

n Beef," and ''PFOpOaA1o IOT- FOTk,"
may be, will be received At this office 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.
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 folows:
Barrels Beef. Barrels Pork.
At Charlestown, Mass. 400 900
At Brooklyn, N. w.. 2, 600 2,400
At Gosport, Va.......- ], 400 1920
5,4oO 4,s0o
One third OF said beef and pork must be deliver
ed at each OF the above named yards respectively
by the fret day of February, 1854, one-third by
the frs. day of April, 1854, and the remaining
onc-third by the thirty fret day of May, 1884, 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 oers 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 shins and shoulder clods and ut east
eight pounds from the neck end of each fore-quar
ter, the parts marked Nos l, 2, and 3, ON the
drawing deineation of the fore and hind quar-
ters of an 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 tDifh cleaner, must be cut
through with sa,o and knife, to sive the meat a
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,
1854, and weighing not less than two hundred
4en nnok ~l.,xl,.
shoulders, hams, legs, feet, butts, rumpe, lard,
and all refuse pieces; and must be cut ,oiN
and knife in pieces weighing not less than six
pounds each.
least statute bushel Of Turks Island, Isle of
May, or ST. Ubes salt; and the beef must have five
ounces Of fine puiverlzed 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 and
heading, to be not less than thrce-lourths Of an
inch thick and to be hooped at least three -ourths
over with the best white oak or hickory hoops
Each barrel must be branded by burning on its
head s'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
ed by the chief Of this bureau, be inspected by the
inspecting officers at the respective navy yards
aforesaid. and by some 'ssworn 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
mandants Of the respective navy yards aforesaid,
after inspection, and at their own expense.
Two 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, as 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
I've 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 me ntoned, of the quality and at the time
and places above provided, the contractor will for
felt and pay to the United States, liqaidated
damages, sum OF money equal to twice the
amount OF the contract price to be paid in case of
the actual delivery thereof; which Iiquidated dam
ages may be recovered from time to time 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
pietion 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
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-
to the contract. Persons interested can obtain
them on application at this Office.
Bidders whose proposals accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and as 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
bidder OF the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification thereof within the meaning
of the act of l946, and his bid will be made and
accepted In conformity with this understanding.
Every offer made must be accompanied Gas d-
rected in the 9th section Of the act of Congress
making appropriations for the naval service for
1S46-47, approved 10th August, 1916. copy of
which is subjoined) by written guarantee, signed
by one more 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 suffi-
cien, sureies, 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 accomps-
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
shoald be distinctly stated.
Extract from the act of Congress approved Au-
gust 10, 1916.
s'SEc. 6. And be it further enacied, 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 guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persona, to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, if
his or their bid be accepted, enter into an obliga-
tion, in such time as 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 into an obi
CATION within the time prescribed by the Secretary
of the Navy, with good and sufficient sureties for
furnishing the supplies then the Secretary of the
Navy shall proceed to contract with some other