The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-03
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.


CEALED OFFERS, endorsed Offers for Beef"
- OF Offers for Poll" as the case may be, will be
received at this Office until o'clock p NJ. Of the 10Th
July next, for furnishing and delivering free of all
cost and charge TO the United States
5000 barrels of Navy Beef and 5000 barrels Of
Navy Pork each barrel TO contain two hundred
pounds, nett weight Of Beef or Pork To be deliver
ed az follows, viz.
200 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard Char
lestown, Massachusetts
800 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Brook
lyn New York.
1000 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia.
GOO barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown Massachusetts.
900 barrels Of The Pork at the Navy Yard, Brook
lyn New York
1000 barrels Of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia.
Allthe said Beef and Pork to be delivered between
the 9th day of April and the fifteenth day of June,
1872 unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by
the Navy Commissioners.
The Beet m, be packed from well faitened cattle
weighing not less than five hundred pounds meet
weight each. The legs and leg rands of the hind
| quarters, and the shns and shoulder clods and at
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter or the parts marked Nos l. 2, and 3 on the
drawing deneaon of the fore and hind quarters Of
| an Ok, which will be attached 10 and form part OF
the contract, must be wholly excluded from each bar
rel and the remainder of the carcass must be in
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, well-ta-
tened hogs, weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each excluding the heads, oles, necks, shout
ders hams, legs feet and lard and all refuse pieces
and must be cut in pieces weighing not less than SIX
pounds each
Both the Beef and Pork must be slaughtered be-
tween the first of November next and the periods of
delivery, and must be sailed with at least one bushel
of coarse Turks Island Isle Of May ST. Ubes salt
and with five of pure pulverized sapetre TO
| eac a
| fresh water as strong as salt can make II.
The barrels to be made of the best seasoned white
oak white ash slaves and heading II OF the for
mer to be not less than three ourths OF inch thick
if of the latter be not less than one inch thick and
to be hooped least threeourths over with the best
white oak or hickory hoops, except the crosse hoop,
which be Of iron at least one inch wide, and not
less than the denomination No. IL. All at the ex-
pense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded on its head, Navy
Beef" or Navy Pork, the case may be, with the
contractors name, and the year when packed
The Beef and the Pork will be inspected by the In
specting officers at the respective Navy Yards aore-
said and by some Sworn Inspectors of salt provi-
sions" who will be selected by the respective Com
.manding Officers but their charges for such inspec-
ton be paid by the respective contractors, who
must likewise have the barrels put IN good shipping
order to the satisfaction of the Commandments ut the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the Inspections,
| and at their expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and dis
tncy separate offers for the Beef and for the Pork,
and for each of the places OF delivery, covering all ex-
penses and all charges.
Letters from persons binding themselves to become
sureties if the offers accepted and other letters
from some Navy Agent, Commandant at a Navy
Y ard or other person well known to the Department,
must accompany the offers of each person. and state
the belief OF the writer that the person offering tocon
tract is practically acquainted by experience, with the
best mode of cuIing and packing Beef and Pork and
has the ability to perform his contract in satisfactory
manner and that his sureties have also the ability In
of failure the part OF the contractor to pay the
amount of their bonds.
The Board of Navy Commissioners reserve to them
selves the right to reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts who
do not forward satisfactory letters, showing their abb
lty and the ability OF their surees, to complete the
contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount Of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per centum, in ad
dton, will be withheld from the amount of each pay
to be made, collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts ;
which WILL on no account be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects and is to be forfeited
the and benefit of the United States, in the
event of failures to complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in of failure the part
of the contractors to deliver the aforesaid Beet and
Pork within the times specified, the Navy Commits
sioncrs to have the right direct purchases to be made
TO supply the deficiencies, and any excess OF cost to
be charged to and paid by the contractors. Payment
VIII DC made ny the niled states excepting tne ten
per centum to be withheld until the completion of the
contracts before stately within thirty days after The
said Beef and Pork shall have been inspected and
ccived and bills for the same shall be presented to the
Navy Agents respectively, duly approved by the Com
mandants of the respective Navy Yards according to
the terms of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef to be excluded fiom the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engavlngs to
be attached TO the contracts persons interested can
obtain them on application at this office.
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