The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-19
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, June Is, lS4l


SEALED OFFERS, endorsed " Offers for Beef"
~ or " Offers for Pork the may be- will be
received at this Office until o'clock p. M of the 10Th
July next for furnishing and delivering, free Of all
cost and charge 10 the United States
5000 barrels of Navy Beet, and $500 barrels OF
Navy Pork each barrel to contain two hundred
pounds, nett weight, of Beef or Pork To be deliver
ed as lows, viz
1900 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.
900 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts.
1000 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Brook
lyn New York.
900 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia.
All the 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 mi st be packed from well taitened cattle,
weighing not less than five hundred pounds meet
weight each The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarters, and the shins and shoulder cods, and at
least eight pounds from the neck end Of each fore
quarter, or the parts marked Nos. l., 2 and on the
drawing deneation of the fore and hind quarters of
an OK which will be attached to and form part of
the contract must be wholly excluded from each bar
rel and the remainder of the must be cut in
pieces of not less than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, well-tat-
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 be cut in pieces weighing not less than siI
pounds each.
Both the Beef and Pork must be slaughtered be-
tween the first of November 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 pulverzed saltpetre, to
each barrel, exclusive of pickle, TO be made from
fresh water, as strong as salt can maker 1t.
The barrels to be made Of the best seasoned white
oak or white ash slaves and heading, II of the for
mer to be not less than three fourhs of inch thick
if of the latter to be not less than inch thick and
to be hoopcd at least threefourhs over with the best
white oak hickory. hoops, except the crosse hoop,
which must be of iron, at least inch wide and not
less than the denomination No IL. All at the ex-
pensc Of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded on It's head, Navy
Beef, or j" Navy Pork" the case may be- with the
contractor NAME and the year when packed
The Beef and the Pork will be inspected by the In
specting officers at the respective Navy Yards afore
said and by 'sworn Inspectors OF salt provi-
sions" who will be selected by the respective Com
handing Officers but their charges for such inspec-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors, who
must likewise have the barrels put IN good shipping
order to the satisfaction of the Commandants of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the inspections,
and at Their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and dis
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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 Navy Agent, Commandant AT Navy
Y ard 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 to con
tract is practically acquainted, by experience, with the
best mode of curing and packing Beef and Pork, and
has the ability to perform his contract in satisfactory
N, his hay also the ability
case 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, or who
do not forward satisfactory letters showing their abb
Inv and the ability OF their suretles TO complete the
contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per centum IN adj
dion will be withheld from the amount of each pay
ment be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts
which will account be paid until the contracts
are complied with in all respects and is to be forfeited
to the use and benefit of the United States IN the
event of failures TO complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And IN case OF failure on the part
Of the 10 deliver the aforesaid Beet ana
Pork within the times specified, the Navy oommis-
soners To have the rghttu direct purchases 70 pe macs
supply the deficiencies, and any excess OF cost 70
he charged to and paid by the contractors. Payment
will be made by the United States (e1ccplng the zen
per centum TO be withheld until the completion oil the
contracts as before stately within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork shall have been inspected and re-
ceved and bills for The same shall be presented to the
Navy Agents respectively, IVY aPyioJ a,5;a -
the terms Of the contracts :,
The parts Of the Beef to be excluded nom the bar
re win be particularly designated IN the engrayings to
he attached 10 the contracts persons interested can
obtain them on application at this office.
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