The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-17
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.

Navy COMMISSION ERs' OFFICE, June 49, lS4l.
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed Offers for Beef"
~ or Offers for Pork" the may be, will be
received al This Office until o'clock p. M. of the goth
June next, for furnishing and delivering, free of all
cost and char e 10 the United States
1900 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 as follows, viz.
200 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard Char
lestown, Massachusetts.
800 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Brook
Ign, New York.
900 barrels of the Beef a, the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia
1000 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts.
1000 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard Brook
lyn New York.
1000 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard Cos
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 BIO authorized by
the Navy Commissioners.
The Beef IN, 81 be packed from well aitened cattle
weighing not less than five hundred pounds
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 cnd of each fore
quarter, or The parts marked Nos. |, q and on the
drawing deneaton of the fore and headquarters of
an Ok, which will be attached to and form part Of
the contract be wholly excluded from each bar
rel, the remainder oil the CARCASS must De cut
pieces of not less than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, well-fat-
tened hogs, weighing not less than two hundred
pounds EACH excluding the heads joes, 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.
nd with fve of puyefizcd Ia,
each barrel exclusive of pickle, TO be made from
fresh water, as strong as salt can make it.
The barrels to be made of the best seasoned whita
oak or white ash slaves and heading II of the for
mer be less than three ourths of inch thick
if of the latter to be not less than inch thick, and
be hooped least threeourths with the best
white oak or hickory hoops, except the crosse hoop.
which must be of ron at least inch wide, and not
less than the denomination No. H. All at the ex-
pense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded on IFS head, Navy
Beef" or Navy PORK" as the case may be, with tho
contractors name, and the year when packed.
The Beef and the Pork will be inspected by the In
specting officers the respective Navy Yards afore-
said and BY some "sworn Inspectors OF salt provi-
sions," who will be selected by the respective Com
mandng 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 the satisfaction Of the Commandments Of tho
respective Navy Yards aforesaid, after the Inspections
and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and dis
nctly in separate offers for the Beef and for the Pork
and for each Of the places of delivery covering all
penses and all charges
Letters from persons binding themselves To become
surees if the offers accepted and other letters
from some Navy Agent, Commandant at Navy
Yard or other person well known 10 the Department
must accompany the offers Of each person, and state
the belief of the writer that the person offering tocon
trac, is practically acquainted, by experience, with the
best mode of curing and packing Beef and Fork and
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manner and that his suretes 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 reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed fulfil their contracts, or who
do not forward satisfactory letters, showing their abb
lty 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 ccnum, in adj
dton will be withheld from the amount OF each pay
mcnt be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance Of their respective contracts
which will, account be paid un, the contracts
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 of failure on the part
of the contractors to deliver the aforesaid beef ana
Pork within the times specified the Navy Commis
soners have the right direct purchases 10 ne aoe
to 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 Excepting the Ten
per centum, to be withheld unu the % .nc
contracts as before stately within thirty days aer inc
said Beef and Pork all have been inspected and re-
ceved and bills for the same shall be presented 70 mo
Navv Agents respectively duly approved by the Com
mondan,s of the respective Navy Yards according to
the terms of the contracts. -
The parts of the Beef to be excluded fiom the bar
%, will he particularly designated in the engravings to
he attached to the contracts persons interested can
obtain them on application at this Office.
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