The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-27
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912

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| CEALED OFFERS, endorsed " Offers for Beef
- or Offers for Pork" the ease may be, will be
received at this Office until O'Clock =. M. 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
cd as follows, viz.
1900 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
| lestown, Massachusetts,.
Ign, New York
1000 barrels Of the Beef al the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia.
600 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Char
| lestown, Massachusetts,.
1000 barrels of the Pork al the Navy Yard, Brook
| Ign, New York.
1000 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
1912; unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by
| the Navy Commissioners
The Beefm st be packed from well fatsned cattle,
| weighing not less than five hundred pounds meet
weight each The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarers, and the shins and shoulder cods, and at
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
| quarter, the parts marked Nos |, 2 and on the
drawing deineaton of the foe 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
pound. each excluding the heads joles necks, Shout
jers, hams legs, feet and lard and all refuse pieces
and must be cut IN pieces weighing not less than slX
| 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 Turks Island, Isle of May, ST. Ubes salt
and with five of pure pulvezed saltpetre, To
| each barrel exclusive a n klp 10 be made
| fresh water as strong as salt can make it. eu
The barrels to be made Of the best seasoned white
oak white ash slaves and heading. Ii of the for
mer be not less than hreeio of an inch thick
if of the latter, to be not less than inch thick, and
to be hooped least hree-fourhs with the best
white oak or hickory hoops except the crosse hoop,
which be of iron, least one inch wide, and not
| less than the denomination No II. All at the ex-
| pense of the respective contractors.
| Each barrel must be branded on It's head, Navy
Beef or Navy Pork, as the case may be, with the
contractors name, and the year when packed.
| The Beef and the Pork will be inspected by the In
speeding officers at the respective Navy Yards afore-
| said and by some "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
tncty 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
sureties if the offers accepted and other letters
| from some 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
manner and that his sureties have also the ability IN
of failure the of the contractor, to 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 fulfil their contracts, whc
do not forward satisfactory letters showing their abb
lity 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
ment to be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance Of Their respective contracts
which will, account, be paid until the contracts
complied with all respects and is to be forfeited
to the and benefit of the United States, in the
of failures complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in OF failure the part
of the contractors TO deliver the aforesaid Beef and
Pork within the times specified, the Navy Commits
soners to have the right to direct purchases TO be made
to supply the Deficiencies, and any of cost To
be charged to and paid by the Contractors. Payment
VIII hC made Dy the OhNcu states kekceplng the ten
per centum to he withheld until the completion of the
contracts before staed) within thirty DAYS after the
said Beef and Pork stall have been inspected and
ceived and bills for the shall be presented To the
Navy Agents respectively duly approved by the Com
mandants of the respective Navy Yards according 10
the terms of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef to be excluded fiom the bar
rel will be particularly designated IN the engavings 10
be attached TO the contracts persons interested
obtain them on application at this office.
sTTo be published three times week in the Ma
tionaI lntelligencer, and Madisonian, d c. Vermont
| Vermont Waterman and State Journal, and Peo-
| pies Press. Massachusetts: Boston Daily Adver-
user, Boston Atlas. New York New York Eek
press, New York Commercial Advertiser. Pennsyl.
yania: North American and Daily Advertiser, (Phil-
adciphia) Maryland; Baltimore Patriot Baltimore
| American. Virginia Norfolk and Portsmouth Her
aid, and Norfolk Beacon Kentucky Louisville
Journal the Observer, the ln,elligencer, Cat Lex
ington,) Commonwealth Cat Franktort,) Eagle, Ca,
Maysyile.l Ohio; State Journal Cincinnati Gazette
Cleveland Herald Indiana Indiana Journal, Rich
mond Palladium, Wabash Courier Missouri Mis-
souri, Republican. june II
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