The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-20
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR is4a.


Navy CosmsaosEas' orYicr, June IS, lsii.
CsEALED OFFERS, endorsed Offers for Beef
| - or Ofers for Pork" The may be- will he
received al this Office until o'clock p. NJ II the 20th
July next for furnishing and delivering. free Of all
eos, and charge 10 the United States
5000 barrels of Navy Beef, and 5000 barrels Of
Navy Pork; each barrel TO contain twb hundred
pounds, nett weight, Of Beef Pork. To be deliver
| ed as follows, viz
1870 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts,.
800 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Brook
1000 barrels of the Beef a, the Navy Yard Cos
port, Virginia.
900 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts.
100 barrels Of the Pork al the Navy Yard Brook
lyn, New York.
1900 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 Beef IN, ct be packed from well faltened cattle
weighing not less than five hundred pounds meet
| weight each The legs and leg rands Of the hind
| quarer and the shins and shoulder ciods, and AT
least eight pounds from the neck end Of each Gore-
quarter, or ,he parts marked Nos / 2, and on the
drawing deineaon 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
II
pieces Of not less than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, weil-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 aeces weighing no, less than siI
| pounds each.
Both the Beef and Pork must be slaughtered be-
tw cen the first Of November and the periods OF
\ delivery and must be saied with at least bushel
Of coarse Turk Island Isle Of May ST. Ubes salt
and with five ounces of pure puiser1ed satpeire to
each barrel, exclusive OF pickle, 70 be made from
fresh water, as strong as salt can make it
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 fourths of inch thick
If Of the latter be less than inch thick, and
to be hooped least threefouhs with the best
white oak hickory hoops, except the crosse hoop,
" hich must be Of IRON least inch wide anil
| less than the denomination No. H. All at the ex-
pense Of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded on its head g Navy
Beef" or Navy Pork, as thecase 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 like~ Use have the barr els put in good shipping
order to the salts of the CommaDdants Ut the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the spections,
and at their own expense
Bidders must specify their prices separately and dis
tncty in separate offers forthe Beef and for the Pork
and for each Of the places Of delivery covering all
penses and all charges
Letters from prisons binding themselves To become
sureties If the offers accepted, and other letters
| from some Navy Agent Comma ndant at a Navy
Yard or other person well known 10 the Department
must accompany the offers Of each person, and state
the belief the writer that the person Offering TO
tract practically acquainted by experience with the
best mode of curing and parking Beef and Pork, and
has In n "
manner and hat his suretes have also the ability, in
of failure the part of the ractor to pay the
amount of Their bouds
The Board of Navy Commissioners reserve to them
selves the right 10 reject all Offers from persons who
have heretofore file.t TO fulfil their Contracts who
do not forward satisfactory letters showing their abb.
lity and the ability OF their sureties, to Complete The
| contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount Of the respective
cont acts viii be required and ten per cenIum adj
ton will be withheld from the amou OF each pay
ment be made, collateral security for the due and
faithful performance Of iher respective contracts
which will, on account, be paid until the contracts
complied with all respects and be forfeited
TO the use and benefit of the United States in the
event of failures complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods. And in Of failure the part
Of the contractors 10 deliver the aforesaid Beef and
! Pork within the times specified the Navy Commits.
To have the right direct purchases I've made
supply the Deficiencies, and any excess Of cost 10
be charged 10 and paid ly the Contractors Payment
will be made BY the Unred States (excepiing the ten
per centum be withheld until the complexion of the
contracts before stately within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork all have been inspected and re-
ceiveJ and bills for the shall be presented TO the
Navy Agents respectively, duly approved by the Com
nandnnls Of the respective Navy Yards according
the terms Of the contracts.
The parts Of the Beef to be excluded fom the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engravngs to
be attached TO the Contracts persons interested
obtain them on application at this Office.
ITO be published three times week in the Ma
tional lnieIligencer, and Madsonan, d. G. Vermont;
| Vermont Waterman and State Journal, and Pco-
Piles Press. Massachusetts, Boston Daily Adver.
user, Boston Atlas New York New York Eek.
press, NV York Commercial Advertiser. P,nnsyl.
vania North American and Daily Advertiser, Pail
adelphia.) Maryland: Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore
American. Virginia: Norfolk and Portsmouth Her.
aid, and Norfolk Beacon. Kentucky Louisville
Journal, the Observer, the Inteigencer, Cat Lex
ing,on,) Commonwealth Cat Frankfor) Eagle, Ga,
Mays.ille) Ohio State Journal Cincinnati, Gszette,
Cleveland Herald Indiana: Indiana Journal, Rich
mond Palladium Wabash Courier, Missouri: Mis-
souri, Republican. june IL
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