The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-29
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.


Navy CoMsssfoSERs' OFFICE, June ID, lSil.
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed Offers for Beef"
- or " Offers for Pork, the case may be, will be
at this office until o'clock p 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
ed as follows viz.
300 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard Char
lestown, Massachusetts,
800 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Brook
Ign, New York
1900 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia.
600 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard Char
lestown, Massachusetts.
1000 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Brook
Ign, 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 Beef III, st be packed from well altened 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. :, and on the
drawing or deneaon 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 loes, 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 Turks Island Isle of May, St Ubes salt,
and with five ounces of pure pulveIzed satpetre, to
each barrel, exclusive Of pickle, to be made from
| fresh water, strong as salt can make it.
The barrels to be made of the best seasoned white
oak OF white ash slaves and heading II Of the for
mer TO be not less than theefour of an inch thick;
if Of the latter be not less than inch thick, and
to be hoped least three-fourhs with the best
white oak or hickory hoops except the crosse hoop,
which must be of iron at least inch wide, ami not
| less than the denomination No II. All atthe 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
speeding officers at the respective Navy Yards afore-
said, and by "sworn Inspectors Of salt proyi-
sons" who will be selected by the respective Com
mandng Officers; but their charges for such lnspec-
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 the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the inspections,
and at their own expense
Bidders specify their prices separately and dis
tnctly separate offers orthe 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
surees, if the offers accepted, and other letters
from some Navy Agent, Commandant at Navy
Yard 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 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 surees have also the ability, in
case of failure the part Of the contractor to pay the
amount of their bonds
| The Board of Navy Commissioners to them
selves the right TO reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed fulfil their contracts or who
do forward satisfactory letters, showing their abb
ty and the ability Of their sureties, to complete the
| contracts.
| Bonds in onethrd the amount of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per centum IN adj
dition will be withheld from the amount of each pay
be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of Their respective contracts
which will on account, be paid until the contracts
are complied with in 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 case 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 direct purchases to be made
TO supply the deficiencies, and any of cost to
|
will be made by the United States excepting the ten
per centum to be withheld until the completion Of the
contracts before stately within thirty days after the
said Beet and Pork sha have been inspected and
ceved and bills for the shall be presented 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 engravngs TO
be attached TO the contracts persons interested
obtain them on application at this Office
| 3JTo be published three times week in the Ma
tona lntcigencer, and Madsonan, ID. G. Vermont
| Vermont Waterman and State Journal, and Peo-
pies Press. Massachusetts, Boston Daily Adver-
User, Boston Atlas New York New York Elk
press New York Commercial Advertiser. Pennsyl-
vania North American and Daily Advertiser, Phil
adelphia) Maryland Baltimore Patriot Baltimore
American. Virginia Norfolk and Portsmouth Her
aid and Norfolk Beacon. Kentucky: Louisville
Journal, the Observer the lntegcncer, Cat Lex
ington,) Commonwealth Cat frankie Eagle, Cat
Maysyillel 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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