The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-29
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912,
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/ NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, June ID loti'
SEALED OFFERS, endorsed I" Offers for Beef
~ or " Offers for Pork, the case may be, Will be
received at this Office until O'Clock p Nj. 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, melt weight of Beef or Pork. To be deliver
| ed follows, viz.
1900 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts,.
800 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard Brook
| Ign, New York.
1000 barrel. Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Cos
port Virginia.
1900 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
port Virginia
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 Beef mi st be packed from well fatened 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 clods, and al
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter, or the parts marked Nos :, and on the
drawing dellneatlon 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-ied, well fat
tened hogs, weighing not lees than two hundred
pounds each; excluding the heads oles, 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
and with five ounces Of pure pulveIized saltpetre, to
each barrel, exclusive of pickle, TO be made from
| fresh water strong salt can make it,
The barrels to be made of the best seasoned white
oak white ash slaves and heading. II of the for
mer to be not less than three ourhs of an inch thick
if of the latter be not less than inch thick and
to be hooped least hree-fourths with the best
white oak or hickory hoops except the crosse hoop,
which must be Off iron, at least 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 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 atore
said and by some "sworn Inspectors of salt provi-
sions," who will be selected by the respective Com
manding Officers; but their charges for such nspec-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors who
must likewise have the barrels put in good shipping
order, to the satisfaction of the Commandments of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the Inspections
and at then 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
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 to
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
~
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 who
do not forward satisfactory letters showing their abb
lity and the ability OF their suretes to complete the
contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per centum in adj
dton, will be withheld from the of each pay
ment TO be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts
which will on account be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects and is to be forfeited
to the and benefit of the United States in the
event of failures complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in case of failure on 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 he made
to supply the deficiencies, and any of To
be charged to and paid by the Contractors. PAYMENT
will be made by the United States (excepting the ten
per centum to he withheld until the completion of the
contracts before stately within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork sAa have been inspected and re-
ceived and bills for the shall be presented to the
Navy Agents respectively duly approved by the Com
mandluts of the respective Navy Yards according TO
the terms of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef TO be excluded fiom the har-
rel will be particularly designated IN the engravngs to
he attached to the persons interested can
obtain them on application at this Office
arTo be published three times a week in the Ma
tional lntelligencer, and Madisonan, ID c. Vermont
| Vermont Waterman and State Journal, and Peo-
Piles Press. Massachusetts Boston Daily Adver-
user, Boston Atlas New York New York Ex-
press, New York Commercial Advertiser. Pcnnsyl-
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adephia) Maryland Baltimore Patriot Baltimore
| American, Virginia Norfolk and Portsmouth Her.
aid, and Norfolk Beacon. Kentucky Louisville
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ington,) Commonwealth Cat Frankior) Eagle, Cat
| Maysse.) Ohio State Journal Cincinnati Gazette,
| Cleveland Herald Indiana: Indiana Journal Rich
mond Palladium, Wabash Courier, Missouri Mis-.
souri, Republican. June II