The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-22
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.
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| SEALED OFFERS, endorsed Offers for Beef
~ or Offers for Pork, the may be- will be
received al this office until O'Clock p, Nj of the 10Th
July next, Tor 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
200 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts,.
| 500 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Brook
| Ign, New York
1000 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard Cos
port, Virginia.
1000 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.
AL 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 IN, st be packed from well faltened 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. |, 2 and on the
drawing delneaton 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
rel and the remainder of the Carcass must be cut IN
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,
and with five ounce. of pure puIver,zed saItPetre to
each barrel, exclusive of pickle, TO be made from
fresh water as strong as salt can make it.
The barrels 10 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 iourhs OF an inch thick
if of the latter to be not less than inch thick, and
be hooped least three fourhs with the best
white oak hickory hoops, except the crosse hoop,
which must be of iron, at 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 its head, " Navy
Beef or Navy Pork, as the case may be- with the
contractors name, and the year when packed.
The Beet and the Pork will be inspected by the In
spectng 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
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 Commandments Of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid, after the inspections,
and at their own expense.
Bidders specify their prices separately and dis
tnciy 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
sueties, if the offers accepted and other letters
from 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
M ne b.yo ate tha aht II,
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
lily, and the ability of their surees complete the
contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts will be required and per centum in adj
dltion, 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 no 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 to 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 rghto direct purchases to be made
to supply the Deficiencies and any excess OF cost 10
be charged to and paid by the Contractors. Payment
will be made hv the United States Excepting the ten
per cenum, TO be withheld until the completion of the
contracts before stated, within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork sail 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 to
the terms of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef to be excluded flom the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engavings
be attached TO the contracts persons interested can
obtain them on application at this office.
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