The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-20

charge TO the United States
600 barrels of Navy Beef. and GOO bar
rels of Navy Pork each barrel to contain two
hundred pounds, nett weight, of Beefor Pork.
To be delivered as follows, viz.
1000 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard.
Charles,own, Massachusetts.
1000 do do Gosport, Virginia.
1000 do do Brooklyn, N. Y.
! 1000 do do Gosport, Virginia.
| All the said Beef and Pork TO be delivered
between the 9Th day of priI and the 18th day
Of June 1912 unless earlier deliveries should be
authorized by the Navy Commissioners.
The Beef must be packed from well fatteped
cattle, weighing not less than five hundred
pounds nett weight each. The legs and er
rands of the headquarters, and the Sims and
shoulder cods, aud at least eight pounds fro m
The neck end of each fore-quarter or the par
marked Nos l, 2, and 3, on the drawing or
delineation of the fore and hind quarter of an
Ok, which will be attached to and form part
of the contract, must be wholly excluded from
each barrel, and the remainder of the carcass
mus, be cut in pieces Of hot less Than eight
pounds each.
The Pork must be packed fom corn.fed
well. fattened hogs weighing not less than two
hundred pounds each, excluding the heads.
joes, necks, shoulders, hams, legs, feet, and
lard. and and all refused pieces /; and must be
cut in pieces weighing not less than six pounds
each.
Both the Beef and Pork must be slaughtered
between 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, or St. Ubes salt. and with five ounces
Of pure pdlverized sallpeter, to each barrel, ex-
elusive of pickle, 10 be made from flesh water
rs strong as salt can make it.
If The barrels 10 be made of the best seasoned
white oak or white ash slaves and holdings. If
of the former, to be hot less than three.fourihs
of an inch thick If of the latter. 10 be not less
than one inch thick, and TO be hooped at least
three forlhs over with the best white oak or
hickory hoops, except the crosse hoop, which
must be of iron, al least one inch wide, and not
less than the denomination No. II. All at the
expenseof 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 Beef and the Pork will be inspected by
the Inspecting Officers at the respective Navy
Yards aforesaid, and by some "swnrn Inspec-
tors eff salt provisions" who will be selected by
The respective Commanding Officers; but
their charges for such inspection must be paid
by the respective contractors, who must like
wise have the barrels put in good shipping
order, 10 the satisfaction of the Commandans
Of the respective Navy Yards aforesaid after
the inspections, and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately
and distinctly, IN seperate offers for The Beef
and for the Pork, aud for each of the places of
delivery, covering all expenses and all char.
ges.
Letters from persons Siniing themselves TO
become sureries, if the offers are accepted,
and other letters from some Navy Agent,
Commandment at the Navy Yard, or other per.
son well known TO the Department, must &C.
Company the offers of each person, and state
the belief Of the writer that the person offering
to contract is practically acquainted, by ex-
perience, with The best mode of curing and
packing Beef and Pork, and has the ability TO
perform his contract in Il satisfactory manner,
and that his sureties have also tie ability. 10
case of failure on the part of the contractor, TO
pay the amount oftheir bonds.
The Board of Navy Commissioners reserve
10 themselves the right to reject all offers from
persons who have heretofore failed 10 fulfill
their contracts or who do not forward satissac.
Tory letters, showing their ability, and the u
( bilIty of their suretics, 10 compete the con.
, tracts.
| Bonds in one-thrd the amount Of the respec-
tive contracts will be required and ten per
centum, in addition will be withheld from the
amount of each payment 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 are com.
piled with in all respects and is 10 be forfei.
ted to the use aid benefit of the United States
10 the event Of failures TO complete the deliver
les within the prescribed periods. And il
case of failure on the part Of the contractors 10
deliver the aforesaid beef ami pork within The
lime specified, the Navy Commissioners TO
have the RICH. to direct purchases to be
made to supply the deficiencies, and any ex-
cess of cost to be charged TO and paid by the
contractors. Payments will be made by the
United States excepting the ten per centum.
20 be withheld until the completion of the con.
,racts as before stated within thirty days after
the said beef and pork shall have been inspec.
ted and received, and bills for the same shall
be presented 10 the Navy Agents respectively,
duly approved BY the Commandments of the re-
spec,ive Navy Yards according 10 the terms
of The contracts.
! The parts of the Reef IN he excludad from,