The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-15
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.

i cEALED OFFERS, endorsed Offers for Beet,
i - or Offers for Pork, the case may be, Will be
received al this office until o'clock p NJ Of the 20h
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 10 contain two hundred
pounds, nett weight, OF Beef or Pork To be deliver
| ed as follows, VIA
1900 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
| lestown, Massachusetts,.
500 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Brook
| lyn, New York
| 900 barrels Of the Beef al 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.
1000 barrels Of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Cos,
| port, Virginia.
| the 9th day Of April and the fifteenth day Of June,
1912 unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by
the Navy Commissioners
| The Beefn, 81 be packed from well ia tened cattle,
| weighing not less than five hundred pounds meet
weight each The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarters, and the Sims 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 deneaton 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 must be cut IN
pieces OF not less than eight pounds each
/ The Pork must be packed from corn-ed well fat
tened hogs weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each excluding the heads loes necks shout
ders hams egs, 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 pulyeIzrd saltpetre, 10
each barrel exclusive of a pickle TO be made from
| fresh water, as strong salt make it.
| The barrels to be made of the best seasoned white
oak or white ash slaves and heading II OF the for
mer be not less than three iourhs of an inch thick
If of the latter TO be not less than inch thick and
to be hooped at least three-tourhs with the best
| white oak or hickory hoops except the hoop,
which be of 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, 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
specting officers at the respective Navy Yards afore-
said, and by some 'sworn Inspectors OF salt provi-
sons who will be selected by the respective Com
manding Officers but their charges for such inspec-
ton 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 must specify their prices separately and dis
tincy 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 persons binding themselves to become
sureties, 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 toe
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 sureties have also the ability III
of failure on the part vi the contractors 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 sureties TO complete the
contracts.
Bonds in onc-third the amount Of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per ccnun IN adj
ditlon will be withheld from the amount OF each pay
10 be made collateral security for The due and
faithful performance of Their respective contracts
which will account be paid until the contracts
are complied with all respects and he forfeited
to the and benefit Of the United States, in the
of failures to 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 Cemmis-
soners to have the right direct purchases To be made
10 supply the Deficiencies and any excess of cost to
be charged to and paid by the contractas. Payment
will hc made hy the United States (excepnr the ten
contracts before stated within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork shall have been inspected and re-
ceyed and bills for the shall he presented to the
Navy Agents respectively, duly approved by the Com
nandanls of the respective Navy Yards according to
the terms Of the contracts
The parts ofthe Beef to be excluded flom the bar
rel will be particularly designated in The cngravings TO
be attached TO the contracts persons interested can
obtain them on application at this office.
3-'rTo be published three times week in the Ma.
tona lntcigencer and Madlsonian u. G, Vermont
Vermont Waterman and State Journal and pco-
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
adclphia) Maryland Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore
American Virginia Norfolk and Portsmouth Her
aid and Norfolk Beacon. Kentucky Louisville
Journal, the Observer, the Inelligcncer Cat Lpx-
ngton, Commonwealth (at Frankfort,) Eagle, Cat
MayssiIlc) Ohio: State Journal Cincinnati Gazette
Cleveland Herald. Indiana Indiana Journal Rich.
mond Palladium, Wabash Courier, Missouri Mis-
sour Republican. june IL
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