The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-17
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.
july 3tawt25sept

| CEALED OFFERS endorsed " Offers for Beef
~ or Offers for Pork" the case may be, will be
received 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.
200 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massach usetts.
500 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Brook
Ign, New York.
600 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard Cos
port Virginia
600 barrels Of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts.
900 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Brook
Ign, New York
900 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard Cos
port Virginia
1.-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 NJ, 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 shns 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 to 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-ied, 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 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 Turk Island, Isle Of May, ST. Ubes salt,
and with five ounces OF pure pulveIzed satpetre 10
each barrel exclusive Of pickle, TO be made from
| fresh water, strong salt can make it, a
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 iourhs of inch thick
if of the latter to be not less than one inch thick, and
be hoopcd at least threetourhs with the best
white oak or hickory hoops except the crosse hoop,
which must be ofron, at least one inch wide, and not
| less than the denomination No. II. All at the e1
| pense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded on It's head, " Navy
Beef or Navy Pork, the case may be, with the
contractors name, and the year when packed
The Beet and the Pork will be inspected by the In
speeding officers the respective Navy Yards atore
said, and by "sworn Inspectors of salt prov
sons" 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 bar els put in good shipping
order to the satisfaction of the Commandments Of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the inspections
and at their expense.
Bidders specify their prices separately and dis
ncy in separate offers 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
surelies 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 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
manner and that his surees have also the ability, in
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 to fulfil their contracts who
do not forward satisfactory letters, showing their abb
lily, 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
4 dltlon 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, account, be paid until the contracts
are complied with all respects and is to be forfeited
! to the use and benefit of the United States in the
event of failures to complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in case of failure the part
Of the to deliver the aforesaid Beef and
| Pork within the times specified the Navy Commits
soncrs have the right direct purchases To be made
to supply the deficiencies, and any excess of cost to
be charged to and paid by the contractors Payment
will be made hg the United States excepting the ten
per cenum to be withheld until the completion OF the
|
said Beef and Pork shall have been inspected and re-
ccved and bills for the shall be presented TO the
Navy Agents respectively duly approved by the Com
mandans of the respective Navy Yards according to
| the terms of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef To be excluded from the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engravings
be attached To the contracts persons interested
obtain them on application at this office.
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