The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-03
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.
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Navy COMMANDMENTS OFFICE, June 10, 1871.
CyEALED 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 $500 barrels OF
Navy Pork each barrel to contain two hundred
pounds, nett 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
lyn New York.
900 barrels Of the Beef at 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
All 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 cods, and al
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter or the parts marked Nos /, 2, and on the
drawing delnealion of the fore and headquarters of
an Ok which will be attached to and form part OF
the contract must be wholly excluded from each bar
pieces fnot less than eight pounds each
The Pork must be packed from cornfed, wetat-
tened hogs weighing not less than two hundred
pounds EACH excluding the heads oIes 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 bushel
of coarse Turks Island Isle of May or ST. Ubes SALT
and with five ounces Of pure pulveIzed saltpere, to
each barrel, exclusive of pickle, TO be made from
| fresh water, strong as salt can maken
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 fourths of inch thick
if of the latter to be not less than inch thick and
to be hooped at least threefourths with the best
white oak or hickory hoops, except the crosse hoop
which must be Of iron, at least inch wide and not
less than the denomination No. II. All at the ex-
| pensc Of the respective contractors
Each barrel must be branded 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
specting officers at the respective Navy Yards afore
said, and by some "swon Inspectors of salt provi-
sons who will be selected by the respective Com
handing 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 their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and dis
tncy 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
sueiies, if the offers accepted and other letters
from Navy Agent, Commandant at Navy
Yard other person well known 10 the Department,
must accompany the offers of each person. and state
the belief OF the writer that the person offering
tract is practically acquainted by experience with the
best mode OF curing and packing Beef and Pork, and
haa,
manner and that his surelies have also the ability in
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 fulfil their contracts, who
do not forward satisfactory letters, showing their abb
llty and the ability of their surees to complete the
contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts VIII be required and ten per centum, in ad-
dltion, will be withheld from the amount of each pay
to be made, collateral security for The due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts;
which will account, be paid until the contracts
complied with IN all respects and to be forfeited
to the and benefit of the United States, in the
event of failures to compile 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
soncS to have the right TO direct purchases to be made
TO supply the Deficiencies, and any of cost TO
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will be made by the United States (cxcepting the ten
per centum, to be withheld until the completion of he
contracts before stately within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork SHALL 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
the terms of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef to be excluded fom the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engravngs to
he attached to the contracts persons interested
obtain them application at this Office
s1JTo be published three times week in the Ma
tional lntelligencer, and Madsonan, d. c. Vermont
Vermont Waterman and State Journal, and Peo-
pies Press. Massachusetts Boston Daily Adver-
tlser, Boston Atlas New York New York Eek.
press, New York Commercial Advertiser. Pennsyl-
vania: North American and Daily Advertiser (Phil-
adephia) Maryland Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore
American. Virginia Norfolk and Portsmouth Her.
aid, and Norfolk Beacon. Kentucky Louisville
Journal, the Observer the Iniegencer Cat Lex
ingon,) Commonwealth Cat Frankfort Eagle, Cat
Mayssie) Ohio State Journal Cincinnati Gazette
Cleveland Herald. Indiana: Indiana Journal. Rich.
mond Palladium, Wabash Courier, Missouri Mis-.
souri, Republican. June II
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