The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-13

| 1000 barrels OF lie beef al the navy Iaru.
tCharIestown, Massachusetts.
500 do do Brooklyn. N. Y.
1000 do do Gosport, Virginia.
1000 do Pork Charlestown Mass.
1000 do do Brooklyn, N. Y.
1000 do do Gosport. Virginia.
All the said Beef and Pork to be delivered
between the 5th day of prii and the 5lh da,
of June 1912 unless earlier deliveries should BE-
authorized by the Navy Commissioners.
The Beef must be packed from well -fattened
cattle, weighing not less than five hundred
pounds nett weight each. The legs and leg
rands of the hind quarters, and the shins and
shoulder clods. aud at least eight pounds from
The neck end of each fore-quarter or the parts
marked Nos. l, 2, and 3, on the drawing or
deinention 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
must be cut in pieces of not less than eight
pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn. fed
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 mex, 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 pulverized salipeter, TO ench barrel, ex-
casive of q pickle, 10 be made from fresh wafer
as strong as salt can make it.
The barrels 10 be made of the best seasoned
white oak or white ash slaves and holdings. il
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 10 be hoped at least
three. forihs 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 en- its head.
"Navy Beei," or Navy Pork, as the case
NAV 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 "sworn lnspec-
tors eff salt provisions" WIN will he selected by
he 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 Commandments
of the respective Navy Yards aforesaid after
the inspections, and al their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices Separately
and distinctly, IN seperale offers for The Beef
md for the Pork, and for each of the places Of
delivery, covering all expenses and all char
yes.
Letters from persons Sinding themselves 10
become surelies, if the offers are accepted,
and other letters from some Navy Agent,
Commandment at the Navy Yard, or other per.
son well known 10 the Department, must ac-
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 aud
packing Beef and Pork, and has the ability TO
perform his contract IN a satisfactory manner,
and that his sureties have also tie ability. in
case of failure on the part of the contractor, 10
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 TO fulfill
their contracts or who do not forward satisfac-
Tory letters, showing their ability. and the a.
blty of their sureties, 10 complete the con-
tracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respec-
tive contracts will be required and ten per
centum, in addition will be withheld from the
amount of each paymen, 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 i'll all respects; and is 10 be forfeit
ted TO the use aid benefit of the United States
IN the event of failures to complete the deliver
les within the prescribed periods. And il
case of failure on the part OF the contractors TO
deliver the aforesaid beef ami pork within the
lime specified, the Navy Commissioners TO
have the right to direct purchases 70 be
made to supply the deficiencies, and any en-
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.
10 be withheld until the completion of the con-
tracts as before stated within thirty days alter
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-
spective Navy Yards according 10 the terms
of The contracts.