The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-06
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.

furnishing and delivering, free OF all COST anu
charge to the United States
8 600 barrels fNavy Beef, ard 600 bar
reIs Of Navy Pork; each barrel to contain Two
hundred rounds, nett weight, of Beet or IofN'
To be delivered as follows, VIZ.
1900 barrels of The Beef at the Navy 1ard'
Cheilestown, Massachusetts.
s0O do do Brooklyn, N. I.
o00 do do Gospor,, Virginia
I 6OO do Pork Charlestown Mass.
1O0O do do Brooklyn. N. Y.
1000 do do Gosport. Virginia:
All the said Beef and Pork 10 be delivered
bo,ween the 5th day of April and the 9Th day
Of June 1912 unless earlier deliveries should be
authorized by the Navy Commissioners.
The Bcef must be packed from well-fatened
cattle, weighing not less than five hundred
mounds nett weight each. The legs and leg
rands Of the hind quarters, and the Sims 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
deliceation OF the fore and hind quarter OF an
Ok. which will be att ached to aud form part
Of the contract, must be wholly excluded from
ea,a barrel, and the remainder of the carcass
,oiIs, be cut in pieces of not less than eight
pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn'ied
we! fitened hogs, weighing not less than two
hundred pounds each, excluding the heads.
ioles, necks, shoulders, hams, legs, feet, and
lard, and and all refused pieces and must be
cat 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
Nav, or St. Ubes salt. and with five ounces
O. pure pulverized sallpeter, to each barrel, ex-
elusive of pickle, 10 be made iIom fresh water
as strong as salt can make it.
The barrels TO be made of the best seasoned
white oak or white ash slaves and holdings IL
Of the former, to be hot less than three-fourths
of an inch thick If ofthe latter. 10 be.not less
than one inch thick and to be hooped at least
three fcr,hs 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 IFS head
.Navy Beef" or Navy Pork. " as the case
may be, with the contractors name, and the
year when packed.
the Inspecting Officers at the respective Navy
Yards aforesaid, and by some sworn lnspec-
tors eff salt provisions" who will he selected by
the respective Commanding Officers; but
their charges for such inspection must be pad
bv the respective contractors. who must like
wise have the barrels put in good shipping
order, TO the satisfaction of the C"mmandants
of the respective Navy Yards aforesaid after
the inspections, and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately
AMI distinctly, In seperate offers for the Beet
and for the Pork, and for each of the places OF
delivery, covering all expenses and all char
ges.
Letters from persons binding themselves to
become sureies, if the offers arc accepted,
ond other le;ierS from some Nay agent,
Commandant at the Navy Yard, or other per-
son well known TO the Department, mast &C.
campanv the offers of each person, and state
tie belief Of the writer that the person Offering
10 contract is practically acquainted, by eX-
perience, with the best mode of curing and
hacking Beef and Pork, and has the ability 10
perform his contract in Il satisfactory manner,
and that his sureties have also tie ability. IN
case of failure on the part of the contractor, 10
poy 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 satlstac-
tory letters, showing their ability, and the a
bility 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 payment to be made, collateral
security for the due and faithful performance
oftheir respective contracts; which Will on no
account be paid until the contracts are COM
piled with in all respects and Is 10 be toriei-
ted to the use AID benefit of the United Siaes
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 RICH. to direc. purchases TO be
made 10 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.
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 lnspec'
ted and received, and bills for the same shall
he presented TO 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 Beef TO be excluded from
the barrels will be particularly designated in
the engravlngs 10 be attached to the contra, rs
persons interested can obtain them on applica.
lion al this Office.
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