The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-08
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.


SEALED OFFERS, endorsed " Offers for Bee"
~ or Oilers for Pork the may be, will be
received al this office until o'clock p NJ. Of the Goth
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 Pork. To be deliver
ell as follows, viz
300 barrels OF the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts,.
500 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard Brook
900 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia
1000 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
Allhe 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 mt be packed from well ialtened 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 1 2, and on the
drawing deineaton 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 must be cut in
pieces Of not less than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, wei-iat
tened hogs weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each excluding the heads, oles, 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 least bushe
of coarse Turk Island, Isle of May, ST. Ubes salt
and with five ounces of pure puvenzed saltpere, 10
paf exclusive q "A n be ID
fresh water, strong salt can make it,
The barrels TO be made of the best seasoned white
oak white ash slaves and heading. II of the for
er to be not less than three ourths of inch thick
if of the latter TO be not less than inch thick and
be hooped at least threefourths with the best
white oak hickory hoops, except the hoop,
which must 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, 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 proy-
sions, who will be selected by the respective Com
handing Officers but their charges for such nspec-
ton be paid by the respective contractors, who
must likewise have the barrels put in good shipping
order to the satisfaction of the Commandants Of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the Inspections
and at their 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
sureties, if the offers accepted, and other letters
from some Navy Agent, Commandant at a 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
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 sureties 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 Ject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts who
do not forward satisfactory letters showing their abb
llty and the ability of their sureties complete the
contracts.
Bonds IN one-third the amount of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per cenum in adj
dition, will be withheld from the amount of each paw
be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts
which will, on no account be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects and is 10 be forfeited
| TO the and benefit of the United States in the
event OF failures to complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in of failure on the part
OF the contractors 10 deliver the aforesaid Beet and
Pork within the times specified the Navy Commits.
soners to have the right direct purchases be made
to supply the Deficiencies and any excess of cost
be charged to and paid by the contractors. Payment
will be made by the United States excepting the ten
per centum to be withheld until the completion of the
contracts before stately within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork shall have been inspected and re-
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 to
the terms of the contracts.
The parts Of the Beef to be excluded flom the bar
rel will be particularly designated the engravings
be attached TO the contracts persons interested can
obtain them on application at this office.
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