The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-05
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912,

NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, June 10, 1911
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed Offers for Beef
- or Offers for Pork, the case may be, w be
received this office until O'Clock p M of the 10Th
July next for furnishing and delivering free of all
cost and charge to the nted 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
ed as follows, viz.
1890 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massach usetts.
800 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard Brook
Ign, New York.
port Virginia.
600 barrels Of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown Massachusetts,.
1000 barrels Of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Brook
lyn, New York
900 barrels Of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia
All the 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 M, 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 shins and shoulder clods and at
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter, or the parts marked Nos l. 2, and on the
drawing deineation 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, well-ta-
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.
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, ST. Ubes salt,
and with five ounces of pure pulverized sape.re to
each barrel, exclusive of pickle, to be made from
! fresh water, strong as salt can make it.
The barrels to be made of the best seasoned white
oak or white ash slaves and heading II of the for
mer to be not less than three fourhs Of inch thick
if of the Latter to be not less than one inch thick and
to be hooped al least three fourhs with the best
white oak hickory hoops, except the crosse hoop,
which must be Of IRON at least one inch wide and not
| less than the denomination No. H. All at the ex-
pense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded its head I" Navy
| Beef or g Navy Pork as the case may be- with the
contractors name and the year when packed
The Beef and the Pork will be inspected by the In
spectng officers at the respective Navy Yards afore-
said, and by some "sworn Inspectors Of salt provi-
sions 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
mus, likewise have the barrels put in good shipping
order, the satisfaction of the Commandments of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the inspections,
and at their own expense
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nctly 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
suretes, if the offers accepted and other letters
from Navy Agent, Commandant at a Navy
Yard, 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 to
tract practically acquainted by experience with the
best mode of curing and packing Beef and Pork and
has he IN "A
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 reserve to them
selves the right TO reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed fulfil their contracts who
do forward satisfactory letters showing their abb
ty, and the ability Of their suretes, to complete the
contracts.
Bonds in onehrd the amount Of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per cen,um in ad-
dition will be withheld from the amount Of each pay
men be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts
which will on account, be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects and is to be forfeited
| TO, the and benefit of the United States, in the
event of failures complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in of failure the part
of the contractors 10 deliver the aforesaid Beef 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 to
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
before stately within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork shall have been inspected and re-
ceved 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 fiom the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engrayings
be attached TO the contracts persons interested
obtain them application at this office.
/ ITO be published three times week in the Ma
tona lnteigencer and Madlsonlan ID. c.. Vermont
| Vermont Waterman and State Journal and Peo-
| pies Press Massachusetts, Boston Daily Adver
user Boston Atlas. New York New York Eek
| press New York Commercial Advertiser. Pennsy-
yana North American and Daily Advertiser, phil
adelpha.) Mary land Baltimore Patriot, Baltimore
| American Virginia Norfolk and Portsmouth Her
ald and Norfolk Beacon. Kentucky Louisville
Journal, the Observer, the IneIligcncer lat Lex
ington) Commonwealth Cat Frankfort,) Eagle (at
Maysyille) 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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