The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-12
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912
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Navy COMMISSIONER OrFIcE, June Is, lS4i
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed Offers for Beef,
- or " Offers for Pork" the case may be, VIM %
received at this Office until 3 o'clock r. M OF the Sun
July next for furnishing and delivering, Tree OF all
cost and charge 10 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 denver
ed follows, viz.
200 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy fard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts.
800 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, BROOK
lyn New York.
1000 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Cos
port Virginia.
500 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts
1000 barrels Of the Pork at the Navy Yard Brook
lyn New York.
1000 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Cos
Althe said Beef and Pork 10 be delivered between
the 9Th day Of April and the fifteenth day of June,
1892 unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by
the Navy Commissioners.
The Beef mt ST be packed from well aitened cattle,
weighing not less than five hundred pounds meet
weight each. The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarers and the shns and shoulder clods, and al
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter, the parts marked Nos !, 2, and on the
drawing or deneaon 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 carcass must be cut in
pieces ofnot less than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, well-tat-
tened hogs, weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each excluding the heads joes, 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 one bushel
of coarse Turks Island Isle of May ST. Ubes salt,
and with five ounces of pure pulveIzed saltpetre to
each barrel, exclusive Of pickle, 10 be made from
| fresh water, as strong as salt can make ii.
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 fourhs of inch thick
if of the latter be not less than inch thick, and
be hooped at least three fourhs 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. IL. All at the ex-
| pense of the respective contractors.
| Each barrel must be branded on its head, Navy
Beef" or Navy Pork" the 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 proyl-
| 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
must likewise have the barrels put in good shipping
order to the satisfaction of the Commandants Vt the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the inspections
and at their own expense.
Dluuers must specify tHeI prices separately
nctly in separate offers fothe 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
surees, if the offers accepted and other letters
! from some Navy Agent, Commandant at 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 to
tract practically acquainted by experience with the
best mode Of curing and packing Beef and Pork, and
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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 reject all offers from persons who
have heretofore failed to fulfil their contracts who
do not forward satisfactory letters, showing their abb
lity and the ability of their surees to complete the
contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts will be requred and ten per centum, in adj
dton, will be withheld from the amount of each pay
ment be made, collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts
which will on account be paid until the contracts
are complied with in all respects and is to 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 to deliver the aforesaid Beef and
Pork within the times specified, the Navy Commits
sloners to have the right to direct purchases to be made
TO supply the deficiencies, and any excess of cost to
be charged and paid by the contractors. Payment
will be made by the United States Excepting the ten
per centum to be withheld until the completion ofthe
contracts before stately within thirty days after the
said Beef and Pork shall have been inspected and
ceved and bills for the shall be presented 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 fom the bar
| rel will be particularly designated in the engravngs to
be attached TO the contracts; persons interested can
obtain them application at this Office
/ 1rTo be published three times week in the Ma
tional lntelligencer, and Madsonan, ID c. Vermont.
Vermont Waterman and State Journal, and Peo-
pies Press. Massachusetts,; Boston Daily Adver-
User, Boston Atlas New York New York Ex-
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 Inteigencer, Cat Lex
ington,) Commonwealth Cat Frank ort) Eagle, Cat,
Maysvle,) Ohio State Journal Cincinnati Gazette,
Cleveland Herald Indiana: Indiana Journal, Rich
mond Palladium, Wabash Courier, Missouri Mis-
souri, Republican. june II