The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-10
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.
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- OF Offers for Pork, the may be, will be
received at this Office until o'clock p M of The Goth
July next, for furnishing and delivering, free of all
cost md charge 10 the United States
5000 barrels of Navy Beef, and 600 barrels of
Navy Pork each barrel to contain two hundred
pounds, nett weight of Beef or Pork. To be deliver
ed as follows, viz.
200 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Char
lestown, Massachusetts.
500 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard Brook
lyn, New York.
1000 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Cos
port Virginia
600 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 ~
All the said Beef and Pork to be delivered between
the 9th day of April and the fifteenth day of June
1872 unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by
the Navy Commissioners.
The Beet mt 81 be packed from well "a tened 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 l. ,, and on the
drawing deineation of the fore and hndq 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 OF not less than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-ied, wel-fat-
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 at least bushe
of coarse Turks Island, Isle of May, ST. Ubes salt
and with five ounces of pure puyeIized saltpere, to
| each barrel exclusive of pickle, 10 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 be not less than three ourths OF inch thick
if of the latter TO be not less Than inch thick and
to be hooped least threeiourths with the best
white oak or hickory hoops, except the hoop
which must be of iron at least inch wide and not
less than the denomination No. IL. All al the ex-
pensc of the respective contractors
Each barrel must he branded on its head, Navy
Beef" or Navy Pork, the case may be, with the
contractors name, and the year when packed.
The Beef 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 pros
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 Compartments of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the Inspections
| and at their expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and dis
tincy 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 al 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 to
tract practically acquainted, by experience with the
best mode of curing and packing Beet and Pork and
has the ability to perform his contract IN satisfactory
manner and that his sureiies 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, or who
do not forward satisfactory letters showing their abb
lily, and the ability OF their sureties to complete the
| contracts.
| Bonds in one-thrd the amount of the respective
contracts will he required and per ccnun in adj
dltion will be withheld from the amount of each pay
men be made collateral sccurlty for the due and
faithful performance of Their respective contracts ,
| which will account be paid until the contracts
are complied with all respects and he forfeited
| To the and benefit of the United States, in the
of failures to complete the deli,er within the
prescribed periods And in case of failure the part
| Of the contractors todclyer the aforesaid Bc,f and
! Pork within the times specified, the Navy COMMITS
soners have the right direct purchases he made
to supply the Deficiencies and any excess of cost TO
I've charged 10 and paid by the contractors Payment
will be made bp the United States (cxcrwing the ten
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contracts before stately within thirty DAYS after the
said Beef and Pork s'all have been inspected and
ceved and bills for the same shall I've 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 he excluded iiom the bar
rel will be particularly designated the cngravings
be attached 10 the contracts persons interested
obtain them on application at this office.
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