The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-13
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1912.
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NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE June 10 ISL
SEALED OFFERS endorsed " Offers for Beef
~. or Offers for Pork, the may be, will be
received a, this office until o'clock NJ # the 20th
July next, for furnishing and delivering free OF all
cost and charge 10 the United States
5000 barrels Of Navy Beet, and $500 barrels Of
Navy Pork each barrel TO contain two hundred
pounds nett weight of Beef or Pork To be deliver
ed as follows, viz.
800 barrels OF the Beef at the Navy Yard Char
estown, Massachusetts,.
500 barrels Of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Brook
Ign, New York
900 barrels of the Beef at the Navy Yard, Cos
port, Virginia
600 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard Char
lestown Massachusetts.
1000 barrels of the Pork at the Navy Yard, Brook
yn, New York.
900 barrels of the Pork al the Navy Yard, Cos
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 Beef mt 81 be packed from well fatened 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 cods, and al
least eight pounds from the neck end of each fore
quarter, the parts marked Nos !, 2, and on the
drawing deineaton of the fore and hind quarters of
an OK which will be attached 10 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, wel-at-
tened hogs weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding the heads, ole 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 bushel
of coarse Turk Island Isle of May ST. Ubes salt
and with FIVE ounces OF pure puVerzed saitpetre, 10
each barrel exclusive OF pickle, TO be made from
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 headIng II of the for
mer be not less than three ourths of inch thick
if of the latter be not less than inch thick and
to be hoop,d least threetourths with the best
white oak or hickory hoops, except the hoop
which be of iron al least one inch wide and not
less than the denomination No. u. All atthe ex-
| pense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded lis head, Navy
Beef or Navy Pork, the 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 ards afore
said and by some Sworn Inspectors OF salt proyi-
sons y who will be selected by the respective. Com
manding Officers; but their charges for such nspec-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors, who
must Likewise have the barrels put in good shipping
order TO the satisfaction of the Commandments of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the inspections
and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and dis
tncty separate offers for the Beet and for the Pork
and for each of the places of delivery covering all ex
penses and all charges.
Letters from persons binding themselves To become
surees if the offers accepted, and other letters
| from some Navy Agent Commandan at q 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
practically acquainted, by experience with the
best mode of curing and packing Beef and Fork and
has the ability TO perform Ills contract IN satisfactory
manner and that his suretes have also the ability In
Of failure the part of the contractor TO 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
lily, and the ability OF their sueties, TO complete the
contracts.
Bonds in one-thrd the amount of the respective
contracts will be required AMI ten per cenum adj
dition will be withheld from the OF each pay
men be made COLA eral securty for the due and
faithful performance of Their respective contracts
which will on no 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 the part
of the contractors TO deliver the aforesaid Beef and
Pork within the times specified the Navy Commits
sloner TO have the ghtto direct purchases 10 be made
TO supply the Deficiencies, and any excess of cost to
be charged To and paid 10y the Contractors Payment
per ccntum to be withheld until the completion OF the
contracts before stately within thirty days after the
SAID Beef and Pork all have been inspected and
ceved and bulls 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 iIom the bar
rel will be particularly designated IN the engtaslngs to
be attached 10 the Contracts persons interested can
| obtain them on application at this office.
ITO be published three times week in the Ma
tional Intellgencer, and Madsonian, ID G. 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 lnt,lgencer, Cat Lax
! ington,) Commonwealth Cat Frankfort Eagle, Cat
| Mays,e.) Ohio; State Journal Cincinnati Gazette,
! Cleveland Herald Indiana Indiana Journal, Rich.
mond Palladium Wabash Courier, Missouri Mis-
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