The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-09
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR Is43.
NAVY CoMslssIosER's OFFIcE,
18th June 1912 Z

NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR Is43
NAVY CoMMIssIosER's OFFIcE,
18th June, 1912.
SEAL.ED OFFERS, endorsed "OGers for Beef
~ or Offers Tor Pork, as the may be, will be
received al this office until o'clock, p M. of the
3Oth OF July next, tor furnishing and delivery free
of ell cost and risk To the United States,
) 500 barrels Of Navy Beef and 3 800 barrels Of
Navy Fork each barrel to contain two hundred
pounds nett weight Of Beef Pork to be delivered
al the respective Navy Yards, as follows viz:
1900 barrels of the Beef at Charlestown, Mass.
l,3oo barrels do Brooklyn, N. T.
1900 barrels do Gosport, Virginia.
LOO barrels of the Pork at Charlesiown, Mass.
300 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
200 barrels do Gospor Virginia.
All the said Beef and Pork to be delivered between
the 18th day Of pr and the 18th day of June lS43
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by the
Navy Commissioners
The Beef must be packed from wel-iattened cattle
weighing less than five hundred pounds nett
weight each. The legs and leg rands of the hind.
quarters and the shns and shoulder cloJs and at least
eight pounds from the neck end of each for quarter
the parts marked Nos. /, 2, and on the drawing
delneaon of the fore and hind quarters Of Ok,
which will be attached to and form part Of the con.
tract, must be wholly excluded from each barrel 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-fat-
tened hogs, weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each, excluding the heads oes, necks, shout
ders hams legs feet and lard aud 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 Turks Island, Isle of May, st. Ubes
salt and with five ounces of pure puverized saltpe
tre to 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 white ash slaves and heading. Ii of the for.
mer, TO be not less than ihree-fourths Of an inch
thick if Of the latter to be not less than inch
thick and to be hoopcd at least treefourhs with
the best white oak or hickory hoops, except the
hoop, which must be Of iron, least one inch wide,
and not less than the denomination No. IL. All at
the expense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded on its head, Navy
Beef" or 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
specting officers at the respective Navy Yards afore
said aud by &C sworn inspectors of salt prov-
sions who will be selected by the respective COM
mandng officers but their charges for such nspeo-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors who
must likewise have the barrels put in good shipping
der to the satisfaction of the Commandments Of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid, after the nspec-
tions, and at their own expense
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate offers for the Beef and for the
Pork and for each of the places of delivery cover
ing all expenses and all charges
Letters from persons binding themselves to become
sureties if the offers accepted and other letters
from Navy Agent, Commandant at Navy
Yard, or other person well known to the Depart
ment must accompany the offers of each person, and
state the belief OF the writer that the person offering
TO contract 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 manners and that his sureties have also
the ability, in of failure the part of the con-
tractor, to pay the amount of their bonds.
The Board of Navy Commissioners reserve to
themselves 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 ability and the ability of their sureties 10 com
plete the contracts.
Bonus in one-thirJ the amount of the respective
contracts will he required and ten per centum in ad-
dtion will be withheld from the amount, of each pay
ment to be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts;
which will no account be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects and is be forfeited
to the and benefit of the United States in the
OF failures to complies the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in of failure on the
part ofhe deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the times specified the Navy Commission
ers TO have the right to direct purchase to be made
to supply the Deficiencies and any of cost to
be charged 10 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
tue as before stateu) Wlnn tnHiy
the said beef and pork shall have been inspected and
received, and bills for the shall be presented to
the Navy Agents respectively duly approved by the
Commandants of the respective Navy Yards accord
ing TO the terms Of the contracts
The parts Of the Beef be excluded from the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engravings
to be attached to the Contracts persons interested
obtain them application at this office
To be published three times week. till 30th July, |
in the Madisonan, Globe, and Intelligencer Hills
Patriot, N. H. ; Bennington Gazette VT Times and
Mercantile Journal, Boston; Journal of Commerce,
and Sun, New York American Sentinel, Philadel-
pha Patriot, and sum- Baltimore Beacon, Norfolk;
Enquirer, Richmond Louisville Gazette, Lexington
Observer, Maysvle Advocate, Kentucky; Old
School Republican, Cincinnati Republican, States
man, Ohio; Register, Illinois Bulletin Mo- New
Orleans Advertiser Detroit Free Press, Michigan.
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