Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-26
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1913.
NAVY CoNMissrosER's ory,er

NAVY COMMISSIONER. ory,cr.i
SEALED OFFERS endorsed "Ofers for Bee' or @ie,, f.,
Pork the may be, will be received this ofe %
n ali ea the sns . sf sy e qfa 10
$500 barrels of Navy Beef and $500 barrels Of Navy po,
or Pork; delivered the respective Navy Yards as m
0T 200 barrels Of the Beef a, chares:own, Mass.
barrels Of III, DC Pork a, cSsnS vs s
1850 barrels do. GospoIt Virginia
An the said aud Pork to he delivered between the
Of April and the 18Th day Of June 1919 unless earlier d,iyc
should be authorized by the Navy Commissioners
The Reef must be packed well faened cattle yeicbr
not less than live hundred pounds weight each The l
and leg rand the hind quarters and the shns utr
quarter or the parts marked and the drawnr
deneaton fore and hind quarters of an Ok viii
excluded from each barrel the remainder The carea,
be cut in pieces of not es than eight pounds each
The Pork he packed from corned, wefa'tfned hogs
weighing rot hundred pounds each, eacu1in: M
heads oes, neck, shoulders hams legs feet and lard an
refuse pieces and must be cut in pieces weighing not less n
Both the Beef and Pork be slaughtered between first
of November and periods of delivery, and salt,
cd with lea,, buse of Turks Island, Isle Nav
or ST. ube salt and with ye ounces OF pure pnverlzed s
each barrel exclusive of pickle 10 be made from fresh
wafer, a. strong salt make II.
The barrels 10 be made Of the best seasoned white oak wl
ash and heading IL of the former to be not less than
fonrths of inch thick of the latter, to be linn
inch thick, and TO be hooped at least three ous Will
the best white oak or hickory hoops except the crosse hoop v
mus. be iron wide, than h- h.
nomination No. H. All at the expense respective c
tractors.
Each barrel must be branded on head, "Navy Beefr
Navy Pork, as the may be, with the contractors nam
and the year when packed.
The Beef and the Pork inspected by Inspecting A.
hcers al the respective Navy Yards aforesaid and by
swon inspectors Of salt PROVISIONS who will be selected Is
the respective commanding officers but their charges for H.
specton be paid by the respective contractors NUT
likewise have the barrels put in good shipping order To the
faction u the .Commandants Of the respective Navy Yard.
aforesaid, after the inspections and at their own EXPENSE
Bidders must specify their prices separately and distinctly m
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places Of delivery covering all expenses and all charges
Letters from binding themselves become
offers accepted and other letters from Navy Agent,
Commaniant Navy Yard other well known
Department must accompany the offers OF each person. and
the belief of the writer that the Offering To contract
practically acquainted, by experience with the best mode
curing and packing Beef and Pork and has the ability psrorm
his satisfactory and that his
also the ability, in of failure the part of the contractor
pay tie amount of their bonds.
The Board of Nav Commissioners 10 themselves M
right reject all offers from who have heretofore l
ful their contracts, wha do not forward satisfactory Letters,
showing their ability and the ability OF their snr.es TO
pete the contracts.
Bonds third the OF the respective
required; and per In addition, will he Withheld
from of each payment be made, collateral
for the due and faithful performance ot their respective
tracts will b. paid until the
complied with all espects and 10 be forfeited the
neit of the United States, the failures con
The deliveries i,n the periods And in ras .f
the part of the contractors To deliver W" aforesaid beef
and por within the times specified the Navy To
have the right purchases be made supply
and of cost to BE- charged 10 AMI paid y M,
Payment will he made by The United States
cepting per cenrum Ia be Withheld Intihe comp'o
the before stated within thy days after The sad
beef and pork shall have been Inspected ad received aud bills
the shall be presented IL the Navy ,gens e-pec
duly approved the Commandments Of the respective Navy
Yards according To the terms Of the contracts
The Of the Beef tn be excluded from the barrel a -
particularly designated in the engrvines to be attached ot
contracts persons interested obtain them applications
his Office.