The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-16
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR l,4a
Navy CoMslssio NER's OFFIcg, }

NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR l>43
Navy CoMMssios gas OFr,cg,
18th June, 1912. I
C,EALED OFFERS, endorsed "OHers for Beef
~ or Offers for Pork" as the case may be, VIII be
received at this office until O'clock, p M. Of the
Both of July next Tor furnishing and delivery, free
OF oil cost and risk to the United States,
$500 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 delivered
at the respective Navy Yards, as follows, viz:
200 barrels of the Beef at Charlestown, Mass.
300 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
300 barrels do Gospot Virginia.
200 barrels of the Pork at Charlesiown, Mass.
300 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
300 barrels do Gosport, Virginia.
All the said Beef and Pork To he delivered between
the 18Th day of April and the 18th day of June lS43
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized BY the
Navy Commissioners.
The Beef be packed from we'll fattened cattle
weighing less than five hundred pounds nett
weigh, each. The legs and leg rands Of the hind
quarters and the shns and shoulder coJs and at least
eight pounds from he neck end of each fore quarter
or the parts marked Nos l 2, and on the drawing
deneaiion of the fore and hind quarters Of Ok,
which will be attached 10 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 wel-fat-
tened hogs, weighing not less than two hundred
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 bushe
oil coarse Turks Island, Isle of May, St Ubes
salt, and with five of pure puiverzed saltpe-
tire, 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 THAI three-fourths of an inch
thick if Of the latter, TO be not less than inch
thick and to he hooped at least hreefourths over with
the best white oak hickory hoops, except the
hoop which must be of iron at least one inch WIDE,
and not less than the denomination No. H. All at
the expense Of the respective contractors.
Eioh barrel must be branded on its head, Navy
Beef" or Navy Pork the may be, with
the contract RS name, and the year when packed.
The Beef and the Pork will be inspected by the In
speeding officers at the respective Navy Yards afOre
said, and by some sworn inspectors of salt provi-
sons" who will be selected by the respective com
manding officers but their charges for such nspeo-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors, who
must likewise have the barrels put good shipping
der, to the satisfaction of the Commandants OF the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid, after the inspec-
ito S, 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,
ing all expenses and all charges.
suretes, IT the offers are accepted and other letters
from some Navy Agent Commandant at Navy
Yard, 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 pted, by experience,
with the best mode of packing Beef and
Pork, and has the abl pm his contract in a
satisfactory manner sureties have also
the ability, in case of ] 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
who do not forward satisfactory letters, showing
their ability, and the ability of their sureties,
pete the contracts.
Bonus in ope-thrd the amount of the respective
contracts will be requ'red and ten per centum in adj
dton will be withheld from the amount of each pay
men to be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts;
which will, 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 perods. And in case of failure on the
part 10 deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the times specified, the Navy Commission
ers to have the right to lect purchases to be made
to supply the deficien any of cost to
be charged 10 and pail contractors Payment
ten per ceDtum to be withheld until the completion Of
the before stately within thirty days after
the sad beef and p0 shall haye been inspected and
IeseIred, and bi pc same shall be presented to
the Navy Agents NsPec,vey, duly approved by the
Commandments of the respective Navy Yards accord
ing to the terms Of the contracts.
The parts Of the Beet to be excluded from the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engravings
TO be attached to the contracts; persons interested
can obtain them application at this Office
To be published three times a week. till both July,
in the Madsonian Globe, and Intelgencer; Hills
Patriot, N. II. Bennington Gazette, Vt; Times and
Mercantile Journal, Boston; Journal Of Commerce,
md S,,r Nm Vnrl ftrol oIaI
phia Patriot and sun, Baltimore Beacon, Norfolk
Enquirer Richmond Louisville Gazette, Lexington
Observer, Maysville 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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