The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-02
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR ls4s
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25lh jun, 1912.
S,EALED OFFERS, endorsed "Od,rs for Beef"
- ~ Offers fr Pork, the may be, W II be
received this office until 3 o'clock, p Nj. of the
3Oth of July next for furnishing and delivery, free
OF al cost and risk 10 he United States
$500 barrels Of Navy Beef and 800 barrels OF
Nay Pork each barrel 10 contain two hundred
pounds weight of Beef or Pork to be delivered
at the ,speciive Navy Yards, as follows, viz
300 barrels Of the Beef at CharestoWn Mass
1890 barrels do Brooklyn, n \:
800 barrels do Gospon, Virginia
200 barrels of the Pork at Charesiown, Mass.
300 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
300 barrels do Gospor, Virginia.
All the said Beef and Pork to be delivered between
the 10 day of April and the 18th DAY of June le43
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by the
Navy Commissioners.
The Beef must be packed from we-tattened cattle,
weighing not less than five hundred pounds nett
weight each The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarters and the shlns and shoulder clods and least
eight pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter
or the parts marked Nos. 2, and 3 on the drawing
or deneaon of the fore and hind quarters of an Ok,
which will be attached to and form part of the
tract must he wholly excluded from each barrel 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-ted, well-tat-
tened hogs, weighing not less than two hundred
pounds EACH excluding the heads joles necks shout
ders hams, legs, feet and lard and all refuse pieces
and must be cut IN pieces weighing not less IMAM
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 bshel
OF coarse Turks Island, Isle of May, or st. Ubes
salt, and with five ounces of pure pulverzed sape-
ire to each BARREL exclusive of pickle, to be made
from fresh water, strong 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 to be not less than lhree-fourhs of an inch
81, f.,tfh Tho 1atfn IN ha laSS
thick and be hooped at least three-ourths With
the best white oak hickory hoops except the crosse
hoop, which must be of iron, at 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 contract RS name, and the year when packed
The Beef and the Pork will be inspected by the In
spectng officers at the respective Navy Yards aiore-
said, and by some Sworn inspectors OF salt proyi-
sions," who will be selected by the respective COM
handing officers; but their charges for such inspec-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors, who
must likewise have the barrels put in good shipping or
der, to the satisfaction of the Commandments Of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the inspec-
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
suretes if the offers accepted, and other letters
from Navy Agent, Commandment at a Navy
Yard, other person well known to the Depart
ment, must accompany the offers of each person, and
state the belize 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 manner; and that his surees have also
the ability, In case OF failure on 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 surees TO
plete the contracts.
Bonds IN opehlru the amount Of the respective
contracts will he equlred and ten per centum in ad
drn, will be withheld from the amount Of each pay
TO be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performance of their respective contracts;
which will account be paid until the contracts
ne complied with IN all respects and is to be forfeited
y the and benefit of the United States, in the
of failures to compe.e the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in of failure the
part Of the deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the times specified the Navy Commission
to have the right to direct purchases to be made
TO supply the Deficiencies and any excess OF cost to
be charged 10 and paid by the contractors Payment
will be made by the United States excepting the
ten per he withheld until the completion OF
the before stately within thirty days after
the beet and pork shall have been Inspected and
resr"ed, and bills for the shall be presented to
the Navy Az hts respectively, duly approved by the
Commandants of the respective Navy Yards accord
ing TO The t.ras of the contracts.
The pnrts of the Beef to be excluded from the bar
rel wi he pnricua iy designated in the engravlngs
To be attached To the contracts; persons Interested
can obtain them plication at tins office.
To be published three times week, till Both July,
in the Madisonan, Globe, and lntelligencer HIPS
Patriot, n H. f; Bennington Gazette Vt Times, and
Mercantile Journal, Boston; Journal of Commerce,
and Sun, New York; American Sentinel, Philadel-
phla 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.
June 70 .3awt30Jy
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED