The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-08
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1913
Navy COMMISSIONER OFFICE, !


NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1913
Navy CoMsissloNERs OFFlcg,
18th june, 1912. I
SEALED OFFERS, endorsed "Oaers for Beef
~ "Oders for Pork" as the case may be, will be
received al this Office until 3 o'clock, p. M. of the
9oth OF July next, Tor furnishing and delivery free
of oil cost and risk to the United States
$500 barrels of Navy Beef and 3, 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 Charlesown, Mass.
500 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
300 barrels do Gosport, Virginia
200 barrels Of the Pork at Charestown, Mass
800 barrels do Brooklyn, ~ 4.
800 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, 1913
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by the
Navy Commissioners.
The Beef must be packed from we'll attened cattle
weighing not less than five hundred pounds nett
weight each. The legs and leg rands of the hind
and the shns and shoulder cods and at least
eg ht pounds from the neck end of each fore-quarter
or the parts marked Nos 2, and on the drawing
or delineation of the fore and quarters of Ok
which will be attached TO and form part Of the
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-at-
tened noRs, weighing not less imam TWO nunureu
pounds each excluding the heads oles, 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 Turks Island, Isle of May, or st. Ubes
SALT and with five ounces of pure puverized 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 or white ash slaves and heading. If of the for
mer, TO be not less than three-fourths of an inch
thick if of the latter to be not less than one inch
thick and to be hooped at least threefourts over with
the best white oak hickory hoops, except the
hoop which must be of iron, at least inch wide,
and not less than the denomination No. H. All at
the expense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded 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
spectng officers the respective Navy Yards afore
said, and by some sworn inspectors OF salt prov-
sions," who will be selected by the respective COM
handing officers but their charges for such nspec-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors who
must likewise have the barrels put good shipping
der to the satisfaction of the Commandments of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid after the inspec-
tons 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 some Navy Agent, Commandment 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
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 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,
plete the contracts.
Bonds in onethrd the amount Of the respective
contracts will be required; and ten per cenum, in ad
dition will be withheld from the of each pay
ment 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 complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods. And in of failure on the
part the deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the times specified the Navy Commission
ers 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 cenum to be withheld until the completion of
the contracts before stately within thirty days after
the said beef and pork shall have been inspected and
received, and bills for the same 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 to be excluded from the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engravngs
to be attached to the contracts; persons interested
can obtain them on application at this Office.
To be published three times week, till 3Oh July,
in the Madisonian, Globe, and Intelligencer; Hills
Patriot, N. II. Bennington Gazette, VT Times, and
Mercantile Journal, Boston; Journal of Commerce,
and Sun, New York; American Sentinel, Philadel-
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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