The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-28
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR ls43.
NAVY CoMMIssloNER's OFFICE, !
9th lime 1912,

NAVY COMMISSION OFFICE,
25th June, 1872
CtEALED OFFERS, endorsed "OHfers for Beef"
- or Golfers for Pork as the case may be, will be
received this office until o'clock, P M. of the
Both of July next Tor furnishing and delivery, free
of all 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 Pork to be delivered
at The respective Navy Yards, as follows, viz
1900 barrels of the Beef at Charestown Mass.
1900 barrels do Brooklyn, NY.
1900 barrels do Gosport, Virginia
1900 barrels of the Pork at Charlestown, Mass.
1900 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y. NJ
1900 barrels do GosporI, Virginia.
All the said Beef and Pork to be 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 -fattened cattle,
weighing not less than five hundred pounds nett
weight each. The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarters and the shins and shoulder clods and least
eight pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter
the parts marked Nos. |, O. and on the drawing
delineation 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 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 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 one bushel
of coarse Turks Island, Isle of May, st. Ubes
salt, and with five 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 white ash slaves and heading. If of the for.
L, thn. 4 H. g III
thick if Of the latter, be not less than one inch
thick and to be hoped at least threeourths 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. II. All at
the expense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded its head, 4" 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
speeding officers at the respective Navy Yards afore
said and 10y some 6 sworn inspectors of salt prov-
sions," who will be selected by the respective
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
DER to the satisfaction of the Commandants 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 some Navy Agent, Commandant at a Navy
Yard, or other person well known to the Depart
ment, must accompany the offers of each person, and
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 manner and that his suretes have also
the ability in case of failure on the part of the
tractor, to pay the amount of their bonds.
The Board of NAVY Commissioners reserve IN
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.
Bonds in one-hrd the amount of the respective
contracts will be requlred and ten per cenum, in ad-
dtion will be withheld from the amount of each pay
ment to be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performances of their respective contracts;
which will, on no account be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects and is be forfeited
to the use and benefit of the United States in the
event of failures to compile the deliveries within the
prescribed periods And in Of failure on the
part The CONT deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the times specified the Navy Commission
ers to have the right to direct purchases 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 (exceptinp the
ten per centumto be withheld until the completion Of
the contracts before stately within thirty DAYS after
the 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
Commandments of the respective Navy Yards accord
ing to the term Of the contracts.
The parts Of the Beef to 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 Both July
in the Madisonian, Globe, and Intelgencer; Hili's
Patriot, N. H.. Bennington Gazette, VT Times land
Mercantile Journal, Boston; Journal of Commerce.
and Sun, New York; American Sentinel Philadel-
pha 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
NiIY LUIS FOX oALE-Tne following los
~ will be sold low, for cash, or on liberal credit
properly secured viz:
Square No Lots 3, as
II
"a Is and west half of
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