The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-19
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1913.
Navy CoMMIssioNER's OFFICE, !
25lh June, 1872.

NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR lS43
Navy CoMMlssloNER's OFFieE,
25th June, 1872.
GEALED OFFERS, endorsed "Oaers for Beef
~ "Ohers for Pork" The may be- W ii be
received this office until o'clock p. M. of the
3Oh OF July next, for furnishing and delivery, free
of 1ll cost and risk 10 the United States,
$500 barrels OF Navy Beef and 500 barrels OF
Nay Pork each barrel to contain two hundred
pounds nett weight of Beef Pork to be delivered
al The respective Navy Yards, as follows, VIE;
1900 barrels of the Beef at Charlestown, Mass.
l $40 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
l. 800 barrels do Gospon Virginia.
$40 barrels of the Pork at Charlesown, Mass.
300 barrels do Brooklyn, N. T.
800 barrels do Gospor, Virginia
An the said Beef and Pork to be delivered between
the Is day of April and the 18th day of June 1913
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by the
Navy Commissioners.
Thr Beef must be- packed from wel-fattcned cattle,
weighing not less than five hundred pounds nett
weght each. The legs and leg rands OF the hind
quarters and the shns and shoulder clods and least
egh puu nds from The neck end of each fore quarter
or the parts marked Nos. 2, and on the drawing
or deneation of the fore and hnd quarters of an Ok,
which viii be attached TO and form part of the
tact must be wholly excluded from each barrel and
the remainder OF the mast be cut in pieces OF
potIes than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, wel-ia-
tened hogs weighing not less than two hundred
pounds each excluding the heads, joles necks shout
ders, hams legs, feet and lard, aud 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-
Nv, en- 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, or St Ubes
salt, and with five of pure pulyerzed saltpe-
ire TO each barrel, exclusive Of pickle to be made
fron, fresh water as strong salt can make it,
The barrels to be made of the best seasoned white
oak white ash slaves and heading. If OF the for.
mer, 10 be not less THAI three-fourths of an inch
thick if of the latter, TO be not less than one inch
thick, and TO he hoped at least three-fourths 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. IL. All at
the expense of the respective contractors
Each barrel must be branded on IFS head, 6 Navy
Beel,'' 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
specng officers at the respective Navy Yards alore-
said, and 10y /" sworn inspectors of salt provl-
sions' who will be selected by the respective COM
mandng officers but their charges for such inspeo-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors, who
must likewise have the barrels put in good shipping
der, to the satisfaction of the Commandments OF the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid, after the inspec-
ito 5, 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, or other person well known to the Depart
ment must accompany the offers of each person, and
state the belle oil 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 sureties have also
the ability, in of failure the part of the
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
pete the contracts.
Bonus IN one-hrJ the amount of the respective
contracts will he ,quired and ten per centum in ad
dtun, viii be withheld from the amount Of each pay
to be made collateral security for the due and
faithful performances of their respective contracts;
which WILL account be paid until the Contracts
complied with in all respects and to be forfeited
20 the and benefit of the United States, in the
svenl of failures TO compile the deliveries within the
prescribed periods. And in case of failure the
part ofthe deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the times specified the Navy Commission
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
per centum to 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 shall be presented to
the Navy Agents respectively, duly approved by the
Commandments of the respective Navy Yards accord
ing to the ttrns of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef to be excluded from the bar
rel will be particularly designated in the engraving
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 Integencer HIPS
Patriot, n ii. Bennington Gazette, VI Times, and
Mercantile Journal Boston Journal of Commerce,
and Sun, New York; American Sentinel, Phiiadel-
pha Patriot and oun, 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 .S 3awt3OJy