The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-29
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FoR ls43.

NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR ls43.
Navy CoMMissossa's OFF,cg,
18Th June, 1872.
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed "Oders for Beef
~ or Offers fr PORK, as the case may be- W u be
received at this Office until o'clock, p. Nd Of the
30th of July next Tor furnishing and delivery, free
of all cost and risk To the United States,
$500 barrels of Navy Beef and 800 barrels OF
Navy Pork each barrel 10 contain two hundred
pounds nett weight Of Beef or Pork To be delivered
al The respective Navy Yards, as follows viz:
l,200 barrels of the Beef at Charlestown, Mass.
800 barrels do Gospor, Virginia.
LOO barrels of the Pork at Charl-s'owa, Mass.
300 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Z.
1900 barrels do Gospor Virginia
All the said Beef and Pork tn he delivered between
the Is day Of April and the 18th day of June is43
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized ny tr
Navy Commissioners.
The Beet must be packed from wel-iattened cattle
weighing not less than i've hundred pounds net
weight each. The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarters and the shins and shoulder clods and eas
eiyht hounds from he neck end of each FIRE quarter
or the parts marked Nos. l, 2, and on the drawing
or delineaon Of the fore and hind quarters OF OK.
which will be attached TO and farm part Of the con
tract must he wholly excluded from zach barrel and
the remainder of the must be cut in pieces
not Tess than eight p unds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, wel-fat-
tened hogs, weighing not less than two hundred
pouIus eacn, heaus, JOies necks, snOu-
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-
tw, the first of November next and the periods OF
delivery and must be sailed with at least bushe
OF coarse Turks Island, Isle Of May, St. Ubes
sa and with five ounces of pure puIyerized saltPe-
tire, 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
knr Xh ash sfnye nd
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 he hoOped at least 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
speeding officers at the respective Navy Yards afore
said, and by some sworn inspectors of salt prov-
sions," who will be selected by the respective COM
manding officers but their charges for such nspec-
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-
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.
Letters from persons binding themselves to become
suretes, if 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 belle 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 manners and that his suretes 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
who do not forward satisfactory letters, showing
their ability, and the ability of their sureties,
pete the contracts.
Bonus In one-lhrJ the amount of the respective
contracts will he tquIred aud per centum in AL
dtun, will be withheld from the amount Of each pay
men to be made collateral security for The due aud
faithful performance of their respective contracts;
which will on no account be paid until the contracs
complied with in all respects and be forfeited
10 the and benefit Of the Uniled States in the
yeni of failures to complies the deliveries within the
escribed periods. Aud in case of failure on the
part Of the 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 Excess Of cost 10
be charged 10 and paid by the contractors. Payment
will be made by the United States (exceptng the |
ten per centum to be withheld until the completion Of
the contracts before stately within thirty days after
the sad beef and pork shall have been inspected and
received, and bills for the shall be presented
the Navy Agents respectively, duly approved by the
Commandments of the respective Navy Yards accord |
ing to the I, Tins of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef to be excluded from the bar
rel will be particular ly designated in the cngravings
TO be attached to the contracts persons interested
can obtain them application at this office.
To be published three times a week, till Goth july
in the Madisonian, Globe and Intelligencer; Hills
Patriot, N. IL. ; Bennington Gazette, Vt Times, and |
Mercantile Journal, Bost,n; Journal of Commerce, |
and Sun, New York American Sentinel, Phade- |
phia Patriot, and sum- Baltimore Beacon Norfolk;
Enquirer, Richmond Louisville Gazette Lexington |
Observer, Maysvle Advocat-, Kentucky Old |
School Republican, Cincinnati Republican, States
man, Ohio; Register, Illinois Bulletin, Mo. New |
Orleans Advertiser; Detroit Free Press, Michigan
June IS aw,3UJy
BY RAE president OF The UNIlED
STATES