The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-07
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR ls4s
Navy COMMISSIONERS OFFIcE,
18th June, 1912.

NAVY COMMISSIONER OFflCE,
18th June, 1912.
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed "Oaers for Beef
~ or 'Ofers for Pork" The case may be, will be
received at this office until O'Clock p. M of the
3Oth OF July next, for furnishing and delivery free
of all cost and risk to the United States,
$500 barrels of Navy Beef and g. 800 barrels OF
Navy Pork each barrel 10 contain two hundred
pounds net, weight of Beef Pork; to be delivered
at the respective Navy Yards, as follows, viz:
1900 barrels of the Beef at Charlestown, Mass.
800 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y
1900 barrels do Gospou, Virginia.
200 barrels of the Pork at Charlesown, Mass.
300 barrels do BROOKLYN N. Y.
300 barrels do Gospori Virginia
All the said Beef and Pork To be delivered between
the ID day of April and the 18th day of June le43
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by the
Navy Commissioners.
The Beef mast be packed from wei-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 cods and at least
eight pounds from he neck end of each fore quarter
or the parts marked Nos. 2, and on the drawing
or delineaiion of the fore and hind quarters Of OK
which will be attached TO and form part of the
tract must be wholly excluded IRON each barrel and
the remainder of the must be in pieces OF
not than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, well-at-
tened hogs, weighing not less than two hundred
pounds EACH excluding the heads, oles, necks, shout
haAhs, icSS, iect anu PiSteS
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, or ST. Ubes
SALT and with five ounces Of pure pulverized satpe-
tre 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.
MAJ ta ha NOT lnse fhan fhrAa- tnitrt M an
thick if Of the latter, to be not less than inch
thick and to he hoped least three-ourths 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. IL. All at
the expense Of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded on its head, A" Navy
Beef 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
specting officers at the respective Navy Yards afore
said and by some "sworn inspectors Of salt provi-
sions," who will be selected by the respective COM
mandng officers; but their charges for such inspeOr
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
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,
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, Commandant at Navy
Yard, or 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
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 surees 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 tn
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 urees
pete the contracts
Bonds in one-thirI the amount of the respective
contracts will be required; and ten per centum in ad
diton, will be withheld from the amount Of each pay
men 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 the |
part 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 of to
be charged to 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 said 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 terms Of the contracts.
The parts Of the Beef to be excluded from the bar |
rel will be particularly designated in the epgravngs
to be attached to the contracts; persons interested
can obtain them application at tins office.
To be published three times week, till Both July,
in the Madsonian Globe, and Intelligencer; HIPS |
Patriot N. II. Bennington Gazette, VT Times and |
Mercantile Journal, Boston Journal of Commerce,
and Sun, New York; American Sentinel Phade- |
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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