The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-01
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR ls43.
NAVY COMMISSIONER s OFFICE, !
DEsk H.. 1910

18th June, 1912.
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed "OGers for Beef
- or "Oders FIR Pork" the may he, W II be
receive this office until O'Clock p. M of the
30h Of Juy next, Tor furnishing and delivery, free
OF oll cust and risk TO 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
at the respeelire Navy Yards, as follows, VIE;
200 barrels of the Beef at Charlestown, Mass.
800 barrels do Brooklyn, n Y;
l,sJo barrels Of the Pork at Charlesown Mass.
I 300 narrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
1900 barrels do Gospor, Virginia.
A IL the said Beef and Pork TO he delivered between
the 5 day of April and the 18th day of June ls43
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by the
NAVY Commits toner's
The Beef must be- packed from we-laltened cattle,
weiV hing not less than five hundred pounds nett
weight each. The legs and leg Tands OF the hind
quarters and the shns and shoulder clods and at least
eight pounds from the heck end of each fpre-q larie
OF the parts marked Nos. 2, and on the drawing
or deliueaon of the fore and md quarters of an OK
which viii he attached TO and form part of the
tract, must be wholly exclud ii from each barrel and
the remainder OF the must be cut in pieces OF
not 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 joes, necks, shout
ders hams, legs feet aud 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 puyerized saltpe
tire, Ia each barrel, exclusive OF pickle, to be made
from fresh water, 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 ihree-fourths of an inch
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thick and TO be hoped at least with
the best white oak or hickory hoops, except the
hoop, which must be OF iron, at least one inch wide,
and not less than the denomination No. H. 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
mandng 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-
tions and at their 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
surees, 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 manner and that his sureties 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 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 aud the ability of their sureties, com
plete the contracts.
Bonds in oDe-hrJ the amount of the respective
contracts will be required and ten per centum, adj
dlton 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, 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
of failures to complee the deliveries within the
prescribed periods. And in Of failure the
part of the deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within tho times specified, the Navy Commission
to have the right to direct purchases to be made
supply the deficiencies, and any excess of cost to
be charged TO and paid by the contractors Payment
will be made by the United States excepting the
ten per centum to be withheld until the completion OF
the contracts before stately within thirty days after
the sa beef and pork shall have been inspected and
Iese"ed, and bills for the shall be presented to
the Navy Agr nts respectively duly approved by the
Commandments of the respective Navy Yards accord
ing to the Il rns Of The contracts.
The parts OF the Beet to be excluded from the bar
rel viii I've parIicuaIy designated in The engravngs
to be attached to The contracts; persons interested
Can obtain them on application at lhis office.
To be published three times week, till Goth july
in the Madsonian, Globe, and Intelligencer; Hills
Patriot N. II. Bennington Gazette, VT; Times and
Mercantile Journal, Bost Journal of Commerce,
and Sun, New York; American Sentinel, Phiade-
phia Patriot, and sum- 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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