The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-23
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR l9a3
Navy CoAlrssloSER's orFioE, }
25th June. 1912. {

25th June, l042 4
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed "Oders for Beef
- OF Offers fr Pork" The case may he, II be
received al THE office unti 8 O'clock, p Nj. Of lhs
Both of July next tor furnishing aud delivery, Tree
OF all east and risk to he United States
$500 barrels of Navy Beef and 800 barrels OF
Nay Pork each barrel TO contain two hundred
pounds weigh, of Beef Pork To be delivered
al The nsreclive Navy Yards, as follows, VIZ;
200 barrels of the Beef a, Charestown, Mass
,3w barrels do Brooklyn, N Y.
800 barrels do Gospon, Virginia.
100 barrels of the Pork at Ch,rl.s'own, Mass
800 barrels do Brooklyn N. Y.
800 barrels do Gosport, Virginia
All the said Beef and Pork to be delivered between
the Is day of April aud the 18th day of June, ie43
unless earl deliveries should be authorized by the
Navy Commissioned
The Beef must be packed from welt iattened cattle
weighing not less than five hundred pounds net
weight each. The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarters and the shns and shoulder cods and least
eight pou nds from he neck end of each ore-quarer
or the parts marked Nos. l. 9 and on the drawing
or einealion of the fore and hind quarters of Ok
which viii he attached 10 and form part of the con
tract must be wholly excluded from each barrel, and
the remainder OF the must be cut in pieces Of
not less than eight p unds each.
The Pork must be packed from corp-ted, 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, or st. Ubes
SALT and with i've ounces Of pure puverlzed saltpe-
tire, 10 each barrel, exclusive Of pickle, to be made
from fresh water, as strong salt can make it.
The barrels TO be made Of the best seasoned while
oak white ash slaves and heading II OF the for
mer, 10 be not less than three-iourths Of an inch
A.. a A.. La. L.. Lee. ,,,h
thick and he hoped at least hreefourths 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. L. All at
the expense of the respective contractors.
Each barrel must be branded on its head, NAVY
Beef, h" 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 aiore-
said and by some "sworn inspectors of salt provi-
SONS" who will be selected by the respective COM
maDdng officers but their charges for such inspec-
ton must be paid by the respective contractors who
must likewise have the barrels put good shipping or
der to the satisfaction Of the Commandants 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 OFF, 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 cepted, and other letters
from Navy Agent Commandant at Navy
Yard, other person well known to the Depart
ment, 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 manner aud that his sureties also
the ability, in Of failure on the part of the con-
tractor, To pay tie 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 foraard satisfactory letters, showing
their ailty, and the ability OF their sureties, 10 com
pete The contracts
Is nus Ore-ihird the amount of the respective
coutrac Will he qured; and ten per centum, in all
dten, viii be withheld from the amount of each pay
be made collateral security FIR tie due and
faI HUI perloi nance OF their respective contracts;
which will, accoun, he paid uutli the Contracts
complied with in all respects and Is TO be forfeited
the and benefit of the UniIed States, IN The
event OF failures to compile The deliveries within he
ssrescr,bed pc iods. Aud ia case OF failure on the
part of he deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the tunes specified the Navy Commission
have the right to direct purCb la DO 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 be withheld until the COMPLETION Of
the contracts before stately within lhiy days after
the beet and pork shall havs been lnspec ed aud
the NavvaAd bills tor the same sh~ ~ prssen,ed tn
Commandments of the respective wv fu.ia accord
ing TO the as Of the contracts.
The parts of the Beet to be excluded from the bar
rel will lie parIicuia Iy designated in the engraving-
TO be attached TO The contracts; persons interested
obtain them plication tins office.
To be published three times week, till Both july
in the Nladsonian Globe, and lntelligencer; Hills
Patriot N. II. Bennington Gazette, Vt Tunes, and
Mercantile Journal, Bost n /; 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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