The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-27
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1913

NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR 1913
Navy CoMsl,ssioSER's Orrics,
25th June, 1912.
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed "Oders for Beef"
- OF "Oders for Pork, the may be, W II be
received at this Office until o'clock, p NJ OF the
Both Of July next for furnishing and delivery, free
of all cost and risk 10 the United States,
$500 barrels of Navy Beef and $500 barrels OF
Navy Pork; each barrel to contain two hundred
pounds nett weight Of Beef or Pork to be delivered
at the respective Navy Yards, as follows, viz:
300 barrels Of the Beef at Charestown, Mass.
300 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
300 barrels do Gosport, Virginia
200 barrels of the Pork at Charlsstown, Mass
300 barrels do Brooklyn, N. Y.
300 barrels do Gosport, Virginia.
All the said Beef and Pork to be delivered between
the 18Th day Of April and the 18th day of June, lo43
unless earlier deliveries should be authorized by the
Navy Commissioners.
The Beef must be packed from we'll fattened cattle,
weighing not less than five hundred pounds nett
weight each. The legs and leg rands of the hind
quarters and the shns and shoulder clods and at least
eight pounds from the neck end of each fore quarter
or tue parts marked Nos. 1, g. and on the drawing
or deneaton Of the fore and hind quarters of Ok
which will be attached TO and form part Of the
tract must be wholly excluded from each barrel and
the remainder of the must be cut in pieces OF
not less 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, joles necks shout
der, 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-
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 pulverzed saltPe-
tre 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 IL OF the Tor
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 be hooped at least threefourths 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 its head, Z" Navy
Beef" or "Navy Pork" the case may be- with
the contractors name, and the year when packed.
The Beef and the Pork will be inspected by the In
spectng officers at the respective Navy Yards afore-
said, and by some sworn inspectors Of salt provi-
sons," who will be selected by the respective
manding officers but their charges for such inspec-
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 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 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 TO
plete the contracts.
Bonus in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts will he required and ten per centum in ad-
dition will be withheld from the of each pay
be made collateral security for the due and
fail htu performance Of their respective contracts
which will on no account be paid until the contracts
complied with in all respects and is to be forfeited
to the and benefit Of the United States, in the
event of failures to complete the deliveries within the
described periods. And in of failure on the
fihe deliver the aforesaid beef and
within the times specified, the Navy Commission
ers to have the right to direct purchases to be made
to supply the Deficiencies and any of cost 10
be charged 10 and paid by the contractors. Payment
will be made by the United States excepting the
ten per centum 10 DE withheid unl the completion Ut
the contracts before stately within thirty days after
the ga ID beef and pork shall have been inspected and
received and bills for the shall be presented
the Navy Ag Dts 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 engravings
to be attached to the contracts persons interested
can obtain them on application at his office.
To be published three times week, till Both July,
in the Madisonian, Globe, and Intelligencer; Hills
Patriot, N. H. 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, Maysve 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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