The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-09
NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR ls43
NAVY COMMISSIONER IS OFFICE, I

NAVY COMMISSIONER 8 OffiCEi
25th June, 1872
CEALED OFFERS, endorsed "Oaers for Beef
- or Golfers for Pork as the case may be, will be
received at this office until o'clock, p M. of the
30th of July next for furnishing and delivery, free
of all cost and risk to 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 Pork; to be delivered
at the respective Navy Yards, as follows, VIZ
200 barrels of the Beef at Charlestown, Mass
800 barrels do Brooklyn, n 1:
300 barrels do Gosport Virginia
200 barrels of the Pork at Charestown, Mass
800 barrels do Brooklyn, N. 4.
800 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, loio
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 forequarter
or the parts marked Nos. !, 2 and on the drawing
or delineaon of the fore and hindq of Ok,
which will be attached to 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 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
.
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, st. Ubes
salt, and with five ounces of pure pulverized sape-
tire, 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 Ii Of the for.
M IN he lesst han e-fO liTfhs n an
thick if of the latter to be not less than one inch
thick and be hOoped least three 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 its head, g Navy
Beef" or "Navy Pork" as the may be, with
the contractors 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 provi-
sons," who will be selected by the respective COM
handing 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 Commandants 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
surees, if the offers 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 belief of the writer that the person offering
to contract 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 suretes have also
the ability, in 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
who do not forward satisfactory letters, showing
their ability, and the ability Of their surees TO
plete the contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts will be required; and ten per centum in ad
dton, will be withheld from the amount of each pay
ment 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 TO be forfeited
to the use and benefit Of the United States, in the
event of failures to complete the deliveries within the
prescribed periods. And in case of failure on the
part contractors to deliver the aforesaid beef and
pork within the times specified, the Navy Commission
have the right to direct purchases to be made
to supply the Deficiencies and any 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 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
Commandants 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
obtain them application at this Office.
To be published three times week, till 30th July,
in the Madisonian, Globe, and Inteigencer; Hills
Patriot, N. II. Bennington Gazette, Vt Times, and
Mercantile Journal, Boston; Journal of Commerce,
and Sun, New York; American Sentinel, Philadel-
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.
june 283tawt30Jy
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES