The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-31

am orb nast hs I.liy .raI half
between The first dav of Ian,arv Ials al ,hs ,su
day of April. 1874: and the Other half Inv the iSb
day of June 1874 unless earlier deliveries should Inc
required by The Chief of The Bureau of Provisions
and Clothing Offers INNS, ha made 70, .ach h.If
separately and dis,nciiv-~,bat l. for The half de-.
liverabe between first of January and fifteenth of
April aud for the half deliverable by fifteenth June
| 1874.
| The Beef must be packed from well fattened cat
tie, slaughtered between the first day of November
S43, and the first day Of February, is44, and weigh
ing not less than six hundred pound, net 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
| the parts marked Nos l. 9 and a. ON tba drawin,,
or delneation Of the fore and hind Quarters of an ok
| which will be attached TO and form a part of the
| contract must be wholly excluded from each barrel
and half barrel, aud the remainder of the carcass
must be cut in pieces Of not less than eight pounds
each.
| Inc Fork must be packed from corn-fed well fat
tened hogs, slaughtered between the first day of No
vember, lS43, and the first day OF February, lS44
and weighing not less than two hundred pound, each
excluding the heads, joles necks, shoulders 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 sailed with at
least one statute bushel OF Turks Island Isle Of May
or 81 ube's salt and The Beef must have five
OF ne pulyerized saltpere TO each barrel exclusive
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as salt will make it.
One-third the quantity of Beef and one third the
quantity OF Fork must be packed IN half barrels, and
contain one hundred pounds net weight Of each, as
the case may be-
The barrels and half barrels must be made Of the
| best seasoned white oak white ash slaves and
heading If Of the former to be not less than three
lourts OF an inch thick If of the latter to be not
less thnn inch thick for barrels and three fourths
of an inch for half barrels and TO be hooped at
/ lanet nj ~, A
hickory hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded on
! its head "Nayy Beef" or "Navy Pork ~ as the case
may be, with the contractors name, and the year
when packed.
The Beef and Pork will be inspected BY the To-
specting officers at the respective Nav, Yards and
Stations aforesaid and by some " sworn inspector Of
sailed provisions who will be selected by The
spectve commanding officers; but their chsrgss o.
such inspection must he paid by the respective
tractors, who must like wise have the barrel. tsa a.
good shipping order to the satisfaction of the cssn
mandans of the respective NAVY Yards and slsiioas
aforesaid, after the inspection, and at their
peDse.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly separate offers for the Beef and for the
Pork and for each of the places Of delivery cover
ing all expenses and all charges.
Inc Department reserves to itself the right to re-
Ject al oilers IRON persons who have heretofore fail
cd TO 'uihi Their contracts.
l,onds IN one-lhird the amount oil the respective
contracts wlii be required, and ten per cenlnm in
auo'ton VIII DC withheld from the amount OF each
payment 10 ie made as collateral security for
the due and faithful performance OF their respec,
i've contracts ~h'ch VIII on no account be PAID
un'n Tue contracts are complied with IN all res
Peets' ana 10 DC forfeited TO The United States,
~ ue event OF iaiure 10 complete The DELIVERIES
~ith'n ,he prescribed periods And IN case OF fail
ue on the par' OF 'e contractors 10 deliver the aiore-
sa'u peer ana PORK "l,hh the tunes specihed, The
one' OF e bureau OF PROVISIONS ana clothing shall
nave the rsht 10 direct purchases 10 be made to sup
ply the aehc'ences, ana any excess oil cost shall be
charged 10 ana pad py The contractors. Payment
WIN oe msde oy 'he United states excepting The
zen per cen'um 10 De withhed until me completion
0, no eoh'rac,s as before sta'eo withn 'hr'y days
a'r .e sa'o peel ana PORK sha nave been inspected
anu reoeNeo' anu oiis LOT the same sba nave been
p1esen'eu 20 "e navy agents respectively, duly APP