The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-14

Said Beef and Pork must be delivered, one half
between the first day OF January, ls45 and the
LIST day of April, 1915; and the other half be-
tween the 18th day of April, lS45, and the 18th
day of June, 1885, unless earlier deliveries should be
required by the Chief of the Bureau of Provisions
and Clothing Offers must be made for each half
separately and dstincy-that is for the half deliye-
rabe between the first of January and first Of April,
and for the half deliverable between fifteenth Of April
and fifteenth OF June, lS45.
The Beef must be from well fattened cattle saugh-
tered between the first day Of November, 1874, and
the first day of February, lS45, and weighing not
less than six 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, the parts marked
Nos /, and 3, the drawing or delineaton of the
fore and hind quarters Of an OK, which Will be at
tached to and form part of the contract, must be
wholly excluded from each barrel and half barrel
and the remainder of The carcass must be cut In pieces
Of not less than eight pounds each.
The Pork must be packed from corn-fed, well fat
tened hogs, slaughtered between the first day Of No
vember, lS44, and the first day Of February, ls45,
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds each,
excluding the heads, joles, necks. shoulders 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 sailed with at
least one statute bushe of Turks Island Isle of May
or ST. Ube's salt and the Beef must have FIVE
of pickle, TO be made from fresh water, strong
as salt will make it.
One fourth the quantity Of Beef and fourth the
quantity of Pork must be packed in half barrels and
contain one hundred POUNDS nett weight of each, as
the case may be.
The barrels and half barrels must be made of the
best seasoned white oak, or white ash slaves and
heading; If, Of the former to be not less than three
fourths of inch thick IT. of the latter, to be not
less than inch thick for barrels and three fourths
OF an inch for half barrels and TO be hooped at least
threefourths with the best white oak hickory
hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded on its
head Navy beef" 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 In
speeding Officers at the respective Navy Yards afore
said, and BY some sworn Inspector Of sailed prov-
slons" who will be selected by the respective com.
mandng 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
order to the satisfaction Of the commandants Of the
respective Navy Yards aforesaid, after inspection,
and at their own expense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately and
distinctly in separate oers for the Beef and for the
Pork; and for each Of the places Of delivery, cover
ing all expenses and all charges.
The Department reserves TO itself the right to
ject all offers from persons who have heretofore
faed to fulfil their contracts.
Bonds in one-tbrd the amount of the respective
contracts, will be r. CURED and ten per centum IN ad-
diton will be withheld from the amount Of each
payment TO be made as collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts, which will on no account be paid until
the contracts complied with IN all respects, and
Is 10 be forfeited to the United States in the event
Of failure to complete the deliveries within the pre-
scribed periods And IN case of failure the part
of the Contractor to deliver the aforesaid Beef and
he Tina cd Ia Ch,aFn f, RI III,
reau of Prov sons and Clothing shall have the right
TO direct pure hsses TO be made to supply the def
ciencies, and any excess of cost shall be charged 10
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
rs before stated wilhin thirty days after the said
Be,f and Pork snail have been inspected and re-
ceved and bills Tor the same shall have been present.
ed to the Navy Agents respectively, duly approved
by the Commandments of the respective Navy Yards
according 10 the terms of the contracts
The parts Of the Beef 10 be excluded will be par
ucularly designated in the engraving to be attached
10 the contracts persons interested obtain them
on application at this office.
Bidders not heretofore contractors are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence ability
together with the names of their suretes whose re-
sponsibillty must be certified by the District Ator-
ney, some o,her person well known to the Gov
eminent otherwise their proposals will not be acted
upon.
Successful bidders will be forthwith notified. and
one week beyond the regular time for the transmits
sion OF the mail allowed them to signify their readi-
ness TO enter into contract, when the same with
bond, will be transmitted to them, which must be ex-
ecuted and returned TO this Bureau, within thirty
days, otherwise the contract will be offered TO the
next lowest bidder.
To be published week, until the 3Oth of
September IN the Msdsonian, Intelligencer, and
Globe, Washington; Daily Times and Morning Post
Boston; Journal of Commerce. Union and Evening
Post, New York; American Sentinel and Mercury,
Philadelphia; sun and Republican, Baltimore En-
quirer Richmond, Va; Louisville Gazette apd
hIaysvllle Advocate, Kentucky; Cincinnati Republic
can and Statesman, Ohio Register, Illinois
Editors Of the above papers are requested to for
ward to the Bureau copies their respective papers,
containing this advertisement.