The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-04

Isl Gay OIL Nprll, 1885, and the other hall be-
tween the 18th day of Aprl, IS45, and the 18th
day of June, 1915, unless earlier deli, cries should be
required 10y the Chief of tue Bureau of Provisions
and, lothing. Offers must be made for each half
separately an dstncty-hat is for the half delive-
rabe between the first Of January and fr,t of Apr,
and for the half deliverable between fifteenth Of April
and fifteenth Of June lS45
The Beei must be from well fattened cattle saugh-
tered between the first day of November lo44, and
the first day of February, lS45 aud weighing not
less than SIX hundred pounds, nett weight each The
legs and leg rands of the hind quarters and he shns
and shoulder clods and at least eight pounds from the
neck end OF each fore quarter or the parts marked
Nos !, and 3, on the drawing deineaton of the
fore and hind quarters of 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 he must be cut 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, l-44, and the first day of February, lS45
and weighing not less than two hundred pounds each,
excluding the heads, joes, necks. shoulders, hams,
legs, feet, and lard aud all refuse p ces aud must
be cut in pieces weighing not less. han six pounds
each
Both the Beef aud Pork must oe sailed with at
least one statute bushel Of Turks Island Isle of May
or ST Ube salt and the b ef must have five ounces
of fine pulverzed satpete 10 each barrel, exclusive
OF pickle, 10 be made from fresh water as strong
: salt will make IT.
One fourth the quantity OF Beef and one fourth the
quantity Of Pork must be packed in half barrels and
contain one hundred pounjs nett weight Of each,
the case may be.
he barrels aud half barrels must be made of the
best, seasoned white oak, or white ash slaves and
headings II, Of the former to be not less than three
iourths OF an inch thick IT, of the latter to be not
less than inch thick for barrels and three ourhs
OF an inch for half barrels and to be hooped at least
three-ourhs with the best white oak or hickory
hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded on its
head Navy 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-
spectng Officers al the respective Navy Yards afore-
said, and by some sworn Inspector OF sailed Prov
sons," who will be selected by the respective com.
handing officers but their charges for such inspe
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 offers for the Bee and for the
Pork and for each Of the places Of delivery co, err
ing all expenses aud all charges.
The Department reserves TO itself the right TO re-
ject all offers from persons who have here ofore
| lai cd to fulfil their contracts.
Bonds m One-third the amount OF the respective
contracts will be required aud per centum In adj
dItion will be withheld from the amount Of each
payment to he made, as collateral security for the
due and faithful performance of their respective
contracts, which will on no account be paid until
the contracts are complied with IN all respects and
IS to be forfeited to the United States in the event
OF failure TO complete the deliveries within the pre-
scrbed periods. And IN of failure on the part
of the Contractor to deliver the aforesaid Beef and
Pork within the time specified the Chief of the Blu
reau OF Prov sions and Clothing shall have the right
| 10 direct purchases TO be made to supply the def
ciencles and any excess Of cost shall be charged 10
aud 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
as before stated,) within thirty days after the said
BE aud Pork shall have been inspected and re.
ceyed and bills Tor the shall have been present.
ed to the Navy Agents respectively, duly approved
! iy the Commandants Of The respective Navy Yards
| according TO the terms Of the contracts
The parts Of the Beef to be excluded will be par
tcularly designated in the engraving to be attached
TO the contracts persons interested can obtain them
on application at this office.
Bidders not heretofore contractors are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence OF ability
together with the Of their surrties whose re-
sponslbiity must be certified by the District Attor.
ney, or some o her person well known to the Gov
eminent otherwise their proposals will 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 a
bond will be transmitted 10 them which must be ex-
ecuted and returned TO this Bureau within thirty
days otherwise the contract will be offered to the
| next 10 est bidder
| To be published once a week until the both Of
September, in the Madisonan, Intelligencer, and
Globt, 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
nlaysvllle Advocate, Kentucky Old School Repub
can and Statesman, Ohio Register, Illinois.
Editors Of the above papers requested to for
ward to the Bureau copies their respective piper
containing this advertisement aug IL