The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-26

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between the first day OF January, ls45, and the
LIST day of April, lSl5; and the other half be-
tween the 18th day OF April, l845, and the 18th
day of June, lSi5 unless earlier deliveries should be
required by the Chief Of the Bureau Of Provisions
and lothing. Offers must be made for each half
separately and distnctlythat is for the half delye
rable 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, slaugh
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 l, and g. on the drawing or delineaton of the
lore 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 ut the must be cut in pieces
OF not less than eight pounds EACH
The Fork 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 han six pounds
each
Both the Beef and Pork must oe sailed with at
least statute bushel of Turks Island Isle of May
or ST. Ubes salt and the Beef must have five ounces
OF fine pulverzed saltpetre to each barrel exclusive
OF pickle, TO be made from fresh water as strong
salt will make it,
One fourth the quantity of Beef and one fourth the
quantity OF Fork must be packed in half barrels, and
contain one hundred pounds nett weight of each, as
the may be.
The barrels and half barrels must be made of the
bes, seasoned white oak or white ash slaves and
heading it, Of the former to be not less than three
fourths of an inch thick if, of the latter, to be not
less than inch thick for barrels and three fourths
of inch for half barrels, and to be hooped at least
three-fourths with the best white oak 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 In
spectng Officers at the respective Navy Yards afore-
said, and by some sworn Inspector of sailed prov
sions," 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
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 ofers for the Beef and for the
Pork and for each of the places of delivery,
ing all expenses and all charges.
The Department reserves TO itself the right to re-
ject all oilers from persons who have heretofore
failed to fulfil their contracts.
Bonds in one-third the amount of the respective
contracts, will be required and ten per centum in adj
dition will be withheld from the amount of each
payment to he made, 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 all respects, and
is to be forfeited to the United States in the event
of failure TO complete the deliveries within the pre-
scribed periods And in OF failure the part
Of the contractor to deliver the aforesaid Beet and
Pork within the time specified, the Chief of the Blu
of Provisions and Clothing shall have the right
TO direct purchases TO be made to supply the def.
ciencies, and any excess Of cost shall be charged
and paid by the contractors Payment will be made
by the United States excepting the per centum
to be withheld until the completion of the contracts
as before stated) wIihn thirty days after the said
Beef and Pork shall have been inspected and re-
ceIyed, and bills for the shall have been present.
ed to the Navy Agents respectively, duly approved
ty the Commandments Of the respective Navy Yards
according TO the terms of the contracts.
The parts of the Beef to be excluded will be par
ticulary designated in the engraving TO be attached
to the contfacis persons interested 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 sureties, whose re-
spoDsbllity must be certified by the District Attor
Dey, or some olber 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 read
ness TO enter into contract, when the same, with
bond will be transmitted TO them which must be
ecued and returned TO this Bureau, within thirty
days, otherwise the contract will be offered TO the
next lowest bidder.
To be published once week, until the 30th Of
September in the Madsonian, 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 and
hlaysville Advocate, Kentucky; Old School Repub,
can and Statesman, Ohio Register, Illinois.
Editors Of the above papers are requested to for
ward to the Bureau copies OF their respective papers,
containing this advertisement aug IL
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