Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-07
Navy Bccfand Pork for 1898.
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

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at this Office until goth October next for supplying
1ooo barrels Of Navy Beef, and 1000 barrels OF Navy
FORK oil the best quality for the u $. Naval Service
900 barrels of Beef and 400 barrels of Pork be deliver
ed at each OF the Navy Yards and Brooklyn
au Tue Baltimore Naval Station, respectively; 600 bar
res oil beef and 500 barrels of Pork the Navy Yard
Gospor Va, and 400 barrels of Beef and 300 barrels
rork 10 De delivered at the Navy Pensacola, w. f. T.
Inc deliveries must be commenced on or after the ff
eehh Oh February 1888, and be completed by the hi
teenth OF April following.
The Beef must be packed from well fatted Cattle
weighing not less than $50 pounds nett, 500 pounds
The hoof All the Legs, Leg-rOunds, Clods Cheeks
SIMS and the Week OF each ANIMAL be wholly
Guided from the barrel and the remainder of the
must be cut into pieces ten pounds each as near as
Pracucabe, so that 20 pieces will make barrel of 200
pounds nett weight of Navy Beef
The Pork must be fed and well fatted: all the
skulls feet and hindegs entire must be wholly excluded
from the BARREL and the remainder OF the Hog must he
cut INTO pieces oil eight pounds EACH possible
so that 20 pieces not than three of which shall be
SHOULDERS will make barrel OF 200 pounds nett weight of
Navy Pork
The whole quantity of the said Beef and Pork must be
perfectly salted in the first instances with and ards
packed WITH sufficient quantity of Clean coarse white
Turks Island, Isle of May, Ubes SALT and no other
10 insure ITS preservation with re OF pure salpe.
tire TO each barrel.
The Barrels must be made of the best seasoned heart of
white oak, or white ash free from sap they he fully
and substantially hoped and nailed and hoop
be put upon each chine for additional security against leak
ing, by and at the of the Contractors Each
rel must be branded on its head "Navy Beef and "Na
Wy Pork, with the "Contractors name and the "year
when packed.
ne Beei and Pork on being delivered the respective
places OF delivery, will be inspected by sworn nspec-
tor. who will be appointed by the respective Commanding
Officers but no charge therefor will be allowed by the Go.
vernmen and having passed their inspection the respec-
i've contractors must have the barrels put in good ship
ping Order at their own expense, otherwise the Beef and
Pork will not be received
bidders must state Their prices separately and distinctly
Tor the Beef and for the Pork covering all their expenses
and charges, and for each Yard or Station separate offers
must be made The names and residence of their sure
ues IN detail, must accompany the offers. !.
Bonds in the amount of third the
tracts will be required, and ten per centum will be with
held from the amounted each payment, collateral sec
y In addition to the bond for the due performance Of the
respective contracts
Every bid not made in conformity with this advertise
nent, and not received in due time, will be rejected
The parts OF the Beef TO be excluded from the barrel
are particularly designated in the engravings be
10 the Contracts, which engravings will be furnished to
persons Who intend to make offers, application this
oInCe' august Il. Sod