Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-22
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18th July. 1881.
a. EALED Offers endorsed Golfers for Beef and porL
~ will be received this Office until three o'clock p
NJ OF The tweny'hiih day OF September next for the
supply OF three Thousand barrels of Beef and three hou
sand barrels Of Pork one ihousand barrels of eorb 10 no
delivered at each OF The Navy Yards at Cbarles,o,yn
Massachgseus Brooklyn. New York; and Gospor, Viz
gna mo delivery TO he made before the first dsy OF
hpri, and the whole be delivered before the I5ih nj
May, 1885, AID no extension Of time will be granted
me beei must be packed from we'll lated cattle weigh.
ing not less than elk hundred pounds nett All the lee
and leg rounds Of The hind quarters aud the cods neck or
sucRing pieces, shias and checks, Of The quarters
must he wholly excluded from the barrel and The re.
mMnoer Of me carcase TO be cut in pieces OF less han
eight pounds each.
The pork must be fed and well-fsued. All the
skus !cet, aud hind legs entire must be wholly exclu.
ded rom the barrel snd the remsinder OF the hog mus, be
cut IN pieces weighing not less ban six pounds each.
he whsle quantity Of The said Beef and Pork must BIO
Killed and packed between the present time ard lime o(
delivery; be thoroughly sailed. in the FIRST instance with
an' afterwards packed with su cien quantity OF clean
coarse, wne ufk Island, Isle Of May, ST. Ubes salt
ana no other Kind aud five OF pure salipetfe 10
each barrel 10 ensure lis preservation.
Tie barrels must be made Of the best seasoned heart of
whs OAK, ree rom sap, and tie be Al least
ibtec-iouiihs OF an inch thick They must he fully and
substantially booped and nailed and one iron hoop sl
be ru upon each Of The chimes Of each barrel for adJ
ional security, by and The expense Of the eon,rsctos
Each barrel must be branded on s head s,N,vv geefD
or Navy Pork, as The may be, with Tie "conrac
o. r, nsp a +" and p NE year when packed"
s"ofn inspectors Of Salt Provisions" who will be se
eeed by The respective Commanding oficers; bu, he
charges TOT 'he inspections must be p8d by le respec
I'VE contractors, wh0 must likewise have the barrels pu
10 COOL shipping order after the inspections aud al ier
own expense otherwise the Beef and Pork will not be
received.
Bidders must 'pety their prices separately and e,.
ncy Tor the Beef and for The Pork covering all their
expenses and charges, and separate oilers m be made
of me beel aod for the Pork for each Navy Yard with
he names and residences Of tie snrsGes offered s,aieJn
detail, which must be accompanied by letters from Tho
persoDs 20 named expressing their willingness 10 become
sufeies. and certificates from the nearest United s,o
Dlstfie Judge or Attorney, to their ability or CONNIE
tency, as sUretes for the contracts proposed.
Bends IN one third The Of the rs.pecdve eon.
VIII be withheld FROM The amoun Of each p,c,,e,, A. te
made, o. colllers security to secure The due And li,I
performance Of le respective contracts 10 par, Of which
viii DO paid until The contract is fully completed
The parts Of the Beef 10 be excluded rom be t.rol
are particularly designated In the engrAvings 10 30 At.
iacheJ to 'he contracts which engrayngs will be fur
nshso 70 psfson' who intend 70 make offers, sppica
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