Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-08

Said beet and pork must be delivered a..
between the first day OF January, lsts w.. -.
FIRST day of April, is46; and the other hall t4,.
The 18th day OF April, 1876, and the l5,6 T..
June, lsi6, unless earlier deliveries should i.
quired by the chief Of this bureau. Ofisr, :
be made for each halfseparately and disri ,s
that is, for the half deliverable between ,ba
January and first of April, and for The ' b., -
liverable between the 18th of Apr;l ana 1a ~
June, 1916. Payment for the frst I hsir ~ =
made within thirty days after deliyerr 90" -, .
the second halt in thirty days after the l5 81 !.
1886 ''1 w
The beef must be from we'll fa,iened :.
slaughtered between the first day Of Nov.
l845, and the first day Of February lsaS = :.
weighing not less than six hundred poun.. !
weight, each. The legs and leg rands OF Il.
quarters, and The shns and shoulder cods ;, :.
least eight pounds from the neck end O, ear, i1"
quarter, or the parts marked Nos. /, 2 and
The drawing or delinealion Of the fore and !.
quaters of an OK, which will be attached !, :.
form part of the contract mus, be whole ! !
cluded from each barrel and half barrel a., !
remainder Of the carcass must be cut in nis..
not less than eight pounds each.
The pork must be packed from cornipd !,
fatened hogs, slaughtered between the 6rs :.
OF November, lS45, and the first day Of Pebu,.
1916, and weighing not less than Two huS',
pounds each, excluding the heads, loles No.,
shoulders, hams legs, feet, and lard, and all ~
pieces; and must be cut in pieces weighing .
less than six pounds each.
Both the beet and pork must be sailed vi.
least one statute bushel OF Turks Island, Is.
May, or 81. Ube's SALT and The beet mus, i,
FIVE ounces Of fine pulverized saltpelre 10 >,
barrel exclusive OF a pickle, 10 be made r,
fresh water, as strong as salt will make il.
One-tourth the quantity of beef and one.lc.-
the quantity Of pork, must be packed in halls,
rels, and contain one hundred pounds nel W. !,
Of each as the case may be; and, in esim.
the price two halt-barrels are 10 be conside,e
one barrel.
The barrels and half-barrels must be ma
the best seasoned white oak or white ash S;7
and heading; if of the former, 10 be no, les Il,
three-tourths of an inch thick; if of The lane
be not less than one inch thick for barrels. !,
ree-fourlhs OF an inch for halt.barrels, an;
hoped al least three fourths over with tie !.
white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel and halt barrel must be brani-
its head "Navy beef" or Navy pork" as he !
NAV be, with The contractors name and the /,
when packed.
The beef and pork will be inspected BY Ii,
speeding officers al the respective navy.yii
aforesaid, and by some "sworn inspector o,a.
provisions" who will be selected BY The ret
tive commanding officers; but their charga !
such inspection must be paid by the resp;
contractors, who must likewise have the ta+
put in good shipping order 10 the salisiaca1,
the commandanls of the respective navy ~
aforesaid, after inspection, and al their own 1
pense.
Bidders must specify their prices sepan1
and distinctly, in separate offers for the bee. ]
for the pork, and for each Of The places ofte|
nv, covering all expenses and all charges.
The department reserves TO itself the right
ject all offers from persons who have hept.]
failed TO fulfil their contracts.
Bonds in one.third the amount OF the rss,i
tive contracts will be required, and len per ctl,]
in addition will be withheld from the amour
each payment TO be made as collateral ,ecui
for the due and faithful performance Of their
spective contracts, which will on no accoi
be paid until the contracts are complied Il
in all respects, and is 10 be forfeited 10
United States in the event Of failure 10 COMP
the deliveries within the prescribed periods Il
n case Of failure on The part Of the contract
deliver the aforesaid beef and pork within
time specified, the chief Of The Bureau OF Phi
>ions and Clothing shall have the Iish, TO G
purchasesto be made 10 supply the deficiencies
any excess of cost shall be charged TO and 4
by the contractors. Payment will be MAJ,
the United States at the periods above spec'I
(exceplng the ten per centum 10 be wihhel. I
the completion OF the contracts as before g.
after the said beef and pork shall have bol
specled and received and bills for The sam. 4
have been presented TO the navy agents ra;|
lively, duly approved by the commandanlsc
respective nayy-yards, according TO the term
the contracts.
The parts of the beef 10 be excluded =
particularly designated in the engraving 10 q
iached 10 the contracts. Persons inlereslet
obtain them on application at this office.
Bidders not heretofore contractors are TeluI
to accompany their proposals with evitelc:
ability, together with the names Of lhelr 81
lies, whose responsibility mus, be certified
United States District Attorney, Nary AssI
some other person well known TO the Govenr
otherwise, their proposals will not be aciet y
Bidders, whose proposals are accepIet
none others, will be forthwith notified there, |
three days over and above the ordinary M
quired for the regular transmission OF ID,
will be allowed for them 10 signify their rea'
10 enter into contract; and ten days o's'
above The ordinary time required for The r..
transmission of the mail will be allowed
execution and return OF contract and n
the expiration Of which periods, if no an'ss
received, or contract and bond returned l.e
ply will be offered TO the nexl lowest bdte
cording 10 law
To be published once wcsk until the ! y
Of August next, in the Union, Constiln.c,
Inleliigencer d. c.; Republican, Ban.
Evening Post, Morning News, and jour
Commerce, New York; Pennsylvania al.
stone, Philadelphia; Morning Post and
Boston; n. II. Patriot, Concord; Eastern
Portland, Me-; Enquirer, Richmond, Va
con, Norfolk. Va; Inquirer, Cincinnati, =.
Statesman, Columbus, Ohio; Union Hasn
Tenn; Register Springfield, H.; Den,
Chicago, H.; Free Prees, Detroit Micr.
Sentinel, iudi napolis, a.; Missouri
Louis, Mo-. Democrat, Louisville, ~
Gazette, Lexington, KY.
Proprietors ol the above papers are Ifi
TO send copy Of their respective paper ce-
ing the advertisement 10 this Bureau.
July e-cwtllAus.
To Me Hers and Creditors Of the EfiGb .