Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-25

Each barrel TO contain not less ,ba, ),
bred pounds net weight Of beef or po,L ~!
cess of weight in either article will he a.,
To be delivered al the respective Navy r. Y.a
follows: 81
Bbls. beef BIZ, :.
AtCharlestown, Mass, 1900 '', ,o POI
Al Brooklyn, n. T., 1900 Wv.
At Gospor, Va, 1900 l ls%
Said beet and pork must be delivered ~,
between The first day OF January. ls4s ~.
frs, day Of April, 1916; and the Other hall 81 81
The 18th day OF April, 1916, and The l5S
June, 1916, unless earlier deliveries shonla y
quired BY the Chief Of this bureau. O,is,.
be made Tor each halfseparately and diS,is.
that is, for the half deliverable between 49,
January and first Of April, and for The 'I S.l. =
liverable between the 18th Of April anc ".
June, 1876. Payment for the trs ba,, ~
made within thirty days after deliver. ,nS
the second hall in thirty days after the l5,h J..
1886 ="
The beet must be from well .a,,cned =.
slaughtered between the first day Of Noy.m.
1915, and the first day Of February. 1876
weighing not less than six hundred pouna, q
weight, each. The legs and leg rands Of H. IL
quarters, and the shins and shoulder clcjs J.. 4
least eight pounds from the neck end Of esrb Il
quarter, or the parts marked Nos l 2and 4
The drawing or delinealion of the fore ami j
qGaters OF an OK, which will be attached ia Il
form q part OF the contract, must he who'll y
cluded fronl each barrel and half barrel an j
remainder OF the carcass must be cut in pier., !
not less than eight pounds each
The pork must be packed from corn !e; -.
fattened hogs, slaughtered between the frn !,
Of November, 1915, and The first day G. Febfu,.,
1916, and weighing not less than tyo hpri,,,
pounds each, excluding The heads, loles rt,,,
shoulders, hams legs feet, and lard, and al rel,
pieces; and must be cut in pieces weighing 4
less than six pounds each
Both the beet and pork mus, be sailed viii
least one statute busbel OF Turks Island, lse
May, or 81. Ube's salt; and the beef mus .,s
five ounces of fine pulverized sal,perre 10 ..
barrel exclusive Of a pickle, 10 be made n,
fresh water, as strong as salt will make ii.
One-fourlh The quantity fbeef, and one.,cu-
the quantity pork, must be packed in ha!l.,
rels, and contain one hundred pound, net Wei,
of each, as the case may be; and. in c,,imae,
the price, Two halt barrels are 10 be consitere3
one barrel.
The barrels and hall-barre!s mus, be MAJ,
the best seasoned white oak, or white ash Sta
and heading; if Of the former, 10 be mol less 4;
three-toullhs of an inch thick; if OF The Latte
be not less than one inch thick for barrels. /,
three-four,hs OF an inch for halt.harre!s antp
hooped al least three iourhs over wih the /,
white oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel and halt barrel must be brani,3
its head "Navy beet" or "Navy pork, as the (;
may be, with the contractors name and the :,
when packed.
The beet and pork will BE- inspected By the
specling officers al the respective navy.ya
aforesaid, and by some "sworn inspector o,al
provisions who will be selected b. The resp
tive commanding officers; bu, their charges
such inspection must be paid BY the respcci
contractors who must likewise have the bar,
put in good shipping order 10 The satisfaction
the commandments OF the respective nary ~
aforesaid, after inspection, and at their owa .
pense.
Bidders must specify their prices scparat
and distinctly in separate offers for The bee !
rs, covering all expenses and all charges.
The department reserves 10 itself The rish.o
ject all offers from persons who have hereloi
failed 10 fulfil their contracts.
Bonds in one.third the amount OF The resp
tive contracts will be required, and len percent
in addition will be withheld from The amount
each payment 10 be made as collateral secu
for the due and faithful performance Of their
speclive contracts, which will on no ascor
be paid until the contracts are compiled y
in all respects, and is TO be forfeited 10
United States in the event Of failure 10 compN
the deliveries within the prescribed periods 4
in case Of failure on the part Of the contractor
deliver the aforesaid beef and pork within
time specified, the chief OF the Bureau OF Pr
sions and Clothing shall have The rich, to tiT
purchasesto be made 10 supply the Deficiencies,
any excess OF cost shall be charged 10 aid ?
BY the contractors. Payment will I've made
the United States at The periods above speciil
(rxcepins the ten per centum 10 be withheld VI
the completion OF the contracts as before >al,
after The said beef and pork shall! have heeH
specled and received and bills fol The same s.
have been presented to the navy agents resi-
lively, duly approved by the commandments Of
respective nav ShiuSf dSSOiu'hS " WIS U'm'
the contracts.
The parts of the beef 10 be excluded vii
particularly designated in the engraving 10 b
lached 10 the contracts. Persons interested
obtain them on application al This office.
Bidders not heretofore contractors are Tesu,
10 accompany their proposal, with evitenc.
ability, together with the names Of their )
ties, whose responsibility mus, BE- certified ~
United States District Attorney, Navy Aser,
some other person well known 10 The Goveranr
otherwise, their proposals will not be acted Up
Bidders, whose proposals are accepted, y
none Others will be forthwith notified thereof:
three days over and above the ordinary time
CURED for The regular transmission OF me !
will be allowed for them 10 signify their reads,
10 enter into contract; and len DAYS osef Z
above the ordinary time required for he rec
transmission of the mail will be allowed Ton
execution and return OF q contract and eor'
the expiration Of which periods, il no an."f
received, or contract and bond reluraed, ,h''G
ply will be offered TO the next loves, bidder
cordng TO law.
To be published once week until the lliiil
OF August next, in the Union, Contribution
Intelleencer, d. G. Republican, Bal;ire''
Evening Post, Morning News. and JouFn
Commerce, New York; Pennsylvania and A'i
stone, Philadelphia Morning Post and lrr
Boston; y. n. Patriot, Concord; Eastern agI
Porllaad, Me; Enquirer, Richmond. Va y
con, Norfolk. Va, Inquirer, Cincinnati, 2.
Statesman, Columbus, Ohio; Union, Nassa'
Tenn; Register, Springfield, H.; Den'7
Chicago H.. Free Prees, Detroit, Mich ~
Sentinel, lndi napolis, Ia; MissoEilas >
Louis, Mo-. Democrat, Louisville, ky's'
Gazette, Lexington, ky.
Propriclors Of The above papers are Fese
to send copy of their respective papers co':t
ing the advertisement TO this Bureau.
July a-cw,llAus.
TN CHANCERY-VIRGlSn. AT Rue b
i in the Clerks diice OF the Circuit Seer
Conr of Law and Chancery Tor The cou3 .
Orange, on the Tth day Of July, 1915
Joseph Hidden, Plai,if