Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-28

navy pulh.
Each barrel to contain not less than TWO hun
dred pounds nett weight OF beef or pork; no ex-
cess Of weigh. in either article will be paid for
To be delivered al the respective navy yards, as
follows
Bausls Beef. Barrels Pork.
Al Charleslown, Mass, 1900 1000
At Brooklyn NY, 500 1000
Al Gosport, Va, 800 1000
$500 1880
Said beef and pork must be delivered. one
half between the first day of January, 1917, and
the first day OF April, ls47; and the other half
between the 18th day Of April, 1917, and the I5h
day OF June, S47, unless earlier deliveries should
be required by The chief OF this bureau. Offers
must be made for each half separately and dis
linclly-that is, for the half deliverable between
The Isl OF January and Isl OF April, and for the
halt deliverable between the 18th Of April and
the 18th of June, lS47. Payment Tor the first
half 10 be made within thirty days after delivery
and for the second half in thirty days alter the
18th June, lS47.
The beef must be from well-lauened cattle,
slau ghtered between the first day of November,
1916, and the first day Of February, 1877, and
weighing not less than six hundred pounds, mel!
weight, each. The legs and leg rands OF The
headquarters, and The shins and shonder-clods,
and al least eight pounds from the neck end OF
each fore-quarler, or The parts marked Nos. l, 2
and g. on the drawing or delinealion Of the lore
and hind quarters OF an OK which will BIZ attach
ed 10 and form part Of the contract mus, be
wholly excluded from each barrel and hall bar
rel, and Inc remainder ofihe carcass must be cut
in pieces oil not less than eight pounds each
TIE pork must be packed from orn-led we'll
fatlened hogs, slaughtered between the first day Of
November 1916, and The first day Of February,
lS47, and weighing not less than two hundred
pounds EACH excluding The heads, jules, necks,
shoulders, hams, legs feet, and lard, and all re.
fused pieces; aud must be cut III pieces weighing
not less than six pounds each.
Both the beet and pork must be sailed with al
leas, one statute bushel OF Turks Island, Isle OF
| MAY, or ST. Ube's salt and The beef must have
five ounces OF fine pulserized saltpelre 10 each
barrel, exclusive OF pickle, 10 be made from fresh
water, as strong as salt will make il.
One-fourlh The quantity Of beef, and one fourth
The quantity OF pork, must be packed in hall
barrels and contain one hundred pounds nett
weight OF each, as the case may be and, in es-
timatine the price, Two halt barrels are 10 be
considered as one barrel.
The barrels ami half barrels must be made Of
| the best seasoned white oak, or white ash slaves
and heading il Of The former, 10 be no, less than
lhree-fourlhs Of an inch thick; il OF the latter, 10
be mol less than an inch thick for barrels, and
| three-tourths OF an inch for halt barrels and 10
be hoped al least lhreetourths over with The best
while oak or hickory hoops.
Each barrel and half barrel must be branded
on its head "navy beef" or "navy pork" as the
case NAV be, with The contractors name and The
| year when packed.
The beef and pork WILL unless otherwise di-
/ 10, ,ba INF Of m, ba Cd
by nc inspecting officers al the respective navy
| yards aforesaid, and By some Sworn inspector OF
sailed provisions" who will be selected by the re-
1 spec,ye commanding officers but their charges
Tor such inspection must be I'aid BY the respective
contractors, who must likewise have The barrels
put in good shipping order, 10 The satisfaction Of
The commandments OF The respective navy yards
aforesaid, after inspection, and al their own ex-
pense.
Bidders must specify their prices separately
and distinctly in separate offers for The beef and
Tor the pork, and Tor each vi The places OF de-
livery, covering all expenses and all charges.
Bonds in one-ihrd the amount OF The respec
tive contracts will be required and ten per cen
um in addition will be withheld from the amount
Of each payment 10 be made, as collateral secu-
rity for The due and faithful performance OF their
respective contracts, which will on no account be
paid until the contracts are complied with in all
respects and is TO be forfeited 10 the Uned States
in the event Of failure 10 complete the deliveries
within the prescribed periods And in case of
failure on the part OF the contractor 10 deliver
the Aforesaid beef and pork within the time speci
lied, The chief OF The bureau OF provisions and
clothing shall have The right 10 direct purchases
10 be made 10 supply the deficiencies, and any
excess Of cost shall be charged 10 and paid BY the
contractors. Payment will be made by The United
States al the periods above specified, excepting
The ten per cenlum 10 be withheld until the com.
plelion OF The contracts as before stated alter
The said beef and pork shall have been inspected
and received, and bills Tor the same shall have
been presented 10 The navy agents respectively
duly approved by The conmandants Of the re-
speclive navy yards according 10 The terms OF The
contracts.
The paris of the beef 10 be excluded will be
particularly designated in the engraving TO be
attached 10 The contracts. Persons interested can
obtain Them on application 10 This Office.
No proposal will be considered unless il be ac-
companied by guarantee signed by one or
more responsible persons, in the following form,
viz: