Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-30
OFFICE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

OFFICE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
e.,t.o RICHMOND, May 5th, 1851.
- session, the Governor and the Superintendent of
Weights and Measures, authorized and required to
contract Tor sufficient number OF Balances, Weights
and Measures, TOR supplying Standards to the several
counties ana corporations OF the Commonwealth, who
shall apply tor the same This act requires that these
Standards shall be manufactured in Virginia
Proposals will be received by the Governor and Su-
pefntenden until the 9Th day of June 1851 for fur
nishing hundred sets Of Balances Weights and
Measures each set to consist Of the articles contained
IN the schedule hereto annexed, to be manufactured in
Vrgnla-to be finished in neat and workmanliEe
mani er, and to bear the test OF tie Standards in
this office.
The contractor shall bind himself to deliver to the
Superintendent in Richmond thirty sets of these Bal
ances Weights and Measures, on or before the 18th
day OF August 1885, thirty additional sets on or before
the 18th day OF October 1881 and the remaining
or before the 18th day OF December 1851 AnG he shall
be paid tor the the three periods last speciied
provided the art cles contracted or shall have been
delivered to, and approved by, the Superintendent,
All proposals should be sealed and endorsed, PRO
posas for weights and Measures, and be addressed TO
the Governor and Superintendent. By order OF the
THOMAS LAWSON, Supt w. and M.
SCHEDULE Of one set of Balances. Weights and
Measures, to be packed in a case or cases suitable
for transportation:
One yard measure, to be made ct brass, and to be
one inch wide by halt an inch thick.
One set fscales, calculated tor weighing from eth
Of to SO lbs averdupos, with steal beam, and
DrdSS DISHES ana c0dlnS.
One set ofscales, calculated for weighing from one
grain to pound Troy, with steel beam, and brass
DRY MEASURES-1h half bushel, peck, half
LIQUID MEASURES gallon, half gallon,
quart, pint, half pint, gill.
All these to be made of iron, turned and polished on
AVERDuPOfs WEIGHTs-lea each of so lbs. ,s5
lbs. 90 bs 10 lbs., lbs lbs, lbs, lbs and ID,
to belmade ofron, with screw tops and slightly hol-
lowed inside.
leach Of A lbs bs 2 lbs, h., 8 or, A o., 2oz,1
o. o., and o., to be made OF BRASS with screw,
tops, and slightly followed inside.
TROY WElGHTS-l each of OF, 6 o., or,
A o., o., o., OF.
10 dwts., 5 dwts A dwts., dwts., dwts., dwt.,
II grains II gr, 10 gr., gr. gr, gr.,6 gr, gr
All ,hess TO Be ofbrass. THOMAS LAWSON.
my S-d6tc5Je Superintendent.
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