Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-03-14
The Proposed Contract for Salt.

Toe tSo propositions now before tho Legislature Of
VirgiRia FOR Supplying the STATE with sal:, Is set
forth "a t5e majority aud minority reports Of the joint
committee Of the two Houses, are As follows:
Charles Scott Co. (the frrr CONSISTING. Of Charles
Scosi William 4. Stuart, Il. Z. Boyd, P. B. Hawkins
and George W. Pam.r) propose " to furnish and de-
liver in merchlatabs condition. 10 such agents As NAV
be appointed behalf Of the Commonwealth Of Viz
gins, or before the I5,h day OF March, ISG seven
hundred thousand bushels OF salt, Of which $4,000
bushels shall DO delivered during each Of tue eight
inontas neIs iol)Sing after the 18th dAy OF March
1904 al Vi said sali 70 DC delivered in sacks o. barr,
at the rae Of a;y pounds the bushe TO DO suIec;
TO Inspection and % Dc delivered daily a. nearly As
possible a. the price Of as5 do'llrs la4 hirtyfh.,
seats per oushe and DC settled aud paid f,- A, fol-
loss, 10 VII The dsst iastamen OF salt delirsri BY
tae said Charles Scott Co. uudr this cout..e. d, ~
be paid for whea the second ilstsles is delivered and
In Ike manner ashius,aent is TO be paid tor upon the
|eliVs'y OF the mex. succeeding ius alEen" The CON
tractors are = Dad the sal, upon the csr, at Sal,yie
"ad are ~ execute bond si;l satisfactory s,,uri,v
Il The penalty Of S2'Oeo for the tsi,n performance
" the contract Is II aaJeadrn they propose 10 fur
lush greater or less amount Of sal, il preferred.
The minority OF sh, JOIN. Committee OI .,sr, JAIME,
J. johnson, Of the S'ls,e, aad B. H. Magrud,r of the
house Of DtiesaJes recommend the acceptance OF tb
proposal THIS Arm Is nos in possession OF the salt
works, By lease
Colonel John y. Clirks5u, OF E,aiEha proposes that
Io sha D; put in possession Of the porLs-hat i, t,.
tie State SHALL impress foe public use" aad lease 10
IiH SF the term Of year "a tho real PROPERTY :,
pee'en' used aai worked By S.alr.. Buchanan & Co
(ioS substituted 5y Charles SCOT, 90 } and D, their
secs, Friend, ClIrk'oI. Kelly and Gardner and the
i1rsAesA known as the Rse- WORKS, ia all number
ins ten fuTua' es With al the houses teae,nea.,, we'll,
hKtur's engines and appurt,nauS Offices, sto-ehouse,
hail. &c, wiIh the privilege Of cutting Qul-rying and
'ArTyns away from any OF the land, Owned or in DOS,
s'ason Of the said Ss4gI Buchanan Co. or either of
'''n' 'aN''oa' quantities. of stone wood and timber
i'r eTryinS on the manufacture Of sa-,oge,h,r with
81 Vie wood noT ca. or contracted for and all the
s'sk' provisions and forage, tools, wagons mules.
h'rses, gear, aai other personal property used in coz
n'eton with their blsiuess-AI "a, slaves owned or
hired aud employed any Of said furnaces, or about
ths business thereof, by Stuart, Bu;h4naa ( Co. or
t-or lsssees; and in addition tue STATE 10 guarantee to
the said CARLSON transportation on the railroads for
Wood and supplies required Tor the business Of salt
making
For thi' Clarkson binds himself 10 paw TO the State
hrst for the lease Of the works the sun of one huudrd
thousand dollars, twelfth part at the eud Of each
onth-second Tor the wood, slcks. proYifors tool.
gons, jeans aud all Ohsr personal property and eff
ises impressed the valuation liked in the imnressmept
twenty-five per cent Of ne sane At the end Of each Of
is FIRST four months-thiId for the slaves impressed
tie assessed value Of the hires or scrsce.nd for he
,. iVilege OF transportation, reasonable rstes.
These Preninares settled Cilr soa covenants to de-
LIVER TO the State in msrehaats5le condition on or be-
fore the 18th day Of March 1884 seven hundred thou
I~ad bushels OF salt % wh.sh Is 0Oj Bushels shall be
delivered during each q the egn. month, next follow
after the l5!h diy Of March, 1853; ell Of said salt
y be delivered in sacks barrel AZ the rate Of fifty
P'unds to the bushe; be subjec. to inspection and
60 be delivered daily nearly possible at the price
O. one d'i!ar aud fy &C Is per bushel For the faith
I'll execution Of the contract, Claiksoa is to bind nir
I-f with good security, in penalty Of 100000 He
sreeS further an The county and Confederate con-
'.Acs heretofore maze ty Stuart, Buchanan & Co. o.
their essees, ii they should decline or fi 10 do So
The maj6ri:y Of the COMMITTEES (Msssrs. Thompson.
Of the Senate aud Barbour Of the H5assl recommend
te aeesPtlncs Of this c)n:rA,: By the Legislature.
Il will occur to the reader We think that the main
Z "A
the proprisy Of the State exercising its power Of inn
p sSsment-ior If that we're settled there could be no
Hesitation in contracting - salt at os<.doliar and fty
'S per bushsl in preference tro dollars and thirty
Gss cents tho difference bsng to tao State, upon the
amount Of salt proposed to be furnished 1851 O0O It
viii be observed that Clarksons contract would bind
hin to pay the impresssnt valuation Of all the property
Aken POasessOl Of except the salt works. Whether
he sum OF 100000 which he ors to pay as rent for
Ness, would be more or less than the valuatioB.Ehch
would be made for their impressnen VIC arc not pre-
pared 10 say Il is e9ntended by those who advocate
D'pressnent, thar it would be "just compensation
Having in brief faragraPu, Wednesday, expressed
opinion to the duty Of the Legislature condition
ally and aseerainuS that wern error as to two or
nree points, viz tina. Garrison proposed to furnish
brser amount of salt, and by earlier deyereS, than
Scott Co.. lay the foregoing detailed statement be.
SIRE the public, for its judgment. J