The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-08

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, March 2O 1850.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Navy Supplies" viii be received
at this Bureau until O'Clock, p. M, on Monday,
the 22d day of April next, for furnishing and deliy-
ering (on receiving five days notice, except for
Biscuit, for which five days notice shall be given
for every twenty thousand pounds required at the
Untes States Navy Yards at Charestown, Massa-
chusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport, Vir-
ginia such quantities only OF the following articles
by the Chief Of this Bureau, or by the respective
commanding officers of the said navy yards, dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80, 1851. viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, !, Coffee
Rice, Butter, Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisins, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be of the manufacture OF wheat
grown in the year lS49 or 1850, perfectly sweet,
and in all respects of the best quality and fully
all the qualities essential to its preservation in tro
pical climates and shall be delivered in good,
sound, bright barrels, with lining hoops at each
head, and in good shipping order Tree OF all charge
The Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
supcrfine -four, of the manufacture of the year
IS49 or 1850 and shall be fully equal in quality
and conform in size, to the samples which are de-
posted in the said Navy Yards: Shall be properly
baked, thoroughly kiln-dried, well packed, and
delivered free of charge TO the United States, In
good, eound, we'll dried, bright flour barrels, with
the heads well ., IN h. or
4.
The Whisky shall be made wholly from gram, OF
which at least twoth parts shall be rye-shail be
copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom house standard. 1t shall
be delivered in good, sound, bright, well hooped,
white oak barrels, with white oak heads, and each
barrel SHALL when required, be coopered win iour
good and sufficient iron hoops, and the whole snail
be put in good shipping order, free OF all charge 70
the United States.
The Sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and
be delivered in sound barrels, ich lining hoops at
each head.
The Tea shall be of good quality Young Hyson,
equal to the samples at said Navy Yards.
The Coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba Coffee
The Rice shall be of the very best quality, and,
when required, shall be delivered In terces or par
rels ,ci lining hoops at each head at the option OF
The Butter shall be of first quality table butter,
worked clear of all fluids, and be delivered in sea-
soned white-oak kegs, of about eighty pounds each
The Molasses shall be equal to the best quality
New Orleans Molasses and be delivered In good
strong barrels ,c ,che pine heads; which shall be
thoroughly coopercd and placed in the best ship
ping condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good, and shall be
delivered in strong barrels, with the heads well
secured. 49,
The Vinegar shall be Of the first quality Cider
Vinegar, and be delivered in good strong barrels;
which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed In
the best shipping condition. .
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding
fifteen gallons each; the kegs to be OF seasoned
strong salt brine, vinegar, at the option OF the
Bureau the vegetable only TO be paid for the price
TO be the same, whether in brine or vinegar.
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch raisins;
and shall be delivered in good, strong, substantial
boxes, and hooped at each end.
The Dried Apples shall be of approved quality;
and shall be delivered in tight whisky barrels or
half barrels.
The Soap shall be manufactured from cocoanut
OIL and be of the best quality denominated 'White
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
boxes of about seventy five pounds each 70 be hooped
at each End; the price TO be uniform at all the sta
tions.
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
icct TO such inspection the Chief OF this Bureau
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satisiac-
tory 70 the inspecting officer, said officer to be ap-
pointed by the Navy Department: All inspections
to be at the place OF delivery. Biscuit may, how
ever be inspected at the place of manufacture, as
70 its quality but will be subject &c inspection as 70
its condition at the place of delivery,
The prices Of all the foregoing articles to be the
same throughout the year, and bidders may offer
for one or more articles.
The samples referred 10 in this advertisement are
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and hapt
NO reference TO such haps been previously exhibited
The quantity Of these articles which will be re-
quired cannot be precisely stated. They will pro-
bahlv he ahout-