The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-11

NAVY DEpARTmEsT

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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March 20, 1850.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be received
at this Bureau until o'clock, p M, on Monday
the 22d day Of April next for furnishing and delv
erins ION receiving five days notice, except for
Biscuit, for which five days notice shall be given
for every twenty thousand pounds required) at the
Unites States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts; Brooklyn. New YORK; and Gosport. ylr.
as may be required ordered from the contractors
by the Chief of this Bureau. or by the respective
commanding officers Of the said navy yards, dur
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice Butter, Molasses, Beams Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisins. Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be Of the manufacture Of wheat
grown in the year l849 or 1850, perfectly sweet,
and in all respects of the best quality and fully
equal to the best description OF Richmond -four, in
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, free OF all charge
TO the United States.
The Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superfine flour, Of the manufacture Of the year
1919 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, wei pacSea, ana
good, sound, we'll dried, bright flour barrels, with
the heads we'll secured or in tight whisky or spirit
casks or barrels, at the option OF the Bureau.
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which at least two third parts shall be be
copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom house standard. II shall
be delivered in good, sound, bright, wen hooped,
white oak barrels, with white oak heads, and each
barrel shall, when required, be cooPered with four
good and sufficient iron hoops, and the whole shall
be put in good shipping order, free OF all charge to
the United States.
The Sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and
be delivered in sound barrels, ,oih 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 tierces or bar
res, so 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
New Orleans Molasses and be delivered in good
strong barrels spi irts pine heads; which shall be
thoroughly coopered and placed in the best ship
T6e Beans shall be sound and good, and shall be
delivered in strong barrels, with the heads well
secured.
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 Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding
fifteen gallons each; the kegs to be Of seasoned
white oak, or white ASH and shall be delivered in
strong salt brine vinegar, at the option Of the
Buresu 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 denorninated "White
saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
boxes of about five pounds each TO be hooped
at each end the price to be uniform at all the sta
tions.
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
ject 70 such inspection the Chief Of this Bureau
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satisfac-
tory to the inspecting officer, said officer to be ap
pointed by the Navy Department. All inspections
10 be at the place Of delivery. Biscuit may, how
ever be inspected at the place Of manufacture, as
to its quality, but will be subject tc inspection as to
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 have
no reference 10 such have been previously erbtted
The quantity Of these articles which will be re-
quired cannot be precisely stated. They will pro-
baby be about