The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-29
NAVY sUPPLlES-Is52-53.

Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, March l3, 1852.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Navy Supplies will be e. 70
day, the 18th day of April next, for furnishing and
delivering ION receiving five days notice, except
for Bscuit, for which five days notice shall be
given for every twenty tn Susand pounds requircd)
at the United States Navy Yards at Charlestown,
Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport,
Virginia; such quantities only Of the following ar
ticles as may be required or ordered from the con-
spective commanding officers Of the eald Navy
Yards, during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1853, 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 1851 or 1852, perfectly sweet,
and in all respects of the best quality, and fully
all the qualities essential to its preservation in
tropical 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
The Biscuit shall be made ,,holy from stoeet su-
perGne flour, Of the manufacture Of the year 1851 or
1862; and shall be fully equal in quality, and con-
form in sze to the samples which are deposited in
the snid Navy Yards; shall be properly baked.
thoroughly kiln dried, well packed, and delivered
free Of charge to the United States in good sound
well dried, bright flour barrels, with the heads
we'll secured; or in air and water-tght whisky or
spirit casks barrels at the option of the Bureau
The Whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
of which at least third parts shall be rye; shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according
to the United States custom house standard. II
shall be delivered in good, new, sound, bright,
we'll hooped, white oak barrels, with white oak
heads, and each barrel shall, when required, be
and the whole shall be put in good shipping order,
free of oil charge 10 the United States.
The Sugar shall be the beat Havana brown, and
be delivered in sound barrels, tcih lining hoops at
each head.
The Tea shall be Of good quality Young Hyaon,
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 ticrces or
strong barres lining hoops at each head at the
option Of the Bureau.
The Butter shall be Of first quality table butter,
worked clear ola fluids, and be delivered in sea
soned white oak hrkine of about eighty pounds
each air and pickle tight.
The Molasses shall be equal to the bes! quality
New Orlcans Molasses, and be delivered IN good
strong barrels, triM tchite pine heads; which shall
be thoroughly coopercd and placed in the best
shipping condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good. and shall
be delivered in strong barrels, with the heads well
secured.
The Vinegar shall be of the fret quality Cider
Vinegar and be delivered in good new, strong,
well seasoned white oak barrels; which shall be
thoroughly coopcred and placed in the beat ship
ping condition.
The Pickles shall be put in new kegs not exceed
ing fifteen gallons each; the kegs to be of seasoned
white oak or white ash; and shall be delivered in
strong salt brnc or first quality cider 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, at the option Of the Bureau
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, TO be hoop
sd each end; the price to be uniform at all the
stations.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half barrels, hrkins, kegs, and
boxes, shall be subject to such inspection as the
Chief of this Bureau may direct, and be in all
spects perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting otb
cer said officer to be appointed by the Navy De-
partment. All inspections to be at the place OF
delivery. Biscuit may, however. be Inspected at
the place Of ufactore, but will in all cases be
subject final inspection at the place delivery.
before bills signed therefor.
The price Of all the foregoing articles to be the
same throughout the year; and bidders may offer
for more artclcs.
All the casks, barrels, and half barrels, frkins,
kegs, boxes, or packages, shall be marked with
their contents and the contractors name. All the
barrels or kegs of -four bread, butter and pickles.
shall have in addition to the above, the year when
manufactured or put up marked upon them.
The samplcs referred to in this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and
hare no reference TO such hare been prsciousy
hibsted.
The quantity Of these articles which will be re-
quircd cannot be precisely stated. They will pro-
bably be about