The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-01
Vol. Ill.
NAVY sUPPLiEs-Is5a so.
NAVY DEPARTMENT

Bureau Of Prouisions and Clothing. March 49, 1852.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ Proposals. for Navy Supplies." will be re
ceived at this Bureau until O'clock p. III on Mon
day the 18th day of April next, for furnishing and
delivering (on receiving five days. notice. except
for Biscuit for which five days. notice shall be
given for every twenty thousand pounds required)
at the United States Navy Yards at Charlcstown,
Virginia; such quantities only of the following
tcles may be required or ordered from the con-
tractors by the Chief of this Bureau. or by the
spective commanding officers Of the said Navy
1853. viz:
Flour. Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Butter. Moasses, 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
equal to the best description of Richmond flour in
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 oil charge
to the United States.
The Biscuit shall be made .,holiy from s,oeet st-
peyfne flour, Of the manufacture Of the gear 1851 or
1852; and shall be fully equal in quality, and con-
form in size, to the samples which are deposited in
the said Navy Yards; shall be properly baked.
thoroughly kiln dried, we'll 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-tight whisky or
spirit CASKS, DarrciB, the option oil the
The Whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
Of which at least twothird parts shall be rye; shall
be copper distilled and full frat proof according
to the United States custom. house standard. 1t
shall be delivered in good, new, sound, bright,
we'll booped, 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, toith 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. I.
when required, shall be delivered in ticrces or
strong barrels ,O lining hoops at each head at the
The Butter shall be of FIRST quality table butter,
worked clear OF all fluids, and be delivered in
soned white oak frkins, Of about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight,
The Moasscs shall be equal to the beat quality
New Orcans Molasses, and be delivered in good
strong barrels, soin ,phite pine hsads; which shall
be thoroughly coopcred 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 first quality Cider
Vinegar, and be delivered in good new, strong,
well seasoned white oak barrels; which shall be
thoroughly coopercd and placed in the best chip
ping condition.
The Pickles shall be put in new kegs not exceed
ing fifteen gallons each the kegs to bs OF seasoned
white oak, white ash; and shall be delivered in
strong salt brine. fret 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
vinegar. rr
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch Rasins;
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 dcnominated White
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
ed at each end the price to be uniform at all the
stations.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half barrels, Grkins, kegs, aud
boxes, shall be subject TO such inspection - the
Chief of this Bureau may direct, and be in all re
GER, 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 manufacture, but will in all cases be
subject to final inspection at the place Of delivery
before bills are signed therefor.
The price of all the foregoing articles TO be the
same throughout the year; and bidders may offer
for more articles.
All the casks. barrels, and half barrels, hrkins,
kcgs, 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
manu- uiactured or put up parked upon them.
The samples referred TO in this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and
hare no reference 10 such haze been PREVIOUSLY er
hibiisd.
The quantity Of these articles which will be
quired cannot be precisely stated. They will pro.
bably be about