The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-17
NAVY SUPPLIES-Is52-53.

NAVY DEpARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and ClotLing, March l3, 1852.
(, EPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be re-
ceived at this Bureau until o'clock p on Mon
day the 18th day Of prl 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 Charlestown,
Massachusetts,; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport,
Virginia; such quantities only of the following ar
ticles may be required or ordered from the con-
tractors by the Chief OF this Bureau or by the re-
spectve commanding officers Of the SAID Navy
Yards, during the fiscal year ending juno 80,
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 manu- iacture 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 Hour 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 all charge
to the United States
The Biscuit shall be made tohouy from sweet su-
perfne flour, Of the mdnvfacf,Te Of the year 1881 or
1852; and shall be fully equal in quality, and con-
form in size, TO the samples which deposited in
the said Navy Yards; shall be properly baked.
thoroughly kiln dried, well packed, and delivered
free of charge to the United States, good sound,
well dried, bright flour barrels, with the heads
well secured; or in air and water-ught whisky or
spirit casks, barrels at the option OF the Bureau.
The Whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
of which at least two 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,
well hoped, 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 toi 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 tierccs
strong barrels ,c dining hoops at each head at the
option of the Bureau.
The Butter shall be of first quality table butter,
worked clear of all fluids, and be delivered in sea-
soned white oak hrkins, OF about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight.
The Molasses shall be equal to the best quality
New Orleans Moasses, and be delivered In good
strong barrels, iDih iohite pine heads which shall
be thoroughly coopered 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.
Vinegar, and be delivered in good new, strong,
well-seasoned white oak barrels; which shall be
thoroughly coopered and placed in the best 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, white ash; and shall be delivered in
strong salt brine. 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 Raisns shall be best quality bunch Rnisins;
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 denomnated "White
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered III good strong
boxes Of about seventy five pounds EACH 10 hoop
ed al each end; the price 10 be uniform at all the
stations.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks barrels, half barrels, firkins, kegs, and
boxes, shall be subject to such inspection the
Chief of this Bureau may direct, and be in all re
spects perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting Off
cer said officer to be appointed by the Navy De
pariment. All inspections to be at the place of
delivery. Biscuit may however, be inspected at
the place of anufacture, but will in all cases be
subject final inspection at the place of delivery,
before bills signed therefor.
The price of all the foregoing articles 10 be the
same throughout the year; and bidders may offer
for one more articles.
All the casks, barrels, and half. barrels hrkins,
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 upmarkcd upon them
The samples referred to in this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and
haze no reference 10 such as hare been previously
Mbifed.
The quantity of these articles which will be
quired cannot be precisely stated. They will pro-
bably be about