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

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Navy DEPARTMENT,

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Navy DEPARTMENT,
BuasAu or PaovlaioHs ASo CIorniNe.
= EPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed aud endorsed
- "Proposais for Navy Supplies" will be received
II this Bureau until O'Clock .. M, Tuesday, the
10th of April next for furnishing and delivering
receiving Eve days notice, except for Biscuit, for
W hich I've da vs. notice shall be given for every
twenty thousand pounds required) at the United
States Navy Yards at Charleatown, Massachusetts,
New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such
qua ntiIies only of the following articles az may be
Chief of this Bureau, or by the respective COM
manding officers of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1854, viz:
Flour, Biscuit. Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Butter. Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisns, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be superfne, and OF the manu-
facture of wheat grown in the year 1852 or 1858,
perfectly sweet, and in all respects OF tho best
quality, and fully equal to the best description Of
Richmond -four IN al the qualities essetial to its
preservation In tropical elimates; and shall be de-
livered 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 shoube made toholiy from stceet super
fine Hour, aT tie manufaetsrs y tAs ysar 1853 or
1885, and shall be fully equal in quality, and con-
form in sze, to the samples which are deposited in
the said navy yarde. Shall be properly bak red,
thoroughly kiln dried. we'll packed, and delivered
we'll dried bright -four barrels, with the heads well
secured; or in air and tight whisky or spirit
casks, or 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 accord
ing to the United States custom house standard.
1t shall be distilled one year before delivery, and
be delivered in good, new, sound, bright, we :.
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 strong sound barrels, with 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
strong barrels Nth lining hoops at each head, 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 frkins, of about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight.
The Molasses shall DC equal to the best quality
New Orleans molassee, and be delivered in good
strong barrels, with ,chie pine heads which shall
be thoroughly coopered and placed in the beat
shipping condition
The Beans shall be sound and good, and shall be
delivered in strong barrels, with the heads we'll
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.
barrels. and each half-barrel shall contain gal.
Ion Of Onions, gallon of Peppers, and thirteen
gallons of Gherkins; and the vegetables in each
shall weigh ninety pounds, and only be paid for;
and each hafbarrel shall then be filed with white
wine vinegar of at least AZ degrees of strength,
and equal to French Vinegar; tie half barrels,
vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and be equal
in all respects to the samples deposited at the above
named Navy Yards, and the contractor shall war
rant and guarantee that they will keep good and
sound for at least two years.
The Rasins shall be beet quality bunch raisins;
and sha be delivered in good, strong, substantial
boxes and hoped 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
ed al each end; the price to be uniform at all the
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All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half-barrels, irkins, kegs, and
boxes, shall be subject to such inspection as the
Chief Of this Bureau may direct, and be in all re-
spects perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting OIL
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 deve-
ry, before bills are signed therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be
the same throughout the year, and bidders may
offer for one or more articles.
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 samples referred to in this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year
and hare no reference to such haze been preuiousls
exhibited. i
The quantity of these articles which will be
required cannot be precisely stated. They will
probably be about