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

= tttf NAvY OBrARTMxNr,
sDgasAu or PaovssioNs AND CperaINs. ssii
rs5sooif ssisl.e g March l9 1858.
0kPARATE PROPOSALS., sealed and endorsed
0"POposah tpf Navy Supplies. will be received
ct this Bureau until O'clock p. m, Tuesday, the
18th April next. for furnishing and delivering (on
receiving hve days notics, except for Biscuit for
which ave days' notice shall be given for every
tventy thousand pounds required) at the United
States Navy Yards At Chariestown, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Cosport, Virginia, such
quantities oaly Of the following articles may be
required or ordered from the contractors by the
Chief Of this Bureau, or by the respective com
handing ofiicers Of the said Navy Yards, during
the sin .osl year s;.cs ending 5G1s 90 1861 vi,
Rice, Butter, Molas.es. Beans. Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisns, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be super6ne, and OF the manu-
facture of wheat grown in the year 1852 or 1853,
perfectly sweet. and in all respects of the best
quality, and fully equal to the beat description Of
Richmond -four, IN az the qualities ESSENTIAL to its
preservation In tropical eiinatss; and shall be de-
livered in good, sound, bright barrels, with lining
hoops 1T each head, and in good shipping order,
free of all charge to the United States
The Biscuit shoubs made soholiy from sioeet super
fn< flour, Of As ssanrfactsrx Of th~ year 1852 or
1883 and .ha, BE- fully equal IN Snai,ty and
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 -four barrels. with the heads we'll
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 year before delivery, and
be delivered in good, now, sound, bright, VIC
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 beat Havana brown, and
be delivered in strong, sound barrels, wih lining
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
strong barrels Dih lining hoops at each head at the
option of the Bureau.
The Butter shaIl be of frat quality table Butler
worked clear Of all fluids, and be delivered in sea-
sOned white oak hrkns, OF about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight. f.-
The Moasses shall BE equal to the best quality
New Orleans moasses, and be delivered in good
strong barrels scith ,ohie pine heads; which shall
be thoroughly coopered and aced in the best
shipping condition.
The Beans shaiI be sound and good, and shall be
delivered in strong barrels, with the heads we'll
secured.
The Vinegar shall be of the fret quality Cider
Vinegar and be delivered in good new, strong,
weil-seasoned white oak barrels; which shall be
thoroughly coopered and placed in the best ship
ping condition.
The Pickles shall be put up in iron-bound half
barrels. and each haf-barre shall contain gal
lon Of Onions one gallon of Peppers, and thirteen
9allons Of Gherkins; and the vegetables in each
shall weigh ninety pounds, and only be paid for;
and each half-barrel shali then be filled with white
wine vinegar of at least AZ degrees of strength,
and equal to French Vinegar; the 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 Raisins shall be best quality bunch raisins;
and shall 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
half-barrels, at the option of the Bureau.
The Soap shall be manufactured from cocoanut
oil, and be of the best quality denominated CIV ite
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
boxes of about seventy five pounds each, to be hoop
ed at each end; the price to be uniform at all the
stations. -..u..
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half-barrels, frkins, kegs, and
boxes, shall be subject to such inspection the
Chief Of this Bureau may direct, and be in ali
spects perfectly satisfactory TO the inspecting Off
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 delive-
~, before bills sgned therefor
The prices OF all the foregoing articles to be
the same throughout the year, aud bidders may
offer for one or more articles. 1880
All the casks, barrels, and half barrels, 6rkins,
kegs, boxes, or packages shall be marked with
their contents and the contractors name. All the
barrels 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, :
ard haze reference to such haze been previously
exhibited
The quantity of these articles which will be
required cannot be precisely stated. They will
probably be about