Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-30
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I NSEFAKAIE PROPOSALS., sealed and endorsed
~ Proposals f1r Navy Supplies will be receive
at this Bureau until O'Clock P. NJ, on Tuesday, ih
18th day of April next for furnishing and delivering
Con receiving FIVE days. notice. except for Biscuit 10
which five days. notice shall be given for every twen
thousand pounds required) the United States Nav
Yards at Charlestown Massachusetts,, Brooklyn New
York, and Gospor, Virginia. such quantities only of tn
following atic les may be required ordered from
the contractors by the Chief of this Bureau by tn
respective commanding officers of the said Navy Yards
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854, viz:
Flour, Biscuit, " hskey, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Rice
Butter, Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles, RasinS
dried Apples, aud Soap
The Flour shall be supeffine and OF the manufacture
of wheat in the year 1852 1858, perfectly
sweet and in all respects of the best quality and tu
equal to the best Description Of Richmond 0lT IN al
qualities essential to its preservation IN tropical ct
mates; and shall be delivered in good, sound brigh
barrels, with lining hoops at each head, and in gooc
shippn g order free of all charge the United States
The Biscuit shall be made achOXy Fl so0eet super
fine -four, Of the manufacture Of the gear 1852 80
and shall be fully equal quality, and conform in size
to the samples which deposited in the SAID Navy
Yards Shall be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried
we'll packed and delivered free of charge the United
States in good, sound, well dried, bright -four barrels
with the heads well secured in all and watertigh
whiskey spirit CASKS barrels at the option of the
Bureau.
The Whiskey shall be made wholly from grain oil
which at least twothird paris shalt be ryeshail be
copper distilled, and full first proof ccordng 10 the u
ned States custom house standard 1t shall be dstii l.
led one year before delivery and be delivered in good
new, sound, bright, well hoped, white oak barrels,
with while oak heads, and each barrel shall, when
CURED, be coopered with four good and sufficient iron
hoops and the whole shalt be put in gond shipping ord
er free of all charge to the United Stat es.
The Sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and be
delivered III strong sound barrels oOih lining hoops
at each head.
The Tea shall be of good quality Young Byson equal
to the samples at said Navy Yards.
The Coffee shall be equal to the Gest Cuba Coffee.
The Rice sh all be ofthe very best quality and when
required shall be delivered in teIces strong barrels,
1oith lining hoops at each head. at the option the
bureau.
The Butter shall be of first atty table butter work.
ed clear OF all fluids and be delivered in seasoned white
oak hrkns OF about eighty pounds each, air and pickle
tight.
The Moasses shall be equal to the best quality New
Orleans Moasses and be delivered good strong ba
reIs, ac Oohite pine heads which shall be thoroughly
coopered and placed in the best shipping condition.
The Beans shall he sound and good and shall be de-
tVered in strong barrels, with the heads we'll
The Vinegar shall be of the first quality Cider Vine
gar and be delivered in good new strong season.
ed white oak barrels which shall be thoroughly coop
cred and placed in the best shipping condition
The Pickles shall be put up iron boun lhalE barrels,
and each haIbarre shall ain gallon Of Onions
gallon ofPePperS and thirteen gallons of Gherkas
and the vegetables in each shall weigh ninety pounds
and only be paid for and each half barrel shall be
filled with white wine Vinegar OF at least ~ degrees
strength, and equal to French Vinegar the
vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and be equal in
all respects the samples depositedat the
Navy ards and the shall and guar
anty that they will keep good and sound fol at least two
years.
The Rasins shall be best quality bunch rasins and
shall be delivered in good song substantial boxes and
hoopea at each end.
The Dried Apples shall be of approved quality; and
shall be delivered in tight wkskey barrels kalf-bar-
rels, at the option OF the Bureau.
The Soap shall be manufactured from cocoanut oil,
and be of the best qIalty denoninated White Salt
water Soap and be delivered in good strong
about seventyfve pounds each. to be hOoped at each
end the price to be uniform at all The stations.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing casks
barrels, halfbares, frkins kegs. and boxes, shall
subject to such inspection the Chief Of this Bureau
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satisfactory
to the inspecting officer, said officer TO be appointed
the Navy Department. All inspection 10 be at the
place of delivery Biscuit may, be inspected
at the place of manufacture but will in all be sub
ect to final inspection at the place OF delivery, before
bills signed therefor.
The prices OF all the foregoing articles 10 be The same
throughout the and bidders may offer
articles.
All The casks, barrels. and half barrels irkns, kegs
boxes, packa shall be mani ed With their
and the contractors AL the barrels kegs OF
flour, bread butter, and pickles shall have, in addition
to the above, the year when manufactured put up
marked upon them.
The samples referred 10 in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and haze refer
ence to such as haze been previously exhibited.
The quantity OF these articles winch will be required
cannot be precisely stated. They will probably be
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