The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-12

NAVY OePARTABNTs
BuanAW or pn0vmfuQo AND CLOTHING,
Z g ne March 10, 1883.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed
- "Proposaf for Navy Supplies, |" will b received
at this Bureau until O'Clock p m, On Tuesday, the
18th Of for furnishing and delivering ION
receiving 1--WE da ~ notice. except for Biscuit for
which ave days notice shall be given for every
twenty tbo0sa nd pounds required) at the United
States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massachusetts,,
quantities o.iy Of tie iollowinE articles as may be
required OF ordered from the contractors by the
Chief of this Bureau, or by the respective com
mandtog officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
Flour sisco;s: Whisky. sugar Uua, " Tea. Coffee,
Rice. Butter. Moiasees. Beans. Vinegar, Pickles.
Raisins. Dried Apples, and Soap. i8
The Flour shall b super6ne, and of the manu-
facture Of wheat grown in the year 1859 or 1853,
perfectly sweet, and in all respects of the best
quality, ssd fully equal to the best description If
Richmond o~. ~ all the qualities essentiaI to iis
preservation IN tropical cinates; and shni be de-
lvered ia 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 skoub b made soholly from s,oeet super
fine flour, If the ssan.faeturs Of ne year 1854 or
1858; and shall be fully equal in quality aud con-
the said navy yarde. Shall be properivI baked !,
thoroughly kiln dried. we'll packed, and delivered
Tree of charge TO the United States in good sound,
well dried, bright hour barrels with the heads we'll
secured; or in air and water tight whisky spirit
casks, or barrels, at the option of the Bureau.
The Whisky shalI be made wholly from grain
of which at least two-third parts shall he rye
shall be copper dstiIled and full first proof accord
ing to the United States custom house stsndard d..
IL shall be distilled one year before delisery. and
be delivered in good, new, sound, bright,
hooped, white GA 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, ,oith 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 tierces or
strong barrels, ,oh 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 DE deliver ed in sea-
soned white oak hrkins, OF about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight.
The MoIasses shall be equal to the best quality
New Orleans molasses, and be delivered in good
strong barrels, sciM trhite pine heads; which shall
be thoroughly coopered and aced in the best
shipping condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good and shall be
delivered in strong barrels, with the heads we'll
secured 81 r.t
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 coopered and placed in the best ship
ping condition. t..'
The Pickles shall be put up in iron-bound half
barrels and eacn half-barrel shall ain gal
Ion OF Onions, one gallon of Peppers, and thirteen
gallons OF GhJkins; and the vegetables in each
shall weigh ninety pounds, and only be paid for;
and each half-barrel shall Their be filled with white
wine vinegar of at least AZ degrees of strength,
and equal to French Vinegar; tie hall barrels,
vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and be equal
in all respects to the samples depostcd the above
tnr ahq MS
rant and guarantee that they will keep good and
sound for at least two years
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch raiains;
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
barrels, at the option of the Bureau.
The Soap shall be man ufactured from cocoanut
oil, and be OF the best quality denominated "Whte
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
boxes of about seventy five pounds each to be hoop
I'd at soeh end; the price to be uniform at all the
stations.
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 re
spects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting off
GER, said ohcer 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 the place of deive-
~, before bills are signed therefor
F. The prices OF all the foregoing articles to be
the same throughout the year, and bidders may
)ffer for one more articles.
All the casks, barrels, and halt barrels firkins,
kegs, boxes, or packages shall be marked with
heir contents and the contractors name All the
barrels or kegs OF -four, bread, butter, and pic kles
hall have, in addition to the above the year when
or put up marked upon them
The samples referred to in this ertiseme nj
Ire those selected for the ensuing fiscal year,
Ind haps no reference to such hnue been previously
rhibifsd - Ir5h
The quantity of these articles which will be
eqoired cannot be precisely stated. They will
probably be about