The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-01
NAVY suPPLIns-ls5s, 1854.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuaBAu or PRovIssoNe AND CLOTHING,
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NAVY DsPARTMeHr,
BuRBAu or PRovIssoNe AND CLOTHING.
rs March ~, 1858.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed
O"Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be received
at this Bureau until 3o'clock p m, ON ruesoay' the
18th Of April next for furnishing and delivering Ton
which Ave days notice shall be given for every
twenty thousand pounds required) at the United
States Navy Yards at Chariestown, Massachusetts,,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such
quantities omIy of the following articles may be
required or ordered from the contractors by the
Chief of this Bureau, or by the respective
handing officers of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854. viz;
Rice Butter. Moasses. Beans, Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisns, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be superine, and Of the manu-
facture Of wheat grown in the year 1852 or 1859,
quality, and fully equal to tie best description Of
Richmond -four IN all tie qualities essential to ifs
preservation tropical clim0tes; and shail he 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 shaHbe made ,choty from s,ceet super
fine flour, qf the manufacture Of the year 1852 or
1858; and shall be fully equal in quality and con
form in size, to the samples which are deposited Ia
the said navy yards. Shall be properly baked.
thoroughly kiln dried, we'll packed, and delivered
tree of charge to the United States in good sound
well dried, bright flour barrels, with the heads well
secured; or in air and water tight whisky or splri
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 he rye
shall be copper distilled, and full first proof accord
ing to the United States custom house standard.
1t shall be distilled year before deli"cry, and
be delivered in good, new, sound, bright, well
hooped 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, Uith 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 iierces or
strong barrels NTH lining hoops zach head the
The Butter shall be Of fret quality table butter,
worked clear of all fluids, and be deliver ed in sea
soned white oak firkins, Of about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight.
The Molasses shall DC equal to the best quality
New Orleans molasses, and be delivered IN good
strong barrels tcih tchite pine heads; which shall
be thoroughly coopered and p aced in the best
shipping condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good, and shall be
delivered in strong barrels, with the heads well
secured
The Vinegar shall be Of the first quality Cider
Vinegar and be delivered in good new, strong,
thoroughly coopercd and placed in the best ship
ping condition
The Pickles shall be put up in iron-bound half
barrels. and each half-barrel shall contain one gal
Ion OF Onions, one gallon of Peppers, andthirteen
gallons Of Gherkins; and the vegetables in each
shall weigh ninety pounds, and only be paid for;
and each half-barrel shall then be filled 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 Raisns 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 or
balf-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 at each end; the price to be uniform at all the
stations.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half-barrels, 6rkins, kegs, and
boxes, shall be subject to such inspection as the
Chief Of this Bureau may direct, and be in ali re
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
the place of manufacture, but will in all cases be
subject to final inspection at the place of delive
~, 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, firkins,
kegs, boxes, packages shall be marked with
their contents and the Contractors name All the
barrels kegs Of flour, bread, butter, and pickles
shall have, in addition 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 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