The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-02

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BuanAU ov PsovIsloSs AND CIorH,Ne,
March 10, 1853.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
Os.Proposals for Navy Supplies, will be received
at this Bureau until O'Clock M, on Tuesday, the
receiving five days notice, except for Biscuit, for
which five days. notice shall be given for every
twenty thousand pounds required) at the United
States Navy Yards at CharlestOwn, Massachusetts,,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such
quantities only of the following articles may he
required or ordered from the contractors by the
Chief of this Bureau. or by the respective com
handing officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1854. viz:
Flour. Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Butter, Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles,
Rasins, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be superiine, and OF the manu-
facture Of wheat grown in the year 1852 or 1853,
perfectly sweet, and in all respects of he best
quality, and fully equal to The best description IF
Richmond -four, in all the qualities essential to its
livered in good, sound, bright barrels with lining
hoops at each head, and in good shipping order,
Tree of all charge to the United States
The Biscuit shaubs made ,oholiy from s,ceet super
1858; and shall be fully equal in quality, and
form in size, to the samples which are deposited in
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 -four barrels with the heads well
secured; or in air and water tight whisky 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.
Ii shall be distilled year before deli cry, and
be delivered in good, new, sound, bright. well
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, ,oiM lining
hoops at each head.
The Tea shall be of good quality Young HysOn,
equal to the samples at said navy yards.
The Coffee shau 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, with lining hoops ut each head at the
option of the Bureau.
The Butter shall be of fret quality table butter
worked clear of all fluids, and be deliver ed 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 mOiasses, and be delivered in good
strong barrels, oith ohite 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 well
secured.
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 c6opered 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, and thirteen
gallons of Gherkins; and the vegetables in each
shall weigh ninety pounds, and only be paid for;
and each half-barre shall then be filled with white
wine vinegar Of at least ~ 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 aha III
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
halfbarrels, at the option Of the Bureau.
The Soap shall be manufactured from cocoanut
oil, and be OF the best quality denomnated "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.
casks, barrels, half-barrels, hrkins, 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 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
ry, before bills are signed therefor
The prices OF all the foregoing articles to be
the same throughout the year, and bidders my
offer for one or more articles.
All the casks. barrels, and half barrels, firkins.
kegs, boxes, or packages shall be marked with
their contents and the contractors name All tie
barrels kegs of -four, Bread butter, and pickles
shall have, in addition to the above. the year when
or put up marked upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year,
and hare reference TO such as haze bee, previously
exhibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be
required cannot be precisely stated They will
probably be about