The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-06


BuRlAu or PRovIs,oNs AHD CIoraiNa.
March 10, 1853
CEPARATE PROPOSALS. seaIed and endorsed
- "Freposah for Navy Supplies, !" WIN Be received
at this Bureau until O'Clock M. on Tuesday. the
receiving i've days. notice, except for Biscuit, for
which Eve days. notice shall be given for every
twenty thousand pounds required) at the United
States Navy Yards q Charlestown, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport. 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 officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
''f Flour. s.csis. WHISKY. Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Butter, Molasses, Beans. Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisins, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be superfine, and OF the manu-
facture of wheat grown in the year 1852 or 1858,
perfectly sweet. and In all respects of the best
quality and fully equal to the best description Of
Richmond Hesy. II az ne 4uaiiti<s essential to its
preseruaton in tropical clisstes; and shall 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 dali Be meds scholy from s,seet super
fine flour, Q tie manufacture Of The year 1852 or
1853; and shall be fully equal in quality, and
form in size, to the samples which cpos,ed in
the said navy yards. Shall be properly baked,
thoroughly kiln dried, we'll PACK aud deliver ed
free of charge to the United States in good sound,
well dried, bright fiour barrels, with the heads well
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 standa I'd.
II shall be Distilled year befre delivery, 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 eput in good shipping order, free of
all charge to the United States. slfl01a
The Sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and
be delivered in strong, sound barrels, ioiM 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 terces
strong barrels, s0tk lining hoops at each head the
option of the Bureau. - 81. -,.t alas.
The Butter shall be of fret quality table butter
worked clear of all fluids, and be delivered in sea-
sOned white oak frkins, OF about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight,
The Molasses shall &c equal to the best quality
New Orleans molasses, and be delivered in good
strong barrels, tcih ,ohite pine heads; which shal
be thoroughly coopered and p aced in the best
The Beans shall be sound and good, and shail be
delivered in strong barrels, with the heads we'll
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 coopered and placed in the best ship
ping condition a,,r f. ..s
The Pickles shall be put up in iron-bound half
ba rrels and each half-barrel shall contain one gal
Ion OF Onions, 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-barrel shall then be filed 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 guarantees that they will keep good and
sound for at least two years. rIr.rr2 .-r
The Raislns shall be best quality bunch raisins;
and shall be delivered in good, strong, substantial
boxes. and hoped at each end. I'D
The Dried Apples shall be of approved quality;
and shall be delivered in tight whisky barrels or
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. -'0--5r, s.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, haif-barrels, irkins, kegs, and
Chief OF this Bureau may direct, and be in ali re
specs 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 inspcct ted at
tie place of manufacture, but will in all cases be
subject to final inspection at the place of delive-
ry. before bills signed therefor p
The prices OF all the foregoing articles to be
the same throughout the year, and bidders may
offer for one or more articles. . e .r.
ALI the casks barrels, and half barrels, firkins,
kegs, boxes, or packages shall be marked with
their contents and the contractor name All the
barrels or kegs OF four bread butter, and pic les
shall have, in addition TO the above, the year when
or put up marked upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertisement
IRE those selected for the ensuing fiscal year,
Ind have no reference to sYch hare been previously
Inhibited
The quantity Of these articles which will he
required cannot be precisely stated. They will
probably be about