The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-05
3 - Navy DurAarnspr,

( ~ Navy DssAarnssr.
BuasAu or Pnovis'oHs AND CLorhIEe.
1''naa March 10, 1853.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
At this Bareau until O'Clock p M, Tuesday, the
18th Of April next, for furnishing and delivering Ton
receiving five days notice, except for Biscuit, for
which ave days' notice shall be given for every
States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gcspors, Virginia, such
quantities only Of the following articles may be
required or ordered from the contractors by the
handing officers of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854, viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky. Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Butter, Molasses, Bcans Vinegar, Pickles,
Raisins, Dried Apples, and Soap.
The Flour shall be superine, 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 flour. IN all the qualities essential to its
preser pation in tropical climates; and shall he de-
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 shaube made toho1ly from s,rset super
fine flour, Of the nansfactsre Of The year 1854 or
1858; and shall be fully equal ia quality, md con
form in sze, to the samples which deposited IN
the said navy yards. Shall be properly bak ed.
free of charge the United States, in good sound
we'll dried, bright flour barrels, with the heads we'll
secured; or in air and tight whisky or 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 shali be 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 ery 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 ,oih 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 beet Cuba Coffee.
The Rice shall be Of the very best quality, and,
when required shall be delivered in tierces or
strong barrels sOish lining hoops at each head the
option of the Bureau. @ ESQ
The Butter shall be Of FIRST quality table butter,
worked clear of all huids, and be delivered in
soned white oak frkins, Of about eighty pounds
each, air and pickle tight.
The Molasses shall De equal to the best quality
New Orleans molassee, and be delivered in good
strong barrels, iciM ,Ohits pine heads which shall
be thoroughly coopered aud aced in the hest
shipping condition. ff.l
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 osk barrels; which shall be
thoroughly cOopered and placed in the best ship
ping condition
The Pickles shall be put up in iron-bound half
barrels and each half-barrel shal contain g al
lon 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 halfbarrel shall then be filled with white
wine vinegar of at least AZ 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 contractor shall war
rant and guarantee that they will keep good and
sound for at least two years
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch rasins
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
half-barrels, at the option OF the Bureau.
The Soap shall be manufactured from cUcoanut
oil, and be of the best quality denomnated &c Whte
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 frkins, kegs, and
boxes, shall be subject to such inspection as the
Chief OF this Bureau may direct, and be in alt 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 be
subject to final inspection at the place of deve-
ry, before bills signed therefor
The prices OF all the foregoing articles to be
the same throughout the year, and bidders may
offer for more articles.
All the casks barrels, and hal barrels, rkins.
kegs, boxes, or packages shall be marked with
their contents and the contractors name All the
barrels or kegs OF -four bread, butter, and pickles
shall have in addition to the above, the year when
manufactured or put up marked upon them.
The samples referred to in this adver tiselneut
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year
and haze reference to such as haue been previously
exhibited
The quantity of these articles which will be
required cannot be precisely stated They will
probably be about