Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-13
NAVY SUPPLIES-1s54,55.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

BUREAU OF PROVISIONS k,D CLOTHING
April Is, 1854.
~ posais for Navy Supplies" will be received a,
this Bureau until o'clock, m :, on Saturday 13tl
of May next. for furnishing and delivering ION re
ceivng i've days notice, except for biscuit, fol
which FIVE days notice shall be given for every
twenty thousand pounds reIuired) at the United
States navy-yards at Charleston, Massachusetts,
breokiyn, New York, and dosport Virginia, such
quantities only of the following articles may be
required or ordered from the contractors by the
chief of this bureau or by the respective command
ing officers CT the said navyya ards, during the fiscal
year ending June ~, 1855, viz:
Flour, biscuit, whiekey, sugar, tea. coffee rice
moasses, vinegar, pickles, beans, raising, dried ap-
Piles, and soap.
The -four snail be superfiue, and of the manufao
ture OF VIE at grown in the year 1858 or 1854 hut
must in all cases he manufactured from wheat of
the crop immediately preceding the dates of the re-
QUESTION for the same shall be perfectly sweet and
In all respects of the best quality and fg equal 10
the best description Of Richmond -four in all tie q,at
's'es essential to its preservation tropical imdt,s
and shall be delivered in new, well seasoned sound
bright barrels-the slaves and headings to be @!
split or rived whteoak of the best quality strong
and we'll hooped, with lining hoops around each
head-in good shipping order, free of all charge to
the United States.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet SUI
perne flour, OF the manufacture of the year 1853 OF
1854, but must in all cases be manufactured fr I'm
lour made OF the crop Immediately proceeding the
dates of the requisions for the same; and shall be
fully equal in quality, and conform in SIZE to the
samples which deposited in the said navy.yards
shall be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried well
packed and delivered free of charge to the limited
States, in good sound, welldried bright flour bar
rels as above described with the heads well secured
or in cir and waterght whiskey or spirit casks or
barrels, at the option of the bureau.
The whiskey shall be made wholly ffom grain, of
which at least two-third parts shall be rye; siaI
be copper distilled and full first proof according to
tneU nlted States custom house standard. 1t shall
be distilled one year before delivery and be deliver
ed In good new sound, bright threequ .rters hoop
ed, well seasoned whitecak barrels with white oak
heads; the slaves not to be less than 81 inch thick
and the heads not less th-n q inc thick and e. oh
barrel shall be coopered. in addition with one three
penny iron hoop on each bilge x inch in With.
and l16th inch thick, and one three penny hoop On
each chime, la-inch in width, and, l-lsth inch
thick, per diagram. The whole to be put in eor
shipping order, free Of all charge to the United
States.
The sugar shall be according to SAMPLES at the
said navy yard.
The tea shall be of good quality Young Hyson,
equal to the samples at the said navy yard
The coffee shall be the best Cuba, according to
sample.
The rice shall be Of the very best quality and of
the crop Immediately preceding the dates OF the
acquisitions for the same.
The molasses shall be fully equal to the best quality
Of New Orleans molasses and shall be delivered in
well-sea> oned white-oak barrels, with white nine
heads not less than % inch thick the slaves not
less than 3 inch thick; the barrels to be three
quarters hoped and in addition to have four iron
hoops, one on each biee, IL inch in width and
l-i6th inch thick, and one on each chime ~ inch
in width and 1-I6th inch thick and shall hr
thoroughly coopered and placed in the best shipping
condition.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider
vinegar, equal to the standard of the United States
Phsrmacopaia, and shall contain no other than
acetc acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar
in all repects to those required for moiasses with
the SXcpDtiOp that eOkife mi haaa hall
tuted for those ofwhit- pine and shall be thoroughly
coop"red and placed in the best shipping order.
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 aud thirte.
gallons OF gherkins, Coy ,chich understood small
cucumber, and no other article } and the vegetables
IN each shall weigh ninety pounds and only be paid
Tor; and each halfbarrel shall be filled with white
wine VInegar Of at least AZ degrees of strength and
equal to French vinegar; the half barrels yepets-
b es, and vinegar shall conform and be equal in ali
respects is the samples deposited at the above
named navy yards, and the contractors shall war
sound for at least two years.
The beans shall be of the very best quality sound
and good, and shall be of the crop Immediately pre-
ceding the dates of the reausition far the sams F
The raisins thall be of the best quality of hn,cb
raisins and Of the latest crop Immediately preceding
the dates Of the requisition for the same and shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes and
after inspection, be hoped at each end at the ex-
pense Of the contractor.
The dricd apples shall be of the lest quality, and
snail be prepared by sun drying only, and shall be
OF the crop Of the autumn Immediately preceding
the dates OF the acquisitions for the same.
The soap shall be manufactured from cccoanut
OIL, and be OF the best quality denominated sWhite
Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good strong
boxes OF about seventy FIVE pounds each and. after
inspection, the boxes WU behooqed ct each ED a.tas
erpsnse Of the contractor. The price to be uniform
at all the yards.
All the foregoing described articles. embracing
casks barrels, hsf barrels, and boxes, shall &c slt
ect to such inspection the chief Of this bnreau
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satsfsc
pointed by the Navy Department. All inspectie rs
to be at the place Of delivery. Biscuit may. how
ever be inspected at the place Of manufacture but
Will In al be subject TO final inspecicn at
the place Of delivery, before bills arc sgned there