Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-22
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Iss4'55.
$50 NAVY DEPARTMENT.. i's.
BURRAu OF Provisions AND CLOTHING.

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80 sask NAVY DEPARTMENT is. n
n BulIAu OF Provisions AND CLOTHING,
$3.50 81 ,.-. April Is, 1854
CEALED PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "i'ro-
- posals for Navy Supplies" will be received ut
this Bureau until O'Clock, m on Saturday, 18th
Of May next for furnishing and delivering Con re
ceivhg five days notice, except for biscuit, ior
twenty thousand pounds required) at the United
States navy-ysrds at Charleston, Msssachusetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport Virginia, such
quantities only Of the following articles n may De
required or ordered from the contractors by the
chief Of this boreau, or by the respective command
ing officers of the said navyyards, during the fiscal
year ending June 81, 1855, Wig:
Flour, biscuit, whiskey, sugar, fea, coffee, noe
Piles, and soap. s.-. .-.
The flour shall be superfne and of the manufae
ture Of wheat grown in the year 1858 or 1854 but
muslin all eases be manufactured from wheat OF
the crop Immediately preceding the dates ofthe re-
QUESTION for the shall be perfectly sweet and
In all respects of the best quality, aad fully eqsa 10
the best descyiptioa Of Richmosd -four al fe gsd
tues essential TO its preservation IA tropical idtes
and shall be delivered in well seasoned, sound
bright barrels-the slaves and headings to be Of
split or rived whiteoak Of the best quality, strong
and well hooped, with lining hoops around each
hesd-in good shipping order free Of all charge to
the United States. 'a.r-
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet SUI
perne -four, OF the manufacture Of the year 1855 or
1854 but must i'm all cases be manufactured fr I'm
hour made Of the crop Immediately preceding the
dates of the requsiops for the same; and shall be
fully equal in quality, and conform in size, to the
samples which are deposited In the said nav yyards
shall be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried, well
packed, and delivered free of charge to the United
States, in good, sound, welldried bright flour bar
rels as above described with the heads well secured
in air and watertight whiskey or spirit casks or
barrels, at the option of the bureau.
| The whisksy shall be made wholly from grain, of
which at least two-third parts shall be rye ahall
be copper distilled and full first proof according to
| theUuited States custom house standard. 1t shall
be distilled one year before delivery, and be deliver
ed in good new, sound, bright, threequsrters hoop
ed, wellseasoued whtc-oak barrels. with white oak
heads; the slaves not to be less than inch thick,
and the heads not less than inc thick; and ch
barrel shall be c,opered. in addition with three
penny iron hoop on each biige II inch in width.
and 1-16th inch thick, and one three penny hoop on
esch chime, l1a-inch in width. and, l-l6th inch
thick, per diagram The whole to be put ia coed
| shipping order, free of all charge to the United
States. 3 -.
The sugar shall be according to samples at the
said navy yard.
The tea shall be of good quality Young Tyson,
| equal to the samples at the said navy yard.
The coffee shall be the best Cuba, according 30
| sample.
The rice shall be of the very best quality and Of
the crop Immediately preceding the dates OF the
| requsitions for the same.
The molasses shall be fully ua to the best uality
Of New Orleans molasses, ana shall be delivered in
| well-sea> oned white-oak barrels, with white pine
| heads not less than 3 inch thick the stav not
| less than p inch thick; the barrels to be three
quarters hoped, and in addition to have four iron
| hoops, one on each bge, ~ inch in width and
1-l6th inch thick, and one on each chime u inch
| in width and 1-l6th inch thick, and shall b,
thoroughly coopered and placed in the best shipping
| condition.
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality eide,
vinegar equal to the standard of the United States
| Pharmacopa,ia, and shall contain other thar
acetic acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar
in all repects to those required for molasses witt
the exception that ,otite oak heads shall he substi
tuted for those Of whtepine and shall be thorough,
coopered and placed in the best shipping order.
The pickles shall be put up in iron-bound halt
barrels, and each half barrel shall contain gal
lon OF Onions, one gallon Of peppers, aud thirteeI
gallons Of gherkins. by soticl uadtrst0od small
cucumber, and no other article > and the vegetable
In each shall weigh ninety pounds, and only be ps
for and each halfbarrel shall be filled with whit
wine vinegar of at least ~ degrees of strength
equal to French vinegar; the half barrels, veCets
es, and vinegar shall conform and be equal in al
respects to the samples deposited at the above
named navy yards, and the contractors shall wal
rant and guaranty that they will keep good an
sound for at least two years.
The beans shall be of the very best quality, SCUM
and good and shall be of the crop Immediately pre-
ceding the dates of the requisition for the same
The raisins shali be of the best quality of buncl
raisns, and OF the latest crop Immediately precen
the dates of the requisition for the sams and sha
be delivered in good, strong, substantial boxes,
after inspection, be hooped at each end at the ex
|
The dried apples shall be Of the hest quality an
shall be prepared by sundrying only, and shall b
! of the crop of the autumn immediately precedip
the dates of the acquisitions for the same.
The soap shall be manufactured from cocoanu
oil. and be of the best quality denominated "Whit
. Saltwater Soap" and be delivered in good stron
boxes Of about seventyfve pounds each and, afte
inspection the boxes mil ehooped at each end at
erp>nse Of the contractor. The price to be uniforI
at all the yards.
ALI the foregoing described articles, embracin
casks barrels, half barrels, and boxes, shall be sui
Ject to such inspection the chief of this burea
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satsfa
tory to the inspecting officer, said officer to be 81
pointed by the Navy Department. All inspector
70 be at the place Of delivery. Biscuit may, hoy
ever, be inspected at the place of manufacture bu
Will In all cases be subject to q final inspection
tie place of deliver before bills are signed Their
for.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be th
same throughout the year. and bidders may offer fc
4 one or more articles.
All the casks, barrels, and halfbarrels, boxes c
packages, shall be marked with their contents an
the contractors name. All the barrels OF fiou
bread, and pickles shall have, in addition 10 tt
aoove, the year when manufactured or put up markc
upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertiser ent a,
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and ha,
no reference to such hare been previously erhibie
| The quantity of these articles which will be n
CURED cannot be precisely stated. They will prob
bly, be about
To be offered for.
200 bbls per BIB
GOO, 900 lbs.........per loo ID
WhisKey 35 600 gals...p per ga
.O01 lbs......pe II