Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-29
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is54'55.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuRyIu OF Pxoyrsroys AND CLOTHING,
April Is, 1854.

BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING,
April Is, 1854.
SEALED PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "Pro-
- posals for Navy Supplies" will be resolved at
this Bureau until O'Clock, m on Saturday, 18th
of May next, for furnishing and delivering ION re
ceiving five days notice, excspt for biscuit, for
which Eve days' notice shall be given for every
twenty thousand pounds required1 at the United
States navy-ysrds at Charleston, Massachusetts,
Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport Virginia, such
quantities only of the following articles as may be
required or ordered from the contractors by the
chief of this bnreau, by the respective command
ing officers of the said nsvyyards, during the fiscal
year ending June IN, 1855, viz:
flour, biscuit, vhiskey, sugar. tea, coffee, rice,
molasses vinegar, pickles, beans, raisins, dried sp
pies, and soap.
The -four snail be superine, and of the manufac
ture of whfa grown IN tie yesr 1858 or 1854; hut
must in all cases be 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 ullg equal n
the best description of Richmond -four an al the qua
tiles essential TO It's preservation troDtodI i0tss
and shall be delivered in new. well seasoned, sound.
bright barrels-the slaves and headings to be o.
split or rived white-oak of the best quality strong
and well hoped, with lining hoops around each
hesd-in good shipping order, free of all charge to
the United States.
The bisc. it shall be made wholly from sweet So
perne flour, of the manufacture of the year 1853
1854, but must in all cases be manufactured fr lm
-four made of the crop Immediately proceeding the
dates of the requisions for the and shall be
fully equal in quality, and conform in size, to the
samples which are deposited in the said nayyysrds:
shal be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried well
packed and delivered free Of charge to the United
States, in good, sound wel-dried. bright -four bar
rels, above described with the heads well secured
in sir and water-tight whskey spirit casks, or
barrels. at the option of the bureau.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, If
which at least two-third parts shall be rye; shall
be copper distilled and full first proof according
theUnited States custom house standard. 1t shall
be distilled one year before delivery. and be deliver
ed in good new, sound, bright, three quarters hoop
ed, wellseasoned whts-oak barrels, with white oak
heads; the slaves not to be less than "a inch thick
and the heads hot less than p inc thick; and each
barrel shall be coopered, in addition. with three
penny iron hoop on each bilge - inch in width.
and l-l6th inch thick. and one three penny hoop
each chime, lla-nch in width. and. l-l6th incl
thick, as per diagram The whole to he put in coed
shipping order, free of all charge to the United
States.
The sugar shall be according TO samples at the
The tea shall be of good quality Young Tyson,
equal to the samples at the said navy yari
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 tuy equal TO the best qlslity
of New Orleans molasses, ana shall he delivered liz
well-sea oned whiteoak barrels, with white pine
heads not less than "a inch thick: the staves not
less than - inch thick; the barrels to be thre.-
quarters hoped and, in addition to have four iron
hoops, one on each bilge, l Il inch in Wild h and
1-l6th inch thick, and one each chime ~ inch
in width and 1-i6th inch thick, and shall be-
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
Pharmacopaia, and shall contain no other than
acetic acid; and shall be delivered in barrels similar
in all repects to those required for molasses witk
the exception that tohte oak heads shall be subsi
n W tta hall he RI
coopered and placed in the best shipping order
The pickles shall be put up 10 iron-bound half
barrels, and each half barrel shall contain gal
lon OF onions, one gallon of peppers, and thirteen
gallons of gherhis. (by tUiic understood q small
ccxnber, and no other article } and the vegetables
in each shall weigh ninety pounds End only be paid
for; and each half barrel shall be filled with white
wine vinegar of at least AZ degrees OF strength
equal to French vinegar; the half barrels vegeta-
b!es, and vinegar shall conform and be equal in all
respects to the samples deposited at the above
named navy yards, and the contractors shall wal.
rant and guaranty that they will keep good and
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 requisition for the same.
The raisins hall be Of the best quality of bunch
raisins and of the latest crop Immediately preceding
the dates Of the requistion for the sams. and sha
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes and
after inspection, be hoped at each end at the ex
pense of the contractor.
The dri apples shall be of the lest quality and
shall be prepared by sun-dryng only and shall u.
Of the crop of the autumn Immediately preceding
the dates of the acquisitions for the same
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-ive pounds each and after
Inspection the boxes mil behooped at each end at the
e2,'1se Of the contractor. The price to be uniform
ct all the yards.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks barrels, half barrels and boxes shall be sub
Ject to such inspection the chief of this bureau
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satisfac
tory to the inspecting officer, said officer to be ap
pointed by the Navy Department. All inspections
b be at the place Of delivery. Biscuit may. how
ever, be inspected at the place of manufacture but
will in all cases be subject to final iuspecton a.
the place Of deliver j. before bills are signed there
for.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the
same throughout the year and bidders may offer for
one or more articles
All the casks, barrels, and halfbarrels, boxes or
packages, shall be marked with their contents snd
the contractors name All the barrels Of fou,
bread, and pickles shall have, in addition to rb.
above, the year when manufactured or put up markc
upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertisement ar,
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and hat
no reference to such as hare been previously ezi4Yl
The quantity of these articles which will be r, :
CURED cannot be precisely stated. They will prob-
bly, be about