Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-26
NAVY SUpPLIEs-1s66-' 66.
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cKA1Ars PROPOSALS, sesisi and saaoSs.d
y sPropoeals fcx Navy suppuss," WIN be reed .ed
at thip Burs until oblocf p. m on esturdsy. n .
ing ION receiving ten dsys notice. except .or bkeuit
for which are dsys sed shall be given for ey.Iy
twenty thousand pounds reluirsd) Of the Cnited
States nsvy.yssds q. C6sIlestovn, Msssachu etts,
quantities, enly Of the following articles may be
required or ordered fr5m ths c"ntra.tors By The
chief Of this bureau or Sy the resp ctve comm.ns.
ing ocareo. the said nsvy.ysrds, daring the fecsl
year ending June so, 1856, viz:
Flour, btsoolt waitkey, sugar, tee, so1se, riee
oA.se', vinegar, pickles, eIns and dried spplss
Tee -four ehsll be supo.hne, and If tho Danufso'
ture OF wheat grown 10 the yoar 1855 or 1860; but
shall In all cases = manufactured nom wheat q
qu:siisn for the sams; shall be perfectly s~eet AID
Ia Ill respects OF the best 1rahty al shall lie de1
cred In good chipping ORDER fes all charge to The
United 6tases, In the best nav. WsIissasoue sound
fright barrels, OF half barrels. tie insy be-
the slaves and hes13as 70 he Of Viii 9 ssk Of the
best quality, strong and veil hooT ed, with lining
hoops arsurd each heal. sEd equal In 4oa.ity l.
auple barre! ut said navy ya:js; two half barrels
to be ooaSisTad a. bArlrl, aad not more than Gle
sixth the required quantity 70 he IN tsl; barrels
This biscuit shall o. mads wholly from sweet So
pe-foe honr If the manufacture Ct The year 1854 or
1855, bot shall In ali cases I've Manufactured hom
dur made OF the crop Immediately prccsi' n IN
frlJ equal in qualify, ard corfcIm in size aud
sh Ips to the samples which &c. 4 PASTED in The
- navy JaId; sasii De properly baked, thoToogb
~ kiln d.. ed, vel Iactel, sod delivered fss Ct
charge to the United Stetes. ia good, found, we'll.
dried, bright -four barrels, above described with
the hesd welt fec1r-d; CT in air srd water.tisbt
whiskey or sriri. barrels, a. the option Of ths bu
The nhssey sh.ll Re male wholly from gran
fouad snd me:caantsblc, and b. & ty per C. NJ
stoSe rroaf riln4 D. tbe nit,d tstss custeD
LOUIS standard. II tbsll rs dstversd In good, rCw
souaa, bdgh three qu -rtrs he . d, welLsc,s' nei
white oak barrels, with white esS hssis. The beads
to be male Of three pece heading and well Ia mt f;
the staves not to be lees than ZACH thick END The
heads not less than insh thi, K: ard each barrel
shall be coopsrsd IL add ton, with one threepecn y
ifonho: on each tUge II ireh in v'dt sud l-l5S
inch thick. and en-. threepenny hoop on es:i
chime, 4 inch IN sidth, ard ils inch thick, as
per diagram The whole 30 b, pu. IL coed sh'ppicg
order, free Of al charge to the UnitAd Bates.
ssld navy yards; ard hs dry and Fl; FOR picking.
Tee tea shall b, OF gooi quality Young Hyscr,
equal to the samp'e, ct said navy yards.
The csftee sba &c he best Cuta, acc;rliag to
sample
Tao rice shall he Of the ysry b.st CT ,liy, ard CT
tn ecop , ME iiaely proaeNng he dates CT the re-
Quiricoaf to- the fause.
The molss-es shall bs folly squsl TO the very e.,
quality OF Sew Srean, m5lssss', ed snz bs deliv.
cred in We lseascned Ted oak rarr i, with viii .
n head, not less than u inch th'ch the slaves
not lcs thac "a inch thick; the bsrses TO be thre-
quarters hoops,. and, ia ADDITION. to four iron
hoops, Gle on each bilss, u inch in width AID ma
sixteenth irch thick. ard one on earh ch:ms !,
inch In width, ard Lie icci thick, and shall be
tho ushiy ccoie et and pla,cd in tie st thiQpir
condition
The vire7ar 6haiIte OF tia frst quality eiaer viz
egar, equal to the s.ard-ri uf the United stxtss
+ h rmscore q, sud sha contain no o.hrr thsn
aoetc acid; and shall be de'iv red in barrels s'mi
lar in al respsct1 70 those Required FOR molas es,
Ir~sk nxn lon h.f ofor Ia,
.hsll be substituted for red oak -es and White
pine h,a1s, aud shall be thoroughly coopsrsd AMI
plaead IA the beat Shipping crde-.
The pickles shall b put up IN ir = bound cask 5,
end each cash shall cocta ope Sc loa OF ohio
one Of Ptpfers, md thirteen gallons cf mall
cucun sers, aod ths ,e2e.s b'eS In sch skal We
ninety pounds and hey only be raid for; ard escs
cask shsE teen bs fil=i WITH wbis vine vinegar o.
\: ieas. az degrees Of sirength, sc3 equal e. Fr-n
yiregar: the cEks, vegetables AID vinegar shall
onfcrm and be equal in 81 respects 10 he ssmpI
deposited st the above named navy yards, and ths
Contractors shall warrant aod gaar-nty tina. they
wll keep good and solnd fcr 1T lesst t%o yjars.
Toe baaas shall be Of the very tsst qualify lite
beans, and shall Ia OF tbs crop immediate ,rec.t
rg the dstes Ct he rcGuis!tion f,r the sa.e.
III; dried apes shall be Of the bat quality, aud
sh1:l ce prepared by ;tf1.yinJ only, and shall lie
OF the crop Of the autumn Immediately p,ece lag
the dates OF the redu sit chs TOT the same.
All the foregoing scr bed aTt'cl-s, embG acisg
casks barrels half bzrrsls AID boxes shtn be 81
jec. {. szeh Inspection the chief nf thi, bu-:4u
msy direct, the csr ea.ing eli TO be -Ip int.d
the Navy Depsr meft- Al in.pectoEE Ia be 1T tie
pace CT delivery. Biscuit. may, ncwJvsr, he inspect
ct tho place of manu- facture but will in ell ease
be subject to final inspection at tie plsed CT delv.
cry before bids ara signed therefor.
The price, OF sli tbs fer 90 NJ aric'ei to be tie
sams thr rghont the year, and Cd IS may oer SCI
one or more articles.
All the casks, ares, ard half bsTie., boxes, or
packayes a. al be marked with their contents aud
| the contract'rs name. Al. the barrsls and hall
tarrels Of four, bread, snd ckels ths:l have Ia
| addition t. tn shcre, the ys2r Ehea manufactured
or put up, m rkel upon them.
The samples referred n this aivei u emsn. N
tho g. lee ed Ter tbs ensuing fscal yssr AID Iav
30 rtfer.fce to ssci as kTc. ben pieri9u,ty .rAi
hibre'.
The quantity of these articles which will be r.
qeired e:nrot be precisey, ststfd Tnry viii Prob /,
aly te about