Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-04-07
NAVY SUPPLIES-Is55-'56.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT, [
FfSV5raa5 fa5
at this Bureau until O'clock p. M, Saturday the l4h
day cfAprl next furnishing delivering Con receiving
shall be given every twenty thousand pounds required
the United States Charlestown Massachu
sctts Brooklyn, New York, and Gosport Virginia such
quantities only following articles may be required
or % OFF sS d
yards, during the fiscal ending June 30, 1885, viz
vinegar, pickles, beans, and dried apples '
The flour shall be superfne and OF the manufacture OF
be manufactured from wheat of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates of the requson for the shall
and shall be delivered in good shipping order free of all
charge to the United States in the best new we'll seasoned
sound bright barrels or half barrels, the may be-
the and headings be of white oak of the best quail
n.y. strong and We'll hoped with ng hoops around each
yards half barrels to be considered barrel and
barrels.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfne
in all from flour made Of the crop
Immediately preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for the
size and shape the samples which deposited in the
said navyyards shall be properly baked thoroughly kiln
States in good sound well-dried bright barrels
above described with the heads we'll secured in air
and watelght wlskeY spirit barrels at the option
The wiskey shall be made wholly from gran sound and
erchanabe and be fifty per cent above proof according
TO the United States custohcuse standard 1t shall be
ed weseas9ncd white oak barrels With white oak heads
h heads to be made of rec-pece heading and we'll pain
heads inch ana be
coopered in additon with threepenny iron hoop
three-penly hoop each chime, Is inch in width,
and l6th inch thick, per diagram The whole to be
States 0''pf'''s
The shall be according samples the said navy
yards and be dry and fit for packing
The tea shall be of good quality Young Hyson, equal
the samples at said navy yards.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, according TO
sample.
Immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the
of New Orleans molasses and shall be delivered in well
seasoned red oak barrels with white pine heads less
than Is inch thick the not less than inch thick
the barrels to be hreequarters hooped and addition
have four iron hoops one on each bge IS inch in width
and ll6th inch thick, and each chime Is inch in
width and lG inch thick and shall be thoroughly cooper
and placed in the best shipping condition.
The vinegar shall be of The first quality cider vinegar
equal TO the standard of the United Pharmacopea
delivered in barrs Similar ala respects to ihuse reonred
for molasScs with the exception thar hte OK and
heads and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the
The pickles put up iron-bound casks and each
cask shall contain gallon of onions gallon of pep
and thirteen gallons of small cucumber and the veg
be paid for; and each csk shall then be filled with white
French vinegar the casks, Vegetables and vinegar
conform and be equal in all respects the samples depos
shall warrant and guaranty that they will keep good and
The be Of The very best quality white BEANS
and shall be of the immediately preceding the dates Of
the requlsition for the same.
The apples be of the best quality and shall be
prepared by sunyng only, and shall be of the crop of
autumn Immediately preceding the dates of the Iequs
tions for the same.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing casks
barrels halibarres and boxes, shall be subject
inspection the chief of this bureau may direct the
speeding officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections to be at the place OF delivery Biscuit may
however, be inspected at the place Of manufacture but will
III all cases be subject to final inspection the place
delivery before bills signed therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles be the
articles.
All the casks barrels and half barrels boxes packa-
shall he marked with their contrac-
tor All the barrels and hafb -four bread
and pickles shall have in addition the above the year
when manufactured or put up marked upon them.
The samples referred to in this are those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and reference
such as Aa0e been previously exhibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be required can
not be precisely stated. They will probably be about