Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-09
Navy supplles---1s5e-'57.
NAvY DEPAnrxExr,.


Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed [,, AND A Den. En-
ed at this Bureau, until O'Clock. p Saturday the
10Th day Of April next FIR furnishing and delivering ION
Eve DAYS ,tics shall be gwen for every twenty thousand
pounds requ redl at the United States navy,yaras ~
Gosport Virginia such amnes oaly Of the following ar
tcles may be required ordered from inc contractors
BY the chief Of this bureau BY the respective
ngicers Of the said navy yards during inc nscai year
ending June 80, 1851 viz:
Flour biscuit whskey tea coffee, rice molasses,
vinegar pickles, beans and dried apples.
The -four shall be snperfue, and of the manufacture q
wheat grown in the year 1855 or 1856; but shall in an
preceding the dates of the rens!tion for the same sna
be perfectly sweet. and in all respects ct the best qua
snn m the gneJ M b
sound bright barrels half barrels as the case may DC
the slaves and heading to be of red oak OF the pest
ty strong and well no ped with lining hoops around each
head and equal in quality sample barrel ut said navy.
yards; two half barrels to be considered as barrel ana
not more than one-sixh the required quantity to DC IN man
barrels ,.,,o,,. s,,r, .,root sunsr5r.
-four Of the manufacture year 1858 1885, but shall
in ali cases be manufactured from four made of the crop
Immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the
same and shall be fully equal in aa in tho S
said navyyards shall be properly baked thoroughly kun
dried well packed and delivered free Of cha,ss to the
United States good sound welldried bright Hour bar
res as above described with the heads well secred orin
air and waterght whskey or spirit barrels at the option
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain. sound and
merchanabe ana be full, first proof according to the Uni.
ted States custom house standard II snail De
good sound bright hree-quarters hH"pSd we'lscns.
oned whiteoak barrels. whe-oak heads the heads to bc
made Of threepiece heading and we'll painted the slaves
than inch thick each barrel shall be coopered in
addition with one threepenny iron hoop on each be ~
hoop each chime, inch in width, and l-l6'h inch
thick, per diagram The whole to be put in good ship
ping order free of all charge to the United States
Yho he
yards ;.and be dry aud fit for packing
The lea shall 6e Of good quality young hyson' equal to
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba according to
sample.
Immediately preceding the dates of the acquisitions for the
same .,:
ty of New Orleans moasses and shall be delivered in we'll
seasoned red oak barrels with whitepne heads not less
the BARRELS be three quarters hoped and in additions
to have four iron hoops each bge ~ inch IN width
and l-l6h inch thick, and each chime ~ inch in
ered 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 Pharmacy
and shall contain other than acetic acid and shall be
delivered in barrels similar in all respects to those reqr-
and heads shall substituted Cor redoak and white
pine heads and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed
The pickles shall be put in ron-bound CASKS and each
cask shall contain gallon OF onions, one gallon OF pep
pers and thirteen gallons of medium cucumbes fifty to
five pounds and they only be paid for and each cask shall
then be filled with white wine vinegar of least AZ de-
grces of strength and equal to French vinegar the casks
vegetables and vinegar shall conform and be equal in all
respects the samples deposited at the aborcnamed
YARDS and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty
that they Will keep good and sound for at least two years
The iron hoops the barrels containing whiskey,
sses vinegar and pickles to be well painted with red
lead.
The beans shafbe of the very best quality white beans,
and shall be Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates
of the rcquson for the same "a pounds to be taken
one bushel.
The dried apples shall be of the best quality and shall
be prepared by sun-ng only and shall be of the crop
of the autumn Immediately preceding the dates of the
QUESTION for the same.
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks
barrels half barrels and boxes shall be subject to such in
specton the chief of this bureau direct the nspec
ting 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
in all cases be subject to final inspection at the place of
delivery before bills signed therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the
throughout the year. and bidders may offer for
articles.
Al! the casks barrels and half barrels boxes pscka-
GEES shall be marked with their contents and the coDtrac
tors All the barrels and half barrels -four bread,
and pickles shall have in addition to the above the
when manufactured or put up. marked upon them.
The samples referred in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and hare to
such as haze been previously erhbitei.
cannot be precisely stated They will probably be about
To be offered for
Flour. 1000 bbs, per Dbl.
Biscuit l his IN his