The true Democrat., 1856-04-08
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Hureau of Provisions and Clothing,
 March r, lS56 SsEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed C ' Proposals for Navy Supplies, will be received at this Bureau until o'clock, p. on Saturday. the 18th day of April next, for furnishing and delivering (on receiving days notice eXcept for biscuit for which five days notice shall be given for every cNeu- ty thousand pounds required at the United States navy wards at Churestown Massachusetts; Brook lyn New York; and Gosport, Virginia, such Quangi- ties o}y of the following articles may be required ordered from the contractors by the chief of this bureau oY by the respective commanding officers of the Sali navy yards, during the fiscal year ending June go, 1857. viz:
 Flour, biscuit vhiskey sugar, tea coffee moases vinegar, pickles, beans, and dried applies
 The flour shall be sup r.ine and of the manutac- turc of wheat grown ill the year 1655 or 1856: but shall in all eases be manufactured from wheat of the crop immediately preceding the dates of the requisi- ton for the same; shall be perfectly sweet and in all respects of tine best quality and shall be delivered in good shipping order free of all charge to the United States in the best new well seasoned, sound bright barrels, or half barrels, the case may the slaves and headings to be of read oak of the best quality strong and well hooped, with lining hoops around each head, and equal in quality to sample barrel at said navy yards two half barrels to be considered barrel and not more than one sixth the required quantity to be in halt barrels
 The biscuit shall bc made wholly from sweet srl- perne flour, of the manufacture of the year 1855 or 1856, but shall in all cases be manufactured from flour made of the crop immediately preceding the Ual1S or the fcqulSitlOlS Tor the same, 0u shall fully equal in quality and conform in size and shape to the samples hich deposited in the said navy yards shall be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried well packed and delivered free of charge to the Unit cd States, in good, sonnd well dried, bright flour barrels as above described with the heads well se- cured; or in air and water tight whiskey or spirit bar rels at the option of the bureau.
 The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain sound and merchanablc, and be full first proof ac cordinG to the United States custom house standard ltshali bedelivered in good, new. sound bright three quarters hoped, well seasoned wlGte-oai barrels with whlte-oak he0Is the heads to be made of three piece heading, and well painted; the slaves not to be less than % inch thick and the heads not less than 3I inch thick and each barrel shall be coopered in addi ton. with one three penny iron hoop on each bice 11@ inch in width, and l-l6th inch thick and one three penny iron hoop on each chime. 115 inch in width, and l-l6th inch thick, as per diagram The whole to be put in good shipping order free of all charge to the United States.
 The sugar shall be according to samples at the navy yards; and be dry and fit for packing.
 The tea shall be of good quality younr bvson cqual to the samples at said navy yards
 The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba accord ing to sample.
 The rice shall be of the very bes, quality, and of the crop immediately preceding the dates of the re- quisitOns for the same.
 The molassc5 shall be fully equal the very best quality Of New Orleans molasses, and shall be deiv- cred Tn well seasoned red oak barrels with white pine heads not less than inch thick; the slaves not less than %8 inch thick the barrels to be threequarters hooped, and in addition to have four iron hoops on each bilge l4 inch in width and 1-l6th inch thick, and one on each chime E inch in width and l-l6th inch thick and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best shipping condition.
 The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider yine gar equal the standard of the United States Phar macopeia and shall contain no other than acetic acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar in all resnects tothose icqured for molasses with tue exception ut