Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-12
Navy supplies---lsss-'s7.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
D...,, - I1rovisiona and ClOfhin0

Navy Supplies-..ls50.'S7'
NAVY DEpARrxExr,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, SEALED AND EN-
y dorsed Proposals for Navy Supplies will be recelv
18th day Of April next for furnishing and delivering lon
receiving ten days notice. except for bsc r
At ss
Charestown. Massachusetts,; BROOKLYN New YORK; ana
Gospor Virginia, such quantities only ct the fowlng M
tes may be required ordered from the contractors
by the chief of this bureau by the respective command
ing Ulcers of the said yards during the fiscal year
Flour biscuit whskey sugar tea Coffee rice, molasses,
vinegar, pickles. beans and dried apples
The fonr shall be superne and OF the manufacture Ct
wheat grown the year 1855 1856 but shall in all
be manufactured from wheat of the Immediately
preceding the dates Of the s?nson for the same sna
and shall be delivered in good shipping ORDER free OF all
charge to the United States the weseasoned
sound bright barrels or half barrels as the case may oe
the slaves and heading to be of red oak of the best
ty, strong and we'll hoped with lining hoops around each
head and equal in quality to sample barrel at said navy
yards half barrels be considered as barrel and
not than onesxh the required quantity to be IN hall
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfne
hour of the manufacture of year 1885, but shall
all 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 quality and conform in
size and shape to the samples which are deposited in the
dried we'll packed and delivered free of charge 10 the
United States in good sound bright -four bar
re as above described with the heads wen secured OF
air and waertight whiskey spirit barrels at the option
of the bureau.
The whskey shall be made wholly from grain, sound and
merchantable and be full first proof 10 the Uni
ted States custom standard 1t shall be delivered IN
good new. sound bright threcquarters hoped weseas-
oned whte-oak barrels whteoak heads the heads to be
made of hree.pece heading and we'll painted the slaves
not to be less than nch thick, and the heads not less
than Inch thick; and each barrel shall be co0Pered IN
addition with threepenny iron hoop each bgel Il
inch in width and 1l6th inch thick, and hreepenny
hoop on each chime ~ inch in width, and l-l6th inch
AIorro Thn chnlo IN ho IN 600
ping order, free OF all charge to the United states
The sugar shall be according to samples at the SAID navy
yards ;iand be dry and fit for packing.
The tea shall be OF good quality young hyson, equal 10
the samples at said navy-yards;
The coffee shall be equal to the best CUBA according TO
sample.
The rice shall be othe very best quality and OF the crop
Immediately preceding the dates OF the acquisitions for the
same
The molasses shall be fully equal to the very best quail
y of New Orleans and shall be delivered IN we'll
than inch thick the slaves not less than inch thick;
the barrels to be three quarters hoped and addition
to have four iron hoops one on each Bulge inch IN width
and 116th inch thick, and each chime inch in
width and 1l6 inch thick and shall be coop
cred 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
and shall contain no other than acetc acid ana snail pc
delivered IN barrels similar IN all respects 10 hose requ
Cd ior moasseS WIN the exception mat wneoak staes
ana heads email De s9psueo :or saves an VIZ =:
pine headS ana snail De thoroughly cooPeeo ano Paceun
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