Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-01
NAVY sUPPLIES-1sS6.,s7.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF PRovIsIoNs AND CLOTHING,
--r March IL, 1855 y

--r March IL, 1855
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, SEALED AND
- endorsed 90 Proposals for Navy Supplies
will be received at this Bureau until O'Clock,
m, on Saturday, the 10Th day Of April next for
furnishing and delivering (on receiving ten DAVIS
notice, except for Biscuit, for which ave davis
notice shau be given for every twenty thousand
pounds required) at the United States Navy ards
at Charlestown, Massachuss It's; BROOKLYN, New
York; and Gosport, Virginia, such quantities
only Of the following articles as may be required
or ordered from the contractors by the chief Of this
bureau or by the respective commanding officers
Of the said Navy Yards, during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1857, viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Rice, Molassss, vinegar, Pickles, Beans, and
Dried Apples.
The Flour shall be superfine, and Of the manu-.
facture Of wheat grown in the year 1885 or 1855
but shall In all cases be manufactured from wheat
Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates Of the
requisition Tor the same; shall be perfect SWEET
and in all respects Of the best quality ard shall
be delivered In good shipping order, free Of al
seasoned, sound, bright barrels, or half barrels,
as the case may be-the slaves and headings to be
Of red oak Of the best quality strong and well
hoped, with lining hoops around each head and
equal in quality to sample barrel at said navy
yards; two half barrels to be considered as bar
rel, and not more than one sixth the required
quantity to be In half barrels.
The Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superfne flour, Of the manufacture Of the year 1855
or 1856, but shall in all cases be manufactured
from flour made Of the crop imm' diatsly preced-
ing the dates Of the acquisitions for the same;
and shall be fully equal In quality, and conform
in size ard shape. to the samples which ale de-
posted la the said navy Yards shall be properly
baked, thoroughly kiln dried well packed and
delivered free Of charge to the United states, in
good, sound, well-dried, bright -four barrels, as
above described, with the heads well secured;
or In air or water tight whisky barrels, at the op
ton Of the Bureau.
The WHISKY shall be made wholly from grain,
sCun0 and mprchantatlp and no f,1ll ff,sf-
according to the United States custom house
standard. 1t shall be delivered In coed. new,
Sound, bright, three quarters hoped, we'll sea
soned, white oak barrels, with white oak heads,
the beads 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 Inch thick,
with one three-penny iron hoop on each bilge \
inch in width, and 1-l6th- inch thick, and one
three-penny hoop on each chime, 1x-inch in
width and 1-16-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 said
navy yards; and be dry and fit for packing
The Tea shall be Of good quality young hyson,
equal to the samples at said navy-yards.
The Coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, &C.
cording to sample.
The Rice shall be of the very best uality, and
Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates of
the acquisitions for the same.
The Molasses shall be fully equal to the very
best quality Of New Orleans mofasses, and shall
be delivered in well seasoned red oak barrels,
with white pine heads not less than n inches
thick the slaves not less than 4 Inch thick; the
barrels to be three quarters hoped, and, in addi
ton, to have four iron hoops, one on each bilge,
n inch in width and 1-l6 inch thick, and shall
be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
shipping condition.
The Vinegar shall be Of the frat quality Cider
Vinegar, equjl to the standard Of the United
States Pharmacop9la, and shall contain no other
than acetic acid; and shall lie delivered in bar
rels similar in all respects to those required for
molasses, with the exception that tchite oak
slaves and heads shall be substituted for red oak
slaves and white pine heads, and shall be tho
roughly coopered and placed in the best shipping
order.
The Pickles shall be put up In iron bound
casks, and each cask shall contain one gallon OF
onions, one ga Ion Of peppers and thirteen gal
Ions Of medium cucumbeIs, fifty to the gallon,
AID the vegetables in each shall weigh eighty
five pounds, and they only be paid for, and each
ask shall then be flied with white wine vinegar
Of at least AZ degrees Of strength, and equal to
French vinegar; the casks, vegetables, and vim
egar shall cor form and be equal In all poets to
the samples deposited at the above named navy
yards, and the contractors shall warrant and guar
anty that they will keep good and sound for at
least two years The iron hoops on the barrels
containing whisky, molasses, vinegar and pic.
kles are to be well painted with red lead
The Beans shall De Of the very best quality
white beans, and shall be Of the crop immedi-
ately preceding the dates Of the requsion for the
same 81 pounds to be taken one bushel
and shall be prepared by sun drying only. and
shall be of the crop Of the autumn immediately
preceding the dates Oftherequisitonsfort the same
All the fore going described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half barrels, and boxes shall be
subject to such inspection as the chief Of this bu
reau may direct, the inspecting officer to he ap-
pointed by the Navy Department All inspec-
lions to be at the place Of delivery. Biscuits
may, however, be Inspected at the pld"e If man
nfacture, but will, in all cases, be subject t. a
hnal inspection at the place Of delivery before
bills are signed therefor.
The prices Of all the foregoing articles to be
the same throughout the year, and bidders NAV
offer for one or more articles.
All the Casks, barrels, and half barrels, boxes
or packages, shall be marked with their contents
and the contractors name. All the barrels and
half barrels Of flour, bread, and pickles shall
have, In addition to the above, the year when
manufactured or put up, marked upon them
The sam les referred to In this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year and
hare norefersnee to such as hare been precious y
| exhibited.
The quantity Of these articles which will be
required cannot be exactly stated. They will
probably be about
To be offered for.
Florr. 4 300 bbls. . per bbl
Biscuit ............1, 600, 600 lbs go. per 100 lbs
w Risky ..............a5,0 03 gals -. per gal.
sugar .............. .2OO UOO lbs 49,. per Id.
lea. .................2O,G 600 lbs .... per ID.
Gomez ................1 III, QUO lbs 49,. per Id.
Rice. .2O0, 900 lbs per lib.
NJ Glasses. 20 COO Gals per gal.
Beans. g .tOI bush =. per bush.
Vinegar ..............20,0 600 gals 49,. per gal.