Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-28
navy sUPrliIs-iss7.,ss.-
- g. NAYH DEPARTMENT.
BuRRAU OF Provisions AND CLors,uo.
March IL. 1857

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--a- BrRRAU OF Provisions AND CLoraluo,S
@ EpARArE PROPOSALS, sealed =. an, t1s sndo!.sd
- Proposals for Navy Supplies" viii be re-
day, the ooh day Of April nex,, for furnishing and
Gehvenrg (oa receiving ten cays' NOTICE. except for
Biscuit, for which five days. notice shall be riyen
LOT every twenty thousand pounds rtquired) st the
Cuiied Sta'es Navy Yarts al Charleslown, Masss-
chusetis; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosp,n. Vir.
gnia 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 duriag
the fiscal year ending June 80, ls5S, viz
Biscuit, Flour, Rice, Dried Apples, Pickles, Su-
ga. Tea, Coffee, Beans, Molasses, Vinegar, and
Whisky.
The Biscuit shall BE- made wholly from swee, az
perfne -four, of the manufacture of the year 1856
or 1857, but shall in all be cursd from
HOUR IN he ct the crop Immediately preceding the
dates OF the acquisitions for the same; and shall be
fuIy equal IN quality, and conform in size and
shape. 10 the pies which are deposited in the
sa Navy Yards; shall be properly baked, thor
ough kiln dried well packed, and delivered free of
cage TO 1ns United safes; in good, sound, well
the hsade well secured; or in air and wa,sr-iight
wh ky or spirit barrels at the option of The bureau
The Flour shall be supsrfiae, and of the naaufac-
ture Of wheat grown in the year 1856 or 1851; but
shall In a. cases be m lnufactured from wheat OF
TIE c'cp Immediately preceding the dates of the re
cushion for the anne; shall be perfectly swee',
",
delivered in good shipping order, free Of all sharge
TO the United States in the best new, we'll seaso.e.
sound bright barrels or half barrels as the NAV
be-thc slaves aud hea iings be of red oak of The
best qua'ity, strong and well hooped, wi h lining
hoops around each head, aud equal in qualify 10
sam lie barrel at said navy yards; two ha bsrre!s
to be conside. ed ba Iei, and not more thaa one
sixth the required quantity 10 be in ba barrels.
The Rice shall be of the very best quality, and of
the crop Immediate preceding the dates OF the re-
cushions for the sane
The Dried Apples shall he of the best quality, and
shall be prerared by sxH- drying only, and 81 all be
Of the crop of The autnmn I'm ledIat-ly preceding
the dates of the acquisitions for the same.
The Pickles shall lie put UP in iron bound casks
and each cask shall contain gallon of onions one
gallon of peppers, aud eight gallons OF medium Gu
eumb srs, ffty to the gallon, and the vegetabe in
each shall egh f ty- seven pounds, aid they only
be paid for and each ca k sha tn In b. fl ed with
white wine vinega ofat asst AZ degrees Of sreng b.
and equal To French vinegar the casks ve2et bles
and Vinegar shall conform. aud be equal in all re-
sPects, 10 the samples ,posted al the SLOVENIAN
navy yards, and the contractors shall warrant a I'D
guaranty tia they will keep good aud SOUND fer at
least two years
The Iron Hoops on the Irelsc nta;rnc Wh;Sey,
Mo!a sses, Vinegar, AID Pickles 10 be We. ala,ed
with rel lCat. a.
said navy ards; and be dry and fit for packing.
1ha Tea sha b: CT good qua iiy young yson,
equal to the samples a said navy yarus, and be de-
hvered in hat and quarter chests only.
cCriiny to sample
The b ans shall be Of the very best DUAL ,y white
be'n an shall be ofths crop mmedi' teIy preceding
the dates Of the reQuisIOn for the same Ga hounds
To be Iaae1 as one busEcl.
The Moasses shall be fully equal to the vely b. st
qua iy Of New OII ans MOlas es, and sh Ill be de.
liver IN welI.seaSoned red OAK els, with white
pine heads not les, than y inch thick the slaves
not less than Inch thick the b.rres TO be three.
quarters hoped, aud in edition to have four iron
hoops, one on cash bilge, ~ Inch in width and
10 n men thIck, ana one On ca h chime 4 inch
In wild and l 18th in thick, ,ni shall be lhro.
oughly coopered and placed in the best shipping
condition..
Tue Vine ar sha he of the first quality. eoua, ~
the standard Of the Unitd s ates hsrmscopaia,
and stall contain no other than ac.t c scin aud
shall be delivered in barrels similar in all 10
those required for mo asses, with the exception at
Uhifs oak slaves aad hea shall be substituted fr
red oak slaves and white pire heads and shall he
thoroughly cooper d aud placed in the best shipping
order.
The Whisky shall be made wholly from ain,
sound and mercf au able, and b. full firstpro0f &C
cording to the United states custom house standa d.
and shall te rectlfied LIZ shall be delivered i'm Rood
new, sound, blight, three quarters hooped, we l.
Seasoned, white oa< barrels, with white oax heads
the Ia, ads TO be ma lie of three-piece heading, a
well paiple |; the slaves not to be less than inc h
thick and the ads less than Inch thi k; ar
earh ba rel shall b; ooopered, in addition, win one
width, ana 10Th inch thick, and one three penny
hoop on each chime, ~ inch IN width, and i-l6lh
inch thick, de per diagan The whole 70 be nut IN
goot shipping oder, free of AL charge The United
: a.Ps.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, Raf barrels and box g. shall be SUBJ
Ject 10 IA n IN pecton the chief of this burea
may erect, the inspecting officer to be appointed
the Navy beDanm mt. All inspections TO be a, the
pla &c Of delivery. biscuit may, however. be in
SPECIFIED a. The place OF manu- aclue, but will in all
Eases be subject 70 hnal inspection al the place OF
delivery before bills signei therefor.
The prices Of ali the foregoing articles TO be the
same throughout tse y ar, and bidders may offer for
IN ar les.
All the ca ks, ba rels, aud half barrels, boxes; or
packages, shall BIZ ma ked with tn ir contents and
HE contractors name AHIhe barrels and ha ar
reIs OF flour, bread aid pickles shall have, i'm ad
uon to The ab1ve, The year when manufactured or
put up, marked upon them.
The sample Tefe red to IN this advertise IN n,
those select for the eDsuine fiscal ar, and hare
10 Tefsisnes TO such as havs bees Prer,oxsiv ar.
htbttsd.
Tbs quantity efihs these articles which W. be re-.
CURED cannot b; PR ciseiy stated. They will prub-
ably bs about
To be offered for