The Washington union., 1857-04-24
Navy supplies-Is57-,5 -,5s.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March H. 1857
q SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
anf ociock a M on Monday ,he Goth day April next for fur
nshng and delivering Goa receiving days notice for bis
pounds requod States navy yards carestown
Massachusetts, Eooyh New York and Gospor Virginia such
from the contractors by the chief this bureau the respective
commanding officers OF the said during the fiscal end
Biscuit nour dried apples pickles sugar tea coffee beans
The biscuit shall be made wholly from suporane -four
manufacture Of the 1866 1857 but
crop Immediately preceding he dates
Of the requsions for the same and shall be fully equal quality
the said shall be properly baked thoroughly kndrd
and delivered free o. charge to the United States good
heads well secured in air and waergh Whkey spirit barrels
aour shall upene Of wheat grown
in tho 1886 1857 but shall all be manufactured from
same perfectly sweet respects Of the beat
ann he % United % s Inn ~ E0oa shipping se .,
bright barrels half barrels tho may and
with lining hoops around each head equal quality sample
barrel at SAID two hall barrels 70 be considered as
barrels ' -
very quality and Of tho crop immed
atey preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for the
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality shalt prepared
atey preceding the dates Of the rcqu,ons for the
oao Se S @ aao and sn e e
Ions cucumbors nifty othe gallon the
oask be filled With white wine vinegar Of at least a2
strength and equal 10 French vinegar the casks vegetables and vine
tho above and shall
guaranty that they viii keep good sound for years
The iron the barrels containing whkey
and pickles to be well painted with red lead
The shall be according samples the said navy yards
DO dry and nt for packing
shall good quality young hyson equal to the samples
be delivered quarter chests only
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba according sample
The beans shall he Of the very quality white
be Of the Immediately preceding the reqon
the same, 81 pounds TO be taken bushel *
The moasse shall fully equal very best quality Of New
Orleans moascs and shall be delivered
barrels with heads not less than inch thick
and in addition have four iron hoops each bge
in width and 10th inch thick and each chime
and ll6 inch thick and shall be thoroughly placed
tho best shipping condition.
vinegar shall quality equal standard Of the
United States Pharmacopaa and shall
acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar all
required for mosses with the exception that
heads shall be substituted edoak pine heads
and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in tho best shipping
order.
wh.kcy shall wholly from grain sound and merchant
standard shall be shall good
sound bright hoope well seasoned white barrels
with white heads heads heading
well painted the not be less than inch thick and the heads
NOT less than inch thick and cah barrel shall be coopored ad
don with one threcpcnny iron hoop each bge 1ia
width and thick and theepenny each ebc
Ia inch in width, and lleth Inch thick, diagram Tho
Sacs. "
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks barrels hall
barrels and boxes shall be subject 10 such Inspection tho chief Of
ibis bureau may direct the inspecting appointed by
Navy Department All inspections be at the Of delivery Bis
in all cases be subject to final inspection at the place Of delivery
before bills signed therefor.
prices foregoing to be the amc throughout the
year, and bidders may offer for articles
All the casks barrels and half packages
with their contents and the contractors All the barrels
and half barrels OF Hour bread and pickles shall haye addition
the above the year when manufactured o put marked upon
The samples referred this advertisement, arc those selected for
he ensuing fiscal year and hae sucA hare been rou
Tho quantity these articles which will be required cannot be pre-
Cisoly stated, They will probably bo about