The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18
Navy supplies-Is57- '5s.
NAvr DEPARTMENT.

Bureau Of Provisions and cIOihing, March H. 1851.
GEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
until O'Clock M sionday Goth day April next
nss and Con rsssyns ten days notice except for bis
sand pounds requred at the United navy
quantities only following may be required or ordered
from the contractors BY the chief Of this by the respective
commanding officers Of the said yards during the fiscal
Biscuit hour rice dried apples pickles sugar tea coffee beans
holly from sweet superne -four Of the
fured from -four made Of the crop Immediately preceding
Of the acquisitions for The same and shah be y equal quality
the said yards shall be properly baked thoroughly kndred
sound, wedried bright -four barrels described
heads well secured or in air and waiegh whey spirit barrels
The flour shall be supernc Of the grown
in the 1850 1857; but shall all DO
wheat the crop Immediately preceding the dates the eqon
for the same shall be perfectly sweet aud in all respects o the
charge Unod States best new wceasoued sound
bright barrels Or half barrels the may behe and
with lining hoops around each head and equal In quality sample
barrel than required quantity
barrels
a,ely preceding the the acquisitions
the dried apples shall be o the best quality and shall be
ately preceding the dates OF the acquisitions for the
The pickles shall be put up in ronboand casks and each ca
shall gallon onions gallon peppers eight gal
Ions eucumhcrs hy and the
cask shall then be filled with white vinegar degrees
and equal g French the and vine
the contractors shall warrant and
hoops containing whsey Inolases
and pickles TO be well painted with red lead.
The shall be according samples yards
DO dry and IL for packing.
The shall be of quality Young hyson equal samples
said nayyards and be delivered bali quarter only
The eooe shall be equal to Tho best Cuba according sample
The beans shall be Of the quality white
be of the Immediately preceding the requo
the same, o. pounds To be taken rs busle.
The moasses shall be fully equal very quality New
Orleans molasses and shall be delivered
barrels with white heads not less than inch thick
and in addition TO have four rn hoops each
and LION inch thick and shall be thoroughly eooered and placed 10
the best shipping condition.
The vinegar shall be Of the rst quality equal
United States Pharmacopna and shall other than
acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar all respects
required for moasses with the exception that reo slaves and
heads shall DO substituted redoak
and shall DO thoroughly eooered and placed the best shipping
order.
whskoy shall wholly grain merchant
able full proof
standard and shall be reosd shall DO delivered good
bright hooped well
with white oak heads heads be made piece heading
well painted the staves BIO less than inch thick heads
not inch thick and each barrel shall coopered adj
dion, with throopenny iron hoop each bgo inch
width ll6h inch thick hoop
inch width lleh inch thick as po diagram The
whole TO DO put good shipping order Of all charge a United
States.
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks barrels, hall
barrels and boxes shall be subject such inspection the chief
this bureau direct tho inspecting officer DO appointed by the
Navy Department All Inspections be the place Of delivery
cult however be inspected the manufacture will
In all cases BIO subject TO hna Inspection at the place oG delivery
before bills signed therefor.
The prices Of all the foregoing articles be the throughout
year, and bidders may oner FOR articles
All the casks barrels and half barrels boxes packages shall
marked with their the Al
and half barrels of four bread and pickles shall have addition
tue above tho when manufactured up marked upon
them. ..,....
snmpes referred this advertisement arc those selected m
the ensuing hca and haze such haze ben pero
ly crhibRed ...
quantity articles which win required cannot be pre-
cisely stated. They VIII probably be about