The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18
Navy supplies 1887 '5s.
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Bureau Of Provisions aud Clothing March H. 1851.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
until O'Clock Monday the Goth day Of April
and delivering (en zen days notice except for bis
sand pounds requred at the United Charesown
Massachusetts Brooky York and Gosport Virginia such
quantities o following articles as may be required or ordered
from the contractors by the chief this bureau by respective
commanding oeeers Of the said yards during year
Biscuit hour rice dried apples pickles sugar tea, coffee beans.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from superne -four
manufacture Of the 1856 1887
factured from -four made Of the preceding the
Of the reaaiion for the same and shall be fully equal quality
the said navy Yards shall be properly baked thoroughly
sound weldred bright -four a. described with the
heads well secured or In air and waterh wkey spirit
Tho -four shall superdne manufacture Of wheat grown
the year 1886 1857 but shall in all
wheat the crop Immediately preceding the dates
the shall be perfectly respects
charge the United States new wesasoned sound
bright barrels or half barrels, the may
with lining hoops around each head and equal quality sample
barrel a. sad navy two half barrels 70 be considered
barrel and not more than sixth the required quantity be half
The rice shall be the very best quality and OF the cro mod
atey proceeding the dates Of the acquisitions for the
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality prepared
atey preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for
The pickles shah DO up ronbod casks
shall contain gallon 81 onions gallon peppers
Ions Of medium cucumbers n othe gallon and
shall weigh fifty pounds and they only be paid for
shahe filled white vinegar Of AZ degrees Of
strength and equal TO French vinegar the casks vegetables
at the and the shall
guaran that they will keep good and sound years
The iron hoops the barrels wskey moasses
and pickles to be well painted with red lead.
The shall be according samples the
be dry and III for packing
The tea shall be Of good quality young equal samples
at said yards and DO delivered quarter only
The eoao shall BIO equal to the best Cuba according sample
The beans shah be Of tho best quality white beans
be Of the crop Immediately preceding the eqon
the same, 81 pounds TO be taken bushel.
The moasse shall fully equal very quality of New
Orleans mosses shall well red oak
barrels with white pine heads not less than inch thick the
not less than Rnc thick the barrels To be hrecuarer hoped
and III addition 70 have four hoops bge !.
in width and inch thick and each chime
and llo inch thick and shall be thoroughly placed
the best shipping condition.
The shall be quality equal standard Of the
United Parnlacopa contain no other than acn
acid and shall BIO delivered IN barrels similar respects
required for moaes with the exception that aeo
and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed shipping
order,
The whkey shall be made wholly from grain sound and crcban,
shall be delivered in good new
bright hoopcd well seasoned hiak barrels
with white OAK heads the heads piece heading
well painted the The
not less than inch thick and each barrel shall be coopercd
dtion with hrce iron hoop each blge ~
width and 6th inch thick and penny hoop chime
lAnch In width, and l6th inch thick, per diagram The
States
All foregoing articles embracing casks barrels half
this bureau direct tho inspecting officer be appointed
Navy Department All inspections DO the place delivery
cult however be Inspected at the place manufacture VIII
all cases BIO subject 70 al Inspection Ut the place Of delivery
before bills are signed therefor,
The prices Of all he foregoing articles 70 DO the throughout
year ana bidders may orer for one or more articles,
All tho casks barrels hall barrels packages
and half barrels II -four broad and pickles shall have
tho above the when manufactured up, marked upon
Them
samples referred This advertisement selected for
The ensuing fiscal year. md eet s hare
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