The Washington union., 1857-04-22
Navy sapplies-IsS7 -'ss.
NAVY DxrAkrAKsf,

Bureau Of Provisions Clothing, March IL, 1857
SEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed
until O'Clock Monday the 2o,h day Of April next for fur
% a which ss nces s S b. S % HS 1ro or o
sand requed the United navy carstown
quantities only following may required
from the contractors by the chief this bureau by the respective
commanding officers Of the said during the fiscal end
Biscuit -four dried apples pickles, sugar. tea, coffee, beans
wholly from sweet superdne four
crop immediately preceding
Of tho requtons for tho and shall be fully equal quality
conon and shape tho samples which deposited in
the said yards shall be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried
well packed delivered free Of charge the United good
sound wedrd bright barrels described with the
heads wen secured air and water tight whkey spirit barrels
supernnc grown
the 1850 1857 but shall all be manufactured from
wheat OF crop Immediately preceding OF the reauion
for the shall be perfectly sweet and all respects o. best
charge the United States IN the best new
bright barrels or half barrels the may bce slaves and
with lining hoops around each head and equal quality sample
barrel At sad navy two half barrels . be considered as
barrels.
shall the very best quality and Of tho crop
aey preceding the dates Of tho acquisitions
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality shall be prepared
sey preceding tho acquisitions for the
The pickles shall be pat up in iron bound casks and each cask
Ions Of cucambcrs d othe gallon and the vegetables each
vinegar degrees
strength cquafo French vinegar the casks vegetables vine
at the navyyard the shall and
guaranty that they VIII keep good and sound for at least
The hoops the containing whskey olasse
and pickles 10 be well painted with red lead.
The shall be according samples the said yards and
good quality Young hyson equal samples
at said yards, be delivered half Ghosts only
The coffee shall bc equal tho best Cuba according sample
The beans shall be Of tho best quality white beans and shall
be the Immediately preceding the dates Of the oquon for
the same, "a pounds 0 be taken bushcl.
The shah fully equal quality Of New
Orleans moa and shall be delivered in weseasoned red oak
barrels with whepnc heads less than "a inch thick the
not less than inch thick the barrels TO be three quarters hooped
and in addition have four iron hoops each bge IL inch
10 width thick each chime TX inch width
and 6 inch thick and shall be thoroughly cooercd and placed In
the best shipping condition.
The vinegar quality equal standard of the
Pharn,acopaia
acid aud shall be delivered barrels similar in all respects TO those
required for moasses with the exception that % oak slaves and
shall and white pine heads
and shall be thoroughly copeed and placed In the best shipping
order,
The whskey shall made wholly from grau sound merchant
shall be recned shall be delivered In good
three quarters hoopcd well
with who heads tho heads Of ccc beading and
well painted the slaves TO be less than inch thick and the heads
not than thick each barrel shall be coopee in a6
dlon With three hoop each bge IL inch In
width and 116thncb thick hoop ench chime
Hnch in width and 1ieth inch thick diagram Tho
States.
All foregoing described articles, embracing casks barrels
barrels and boxes shall subject such inspection the chief Of
this bureau direct tho inspecting officer bo appointed by the
Navy Department All inspections the plnce Of delivery
Cult however be inspected at the place Of manufacture but will
u all be subject dnai inspection ut the place Of dovy
before bills signed therefor
The prices all tho foregoing articles bo tho throughout the
year, and bidders offer for articles.
All the casks barr and hall barrels packages shall be
and half barrels Of -four bread and pickles shall have addition
the above tho when manufactured marked
them,
The samples referred this advertisement those selected
the ensuing nsca year aud hare such haze been preo
" o-hibi,ed
quantity these articles required pro-
cisoly stated. They will probably be about