The true Democrat., 1857-04-28
NAVY SUPPLIES-1s5,.a
NAVY DEPARTMENT D


 NAVY DEPARTMENT
 Bureau of Provisions and Clothjno Mo., CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and hf, O ed Proposals for Navy Supplies !" anu neIndpr ceived at this Bureau until 9 o;cloc,, VIII bere. Monday, the 20th day of April next. for f", M, On and delivering Con receiving ten days no,t;l'lNs cept for biscuit, for which five davs not;c" eI. given for every twenty thousand pounds roalalbe at the United States navy-yarls at CboJ4urd Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York and C CIeS'oN, Virginia, such quantities only of the foIIon;O Ospr cles as may be required or ordered from ,l aN tractors by the chief of this bureau. or br T cN spective commanding officers of the said n,, 'ue during the fiscal year ending June 30 lS5S 5aNS Biscuit, four, rice, dried apples, pickles HA tea, coffee, beans, molasses, vinegar and wb; aN The biscuit shall be made wholly from svo.aa' pertine flour, of the manufacture of the voa.1a a or 1857, but shall in all casesbc manulact,na iN flour made of tine crop immediately preceJ;a-fP dates of the acquisitions for the slme and ssn' n'e fully equal in quality, and conform in s;,aD shape, to the samples which are depositeI " said navy yards; shall be properly baked. tbo, l 1 y klln-uned, well li-packed, and delivered f 'h charge to the United States, ill good, sound ' dried, bright flour barrels, as above des,iLal "si the heads well secured; or in air anu v,t'sh whiskey or spirit barrels, at the option of tbnka. .l ! The flour shall be superfne and of tbo iacture Of wheat grown in the year ls56 n, I. y but shall i'll all eases be manufactured from nj of the crop immediately preceding the ,Iates 'uf acquisition for the same; shall be perfectly ,, and in all respects ot the best quality, ami J'1 delivered in good shipping order, Ii. eut sl l to the United States, in the best new, well ed sound bright barrels, or halt-barry's .asH. may bc-the slaves and headings e. bro.ra... the best quality, strong lnd well hOoue4, WI, ling hoops around each hctu, lnl esua. u to slmpe barrel at sdu ntvy-ylg.;t - Go be considered Us i D4rg, tua A.. ui.r.- -.. sixth the required 4ul4t-ty tu o. lu At.... r
 The rice sAl.. bc Oi the very best 4ul.r.. the crop immadiateiy preceding the date, .. reqwsitions for tine stme.
 The dried apples shall be of the best qualirv sh1l. be prepared by SuH-dryiHg only, and sl, of the crop of the autumn immediately 1rr.e the dates of the acquisitions for the same.
 The pickles shall be put up in iron-bounJ e and each cask shall contain one gallon of or., one gallon of peppers, and eight gallon. ofm, cucumoers, fifty to the gallon, and the veap ill each shall weigh tifty-seven pounds. and s only be paid for; and each cask shall thenb4 s with white wine venegar of at least 42 de,r.r strength, and equal to French vinegar; the c.- vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and bear- in all respects to the samples deposited a- ii, above-named navy yards, and the contractors a, ,r warrant and guaranty that they will keep g5oI sound for at least two years.
 The iron hoops on the barrels containing vl. key. molasses, vinegar, and pickles to be well rar ed with red lead.
 The sugar shall be according to samples at a, said navy-yaris, and be dry and fit for packing
 The tea shall be of good quality young bys, equal to the samples at said navy-yards, and be t livered in half and quarter chests only.
 The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba. a.. cording to sample.
 The beans shall be of the very best quality vii. beans, and shall be of the crop immediately nrecr ing the dates of the requisition for the same, pounds to be taken as one bushel.
 The molasses shall be fully equal to the va- best quality of New Orleans moasses and shall delivered in well-seasOncd red oak barrels VI, whte-pine heads not less than l !, inch thick; fb slaves not less than $ inch thick: the barrel, ot thrcequarteTs hoopcd, aud in addition, to hl, four iron hoops, one on each bilge, la inch width and l. 9th inch thick. and one on each chin l :, inch in width and l-l6th inch thick, and shl be thoroughly coopered and placed ill the best ,l ping condition
 The vinegar shall be of the first quality, equal the standard of the United States Pharlnacole. and shall contain no other than acetic acid: al
 
 to those required for molasses. with the except that ,rhtc oak slaves and heads shall be ~ub,tiut for red-oak slaves and whta-pine heads and ,ba be thoroughly coOpered and placed ill the best sl. ping order.
 The wiiskey shall be made wholly from sal sound and mcrchantable. and be full first proo. s corling to the United States custom house sta darl, and shall be rectihed. It shall be deliver in good, new, sound, bright, three-quarters hJoge well-seasoned white-oak barrels, with white-o heads, the heads to be made of three-piace hea ing, and well painted, the slaves not to be less h | l5 inch thick, and the heads not less than 3 in thick; and each barrel shall be coopered, in ad tion, with one three-penn iron hoop on each bl l , inch in width and l-l6th inch thick. and o three-penny hoop on each chime, :, inch in wiI and l-l6th inch thick, as per diagram. Thewh to be put in good shipping order, free of all ch4l to the United States.
 All the foregoing described articles, embraci casks. barrels, alfblrrels, and boxes, shall subject to such inspection as the chief of this reau may direct, the inspecting officer to be pointed by the Navy Department. All inspecrl | to be at the place or delivery. Biscuit mtv, l., ever, be inspected at the place of manufacture. will in ali cases be subject to final inspection at place of delivery before bills are signed thers | The prices of all the foregoing articles to be 1 3'i' Ni' Ousitou' 'i!c Ie"I' anu pluuelS may 0 | for one or more articles.
 1 All the casks, barrels, and half-barrcls, boxes packages, shall be marked with their content, the contractors name. All the barrels aAd h bTres of flour, bread and pickles shdil have, duult!on to the above, the year when man udctu or put up, marked upon them.
 The samples referred to in this advertise ment those selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and h no rctoreHce to such ds haoe been previously eit5a The quantity ot these articles which will be quired cannot be precisely stated. They will I Dably be about
 To be offered for Biscuit. it.............l, ,s00, 900 lbs per 100, | Flour. lO0 bhIs n.r LIJ