Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-18
NAVY suPPLlEs-1es1,ss.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..

CEPARArE PROPOSALS, sealed aad endorsed
y "Prnpo.a.s for Navy eurplief," will be re-
day, The 20 day Of April mex, faAfurnishing and
devrrirg ("a eect ivirg ten rays notice. except for
Biscuit. for which five days not,ce shall b. given
for envy weIty Ih'u.and pounds T. qu'reo) a. the
Cuied S.a CO navy Yards nj CharlcstowD, asa
chuset,.; Brook ya. New Yorh; and 6ospur, vir
MIA, such quantities ONLY or the following srtIcls
as may be required or ordered from the cosiracios
by The CHI Of this Bureau, cs by TIE respective
cmma ,ding officers Of the SAID Navy Yards, dlrics
the d -cal yrss ending June 20, less, We:
Biscuit, Flour, Rice, Dried Apoies, Pickles, s Z
ga. Tea, Coffee, Beam, AeIassr Q, Vinegar, and
Wnisky. -
The Bis uit shall be made wholly from sweet 50
perine -four, Of tie marufa .ture VI ile year 1856
or 1857, but shall in ala cases be manrlactur from
-four m lie If the crop imm e6ia ely preceding the
dates ot the regulations for the ram and shall be
shape. 10 the sam lrs which are deposited in the
sad Navy Yaros; shall BE- properly bake, thor
ough kiln dr. ed well and delivered fre~ Of
cba-ge TO The United 9 atess In gcoc, sound, well
dIiei bright four barrels, Is sb we described with
thu htais well secured; or 10 air and ~a's'-isht
whisky orspirit barrels nj the option OF The buzz au
The Flour stall be supsi q ae, and Of the aqua :,
ture Of wheat gr,wn in the y ar 1856 or 1857; BIT
shall In al cases be manufactured ON wnsu 81
t,ec"p immediately preceding the oates OF thaI e
cushion for the amc; shall be rife Iy swes',
and ali respects If The best quail and shall be
delivered In good shipping order, free al charge
70 the UniIed 4 a.es In the bet new, wen seasone'
slund, Ugh, barrels or AFT barrels, rs the ca may
bs-te slaves aud hea ling. to be OF red oak Of The
best quarry, s.rJng and well hoped, wi b lining
hoops areuud each head, aud equal in quality 10
sam lie barre at said navy yards; Iwo ha b ,ne.s
10 be consi3e ed as ba re-, and mol mere Than one
sxsh the n QuireH quantity TO be In fbarrels.
The Rice shalf BIZ Of the WY beH quality, and OF
the crop iGmedia ely preceding The daes Of the re-
questions for the "a &c
The Dried Apples shall b, OF lac b'st qualirv. and
shall b. pr ,raTei by ssa-d' yisg on y, AMI ~ b
~ the of iua autumn gedlal lv DYte,..liny
the da;es Of the acquisitions for The same.
The Pickles shall lie put up in iron hound casks,
and each ca shall contain one gallon Of onions, one
gallon Of peppers, and eight gallons Of medium Gu
eumb as, Fifty to the gallon, and the vesetab in
eacnsball We Oh ~. seven pounds, aid they only
be "a for; and each cask shall tn N I'll ed with
white wine vnesa Ofat a ~ degrees Of sirena b,
and equal to FIR nch vinegar; The casks, vseet bIes
and vIIegar shall canlorm, I'd be .qud in all re-
speeds, The samples dspoSIled nj the above M med
navy yards, and the contractors shall warrant aad
guaranty It they will keep good and souni for a.
TIE Iron Rscps on the b .nese nta' ring whskey,
Mola sses. Vinegar, aid Pickles 10 be well rainoG
with led Leaf.
The sugar shall be accordin, to am3les at the
said navy ards: aud be dry and fit tor packing.
Tbs TIA sha be Of good qua iIy yJuns ~ on,
equa' to The tam2es a said navy yarur, and be dc.
iivered IN haf aad quarter chests orIy.
The Caffe. sLal be eq' al To The BIS, Cuba, ac-
cording to sample
The ans shall be 4 the very b 1T quail " white
be n an shalt be ofthe crop immedi:tey ptece ing
the dates of the requsiiioa fcr the same, "a pound.
% be taxi \ ~ one busl ell
The Molasses shall b. fully equal 10 tie vey b u
quar- y of New Orlt aus Moiasse. aad sh ID be de-
zine reads not les than y inch thick The slaves
not less than III ch thick the bnpis be three
quarters 10 Ip.d, in addition, TO have four iron
n, p, one on each bilge, ~ inch in width and
I-l6 inch thick. AN enc Oh ga h chine y inch
In wit b and 10Th in thick, IN shall bs ihrO-
'uzh'y c0op.red and placed in the best shipping
condition..
TIE Vine ar sha he of the first quality ealaI 10
TIA STANDARD If the Unit s ates Pnarm ,copTii,
and STALL cOriain no other than scrtc scIn ; ana
shall b. delivered In hari Is smsr in ell respects IN
hose CURED for molaes, with the ,eF ton tn;
tchtfe oak slaves aud hea shall be substituted for
Esd oak slaves and white pine heads, snd sh all be-
thoroughly cooper aud placed in the best shipping
order.
The Whiskey ska1 be made wholly from ain
sound and mefct al able, and b. fui frstpro0f &c
c1rding 10 the Uniied States custom house sianda d.
and 81 be reciied II shall BE- delivered il rood
nes, sound, light, three quarters hooped, wei
seasoned, while "a barrels, with white OAK heads,
the b. ads TO be male of thre ,iece heading, q
we'll ia nie'; he slaves not to be- less than inc
IN OK aid the h ais not IS tia Arch thi-k; ard
ca h ba re sEal b; ooopered, Ia addition, with one
tn &c penny irOt haCp On each bl:e n inch in
width, ala 10Th inch thick, I'd one three penny
hoop on each chiaie, inch n width, and 1-l6lh
inch thics, a. per diaeian The wEOv {, be put IN
gooi shipping der, free of al charge 10 Ire United
All the fregoing described articles, embracing
casSs barrels, haif barrels ano g. shall sub
jsct 10 su IN pc Lion the chief Of this bureau
may direct, tie inspecting Off er 10 be appointed b.
IN. Navy Le9ar IA nj: All inspections TO be a. tie
pla e Of &c ivay, biscpit may, however. be in
sp>cied a. the place OF manu- aciuie, but wi In all
ase> be subject Aaal II specIion n the place Of
delivery before hills are sisneI therefor. : %
The prices of N the foregoing articles 10 be the
me throughout toe ar, and bidders NAV offer for
r arIi les.
All the ca, ks, bi rels ana half barrels, boxes or
packages shall be ma ked with tn liz contents and
the cunira ctors ra1e "A The barrels and la far
fe!s of n,ur, bread I'd pickles shall have, i ad
tioa 10 the NIB We, The year when manutactursd or
put mp, u ar ed upon HIM 1
The ample RIFE led t., IN this advertisem Mt e
hose select for the en-, une fiscal ar, aad hacs
no refs. enes 10 SUCH as hdvs bees preetessy az.
hi6sted.
The quantity II IN these articles which W b, re.
quIre. cannot be pr, cisey stated They vii prut-
ably b, about