The Washington union., 1857-04-21
Navy suppIIes-ls57-' -'ss.
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Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing March II, 1851,
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
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sand pounds reqared the United ohariown
Massachusetts Brooklyn New York and Gospor Virginia such
by chief bureau by respective
commanding officers Of the said yards during the scai end
Biscuit aoar rice apples pickles sugar tea coffee beans
The wholly sweet superdne -FOUR
Of the year 1885 or 1857 but shah all cases be manu-
the acquisitions for the same and shall be fully equal quality
yards properly baked thoroughly knred
welpacsed delivered Of charge United good
sound welded bright -four barrels described with
heads well secured or in air and whky spirit barrels
superfnc whea, grown
the 1886 1857 bu shall In all be manufactured from
same perfectly sweet respects
quality and shall a Be delivered in good good shipping free Of al
bright barrels or half barrels as the case may bhe slaves and
lining hoops equal quality sample
barrel at said two half barrels to be considered as
barrels ana not more 'hA one the required ''n 70 be N
The rice shall be Of the very best quality and Of the crop mned
aey preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality and shall be prepared
aey preceding the the acquisitions for tho
The pickles shall be put up in iron bound casks and each cask
omcdum cuumbers fifty othe gallon and the vegetables each
wine vinegar
strength and equal French vinegar sca vegetables aud vine
a The yards and the sa aud
that they viii keep good and sound for years
The the barrels containing whskey moasses vinegar
and pickles TO be well painted with red lead
The shall be according samples at the said yards and
good quality young hyson equal samples
al said and be delivered half chests only
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba according sample
The beans shall be Of tho very quality white beans sha
be Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates the requon for
the same, "a pounds TO be taken bushel
The equal very quality New
Orleans moasses shall bo delivered woseasoned
with white pine heads than y thick
and n addition 10 have four iron hoops bge 1
in width and l1ehinch thick and chime
and 6 inch thick and shall be thoroughly cooered and placed In
the best shipping condition. N i#..1
The vinegar shall quality equal
Pharmacopa contain no other than ncec
acid and shall be delivered barrels similar all
required for moaes with the exception that ,o
shall pine heads
and shall thoroughly and placed in tho shipping
order.
The whske wholly grain sound and merchant
standard be delivered in good new
sound bright ooped well seasoned barrels
with white heads heading
well painted the not be inch thick heads
net less than inch thick and each barrel shall DO ad
dion with penny hoop each bge 11s
Width and 6hncb thick and throe hoop each chime
lk-nch in width, and 6th inch thick, diagram The
States
All foregoing articles embracing casks barrels half
this bureau direct the inspecting ocer TO be appointed by the
Navy Department All inspections be the place delivery
cult however be inspected the place manufacture will
in all bo subject Anal inspection the Of delivery
before bills signed therefor
The prices all the foregoing articles be the throughout
year, and bidders may offer for one or more articles
All the casks barrels and half barrels boxes packages shall
aud ha barrels -four bread pickles shall
tho above tho when manufactured up marked upon
them f Ell
samples those selected for
the ensuing hscal dad hare such previous
~ erhibitef
quantity will be required cannot be pre-
cisely stated They will probably be about