The Washington union., 1857-04-23
Navy supplies-ls67. .,6s.
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sareau Of Provisions clothing, March IT, 1857.
@ EPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
Until O'Clock NJ On ioaday the Goth day Of April next m FUR
nh2s and delivering on receiving Ten days notice except for bis
sand pounds reqaed the United states yards careown
quantities oa the following articles as may be required or ordered
from the contractors by the chief this bureau by the respective
commanding officers Of the said yards during the fiscal year end
Biscuit dried apples, pickles. sugar tea coffee beans,
me biscuit shall wholly superane nour the
manufacture Of the 1856 1851 but shall all
ctured from nou Of the crop Immediately preceding
Of the acquisitions for the same and shall be fully equal In quality
the said shall Be properly baked thoroughly kinded
sound weIded bright barrels above described with tho
heads we secured In air and water tight whkey spirit barrels
The flour shall supene grown
the year 1850 1857 but shah in all be from
wheat tho Immediately preceding the reqon
for the same shall be perfectly sweet and in all respects q tho bes,
charge States n Che best new wen
bright barrels half barrels tho may bche slaves and
with lining hoops around each head and equal IN quality 70 sample
barrels
The shall DO Of the very quality crop imcd
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality and shall be prepared
by std only and shall be Of the crop mined
asy preceding the dates Of the rcquitons for the
Tho pickles shall bo iron bound casks and each eask
shall contain one gallon Of onions gallon and egh, gal
Ions cucumbers w gallon and the vegetables each
white wine o.
and equal 70 French vinegar the vegetables and vine
at the and the contractors shall warrant and
guaranty that they will good and sound for least
and pickles TO be well painted with rcd lead
Tho shall be according the said navyads and
Tue good quality young hyson equal to tho samples
at said yards be quarter only
The coffee shall be equal TO the bes, Cuba according sample
The beans shall be Of tho very quality white and shall
be Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates the eqron for
the same, "a pounds 20 be taken bushcl
Tho molasses sha be fully equal very quality
Orleans mosses and shall bo delivered weseasoned
barrels with white heads not less than rs inch thick the
and addition have four hoops bge, IL inch
in width and thick and each chime neh width
and 6 inch thick aud shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in
the best shipping condition
The vinegar shall quality equal
United States Pbamacos and shall couan other than ncec
acid and shall be delivered in barrels similar in all those
required for mos with the exception that A odk and
heads shall be substituted white heads
and shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in tho best shipping
order.
whkey wholly grau sound merchant
abo and be full first proof according the United States house
standard and shall be recfed shall be delivered good
bright quarters
with whteoak heads piece heading
well painted be less than inch thick the heads
than Anch thick and each barrel shall be coopored in ad
dion with hTeo penny hoop each bge inch
with and thick and hoop each chime
lhnch in width, and leth inch thick, per diagram The
whole TO be putn good shipping order all charge the United
States # .+T
foregoing articles embracing casks barrels
this bureau direct the inspecting oer be appointed by the
Navy Department All inspections place Of delivery
cu however be inspected the place manufacture but will
in all be subject final inspection at the place of delivery
before bills are signed therefor.
The prices all the foregoing articles be the throughout the
year; and bidders may offer for one or more articles
All the casks barrels and half barrels boxes shall
and half barrels Of four bread and pickles shall have addition
the above the year whom manufactured put marked
them. '....
samples advertisement are those selected for
the ensuing ascal and hare reference such here oea o
ly exhibited
quantity be required cannot be pre-
eisoly stated They will probably be about -.."