Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-10
NAVY SUPPI.IES-Is5s-'ss.
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March ~, 1888. \
Separate proposals. sealed and endorsed - ProPo-
sails Tor Navy Supplies Will be received 80 TINS
Bureau until O'Clock. M. on Tuesday. the 2o,h
receiving ten DAYS notlce, except for hiscut, for
which hye days Iotce shall be gwen for every TWEEN
Navy Yards st Cbsrl stown. Msssaehuseits: Brook
lyn. New crs; and Gosport, Virgins, such guam
required or ordered from tue contractors by tie
Chief Of this Bnrea1 or By the respective Cont
the hsoa year ending JuLe 81, 1859, viz:
Biscuit, F!ogr Rice, Dried APPLES, Pickles,
&fi.i. le' 0on''' Beans Mo'''e' vinegar and
The Biscuit shall he made wholly from sweet .u-
parhne flour II the manufacture of the wear 1887
1888, but shaI IN ell cases be manufactured from
flour made Of the crop immediately preceding the
fully equal IN quality, and confirm an size aud
shape TO The SAMPLES winch are dep sIted in the
ly in-drled, well packed. aud delivered tree OF
charge to the United states. IN good, sound. vol
dried, bright nonr barrels. above dsscrbed. with
the heads well secured; or "a AR aud water tIght
WHISKY or spirit barrels, At the option OF the Bu-
The FIOnr shall be superhne. AID Of the manufac
.Hse "t wheat grown an the yesr 1857 90 ass; ut
crop immediately preceding the da,es of tire TequI
sition for the ,ale; shall I've perfectly sweet ana IN
ali respects OF the hest quality, and shall TIE q Nv
cred G good shipping order free at all charge 10 the
un,SSd la, safes ~ The hes; new, We ssasoned,
may be-the slaves and headings to re of red oak II
the best quality, strong aud well hooped, with iInIrg
hoops around each tesd, and equal IN qualify To
sample barrel at said Navy Yards; half barrels
to he considered as barrel and rot mere than one
The Rice STA re Of the very best quality, and Of
the crop imlncda:e preceding the dates of the re-
The Dried Apples shall be OF the best quality, and
| the crops OF the autumn immediately preceding the
dates for the requisltioEs for the same.
and each cask fhaIl DOMAIN one gallon Of onions.
one gallon OF peppers and eight gallons Of medium
each shall weIgh fifty seven pounds and they only
be pald Tor; and each cask snail then he hed with
wnith wine vinegar of at least - degrees Of strength
and equal to French vinegar; the cssks. vegetables
and vinegar shall conform and he equal all re-
navy yards, and The contractors shall warrant and
guaranty that they Will keep good and sound for at
The iron hoops or the barrels containing whisky.
moiatses, vinegar and pickles, to he wei painted
The Sugar shall he according 10 samples at the
SAID navy Yards, and y cry and fit for packing.
equal to the samples at sad navy Yards and be De,
issred in half sind qusrter chests only.
me CoIiee shall be equal to the best Cuba, 40
The Beans shall be orthe very best qu,l ~ white
ING the dates of the resuisItIon for tie same IL
pounds to be taken as one hushel.
qualty OF New Orleans mo asses. and sla Ice dclI--
cred Inwell seasoned red az barrels with white pine
less than 81 inch thick the barrels 10 be three quar-
tiers hoped aud. IN addition have four iron hoops,
thick, and one ia each chime ~ d width and
l-lsth inch thick. nd shall be Thoroughly coopered
The Vinegar shall H. of the trst quality, eanal 10
The standard OF the United States Pharna pape,
and shat contain other than acetlc acid: and shall
be delYered an btIreis similar all 10 those
required t"r molasses, with tie exception hist
p -o6h slaves and he DIS shalt be substituted for
red OAK slaves aud white pine hcsds. aud shall De
thoroughly c"opcred ard placed an the best shipping
The WI Iskey shall he made wholly from gram.
sour and neTciauah'e, and ne full first proof ac
cordng to the United states Custom House stand
ard ana shall be double recrlied. t shall lee delIv-
cred IN good. new. sound, bright. thIee-Quarters
NJ af l.arr
OAK heads. the heads t. lie made Of three piece
head ng. and well lalnted the slaves not To he
than q inch thick ard the heads not less than q
men thick; ard each bsrrel shall he cocpered IN ad
Ia inch IN width, and l-l6th-Inc thick, and one
three Emmy hoop on each chime lL-uch in width.
and l-ioth inch thick. as per diagram. The whole
20 oe put In good shipping order, free Of al charge
All the foregoing described articles embracing
casks barrels haif arrels, aud boxes sha 4 &c sub
Ject Ia such inspection the Chef Of this Bureau
may direct the inspecting officer To lie appointed nv
place oil delivery. Biscuit may, however. DO in
spected al the place Of manufacture bnt will IN al
cases he subjected Ia final inspection the place
OF delivery before bulls are signed therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles 10 he tie
same throughout the year, and bidders may offer for
one ar more articles.
a the casks, barrels, and half barrels boxes or
packages, shall be marked with their contents md
rels al Hour. bread. and pickles shall have m add
ZION 10 the above. the yefr when manufactured or
put up marked upon them.
The samples referred To IN this advertisement are
40 Inference 80 Sseh as hare been PREVIOUSLY err
hibited.
The quantity OF these articles which will be 70
CURED cannot be precisely stated. They will prob