Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-04-14
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FSEPARAFE PROPOSALS. SEALED AND EN-
- dorsed Navy supplies p secs;ysS
at this bureau until asioe g NJ Sn ne s@,n
days notice except for biscuit for which days mo-
tce shall Sc given for every twenty Thousand pounds r.
massachusetts,; BROOKLYN New York; and Gospot Vir-
gna such quantities only OF the following articles az may
be required ordered from the ntractOs by the chief Of
this bureau, By the respective commanding officers OF
the said uAvyyars during the fiscal year ending June 3d.
Biscuit -four, rice dried apples pickles. sugar. tea, coffee,
beans, moasses. vinegar, and whiskey
biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superhne
fon manufacture the year 1857 1885, but shall
in ali be manufactured from -four made of the crop
Immediately preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for the
same and shall be fully equal in quality and conform in
and shape the samples which deposited in the
said navyysrds; shall be properly baked shoroughy kiln,
United States in good sound wel-dried bright uur bar
res above described, with the heads well secured in
air and water tight whskey or spirit barrels at the option
The flour shall be superne and of the manufacture of
W. Of the aey
cedg the dates of the requsition for the same shall be
and in of the best uay
to the United States, the best sound
bright barrels half barrels, the case may be-the
slaves and headings be of red oak of the best quality
Strong and well hooped, with lining hoops around each
head and equal in quality to sample barrel at said navy
yards two half barrels to be considered as BARREL ana
than onesxh the required quantity to be III bali
barrels
Immediately preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for the
The dried apples shall be of the best quality and shall
be prepared only and hall be Of the of
the autumn Immediately preceding the dates OF the requl
sitions for the same.
cask shall contain gallon OF onions one gallon Ut pep
pers, and eight gallons OF medium cucumber fifty to the
pounds and they only be paid for and each cask shall
then be filled with white wine vinegar of at least AZ de-
S aa :" ana r s IA
respects to The samples deposited al the
yards and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty that
they will keep good and sound for at least two years
The iron hoops the barrels Containing whskey, mo-
asses vinegar and pickles t" be well panied with red lead
The sugar shall be according to samples the said navy
yards, and be dry and fit for packing.
The shall be of good quality young hysou, equal to
the samples at sad navyyards and be delivered IN half
and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal the best Cuba according to
sample
and shalt be of the crop immediately preceding the dates
OF the requson for the same, "a pounds to be taken as
bushcl
The moasses shall be fully equal to the very best quality
Of New Orleans moa>ses, and shall be delivered in we'll
seasoned oak barrels with whitepne heads not less
than inch thick the slaves not less than e inch thick
the barrels be hreequartcrs hoped and addition
have four iron hoops each bilge inch in width
wd and 18th inch thick, and shall be thoroughly coop
cred and placed in the hes, shipping condition.
line yeaT s'a1 ne o, the hps' equal 10 ne
contain other han acec acid and shall be- delivered in
barrels similar i'll all respects THIS required for moasses
substituted iur redak slaves and whtepine heads, and
shall be thoroughly perc! and placed in The best ship
The whskey shall be made wholly from grain sound and
nlechan,abe and be full first prof according TO the Unit
ed States es"mhouse standard aud shall be double recti
fled. 1t shall be delivered in good new, sound bright,
three quarters hooped, well seasoned wh,teak barrels.
whe-oak heads the heads be made of three piece
Is inch ,hck and the heads less than q inch thick
and each barrel shall be c"pered. in addition with one
threc-penny iron hoop each bilge u inch width and
III one