The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-03-30
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y IL - 1898
SEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and en-
dorssd Proposals for Navy Supplies will
be received at this Bureau until 9 O'Clock n.
m, on Tuesday, the Doth day of April next,
for furnishing and delivering ION receiving
ten days notice, except for biscuit. for which
five days notice shalIbe given for every TWEEN
ty thousand pounds required) atthe United
States navy yards at Charlestown, Massachu.
setts; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport, Viz
ginia, such quantities ONLY of the following
PARTICLES as may be required or ordered from
the contractors by the chief of this bureau, OF
by the respective commanding officers of the
said nayy-yards, during the fiscal year ending
june so. 1889, viz:
Biscuit. flour, rice, dried apples, pickles, sui
gar. tea, coffee, beans, molasses, vinegar, and
whiskeY.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from
superfine -four, of the manufacture of til
wear 1857 or 1858, but shall in all cases BIZ
manufactured from -four made of the crop i'm
mediately preceding the dates of the requ;si.
tions for the same and shall be fully equal in
quality, and conform in size and shape, to the
samples which are deposited in the SAID navy.
yards shall be properly baked. thoroughly
kiln dried, well packed, and delivered free OF
charge to the United States, in good, sound,
well dried, bright flour barrels, as above de-
scribed. with the heads well secured; or in
air and water-tight whiskey or spirit barrels,
nj the option of the bureau.
The -four shall be superfine and ofthe man.
u~faeture of wheat grown in the year 1857 or
1858; but shall in ali cases be manufactured
from wheat of the crop Immediately preceding
the dates of the requisition for the same; shall
be perfectly sweet, and in all respects Of the
best quality, and shall be delivered in good
shipping order, free of all charge to the lifted
States, in the best new, well-seasoned, sound
bright barrels, or half barrels, as the case may
be-the slaves. and headings to be of red oak
of the best quality. strong and well hoped,
with lining hoops around each head, and equal
in qualify to sample barrel at said navy-yards:
two half barrels to be considered as a barrel,
and not more than one-sixth the required
quantity to be in half barrels.
The rice shall be of the very best quality,
and of the crop Immediately preceding the
dates of the acquisitions for the same.
The dried apples shall be of the best equality
and shall be prepared by ~suY-DRYING only. and
shall be of the crop of the autumn Immediate
ly preceding the dates of the acquisitions for
the same.
casks, and each cask shall contain one gallon
of onions, one gallon of peppers, and eight
gallons of mediuIpIcucumbefs IF to the gal
Ion, and the vegetables in each shall weigh
.ifty7seven pounds, and they only be paid for;
and each cash shall then be filed with white
wine vinegar Of at least 42 degrees of strength,
and equal TO French vinegar; the casks, veg
etables, and vinegar shall conform and be
equal in all respects to the samples deposited
at the above named ~navy-yards, and the con-
tractors shall warrant and guaranty that they
will keep good and sound for at least two
years.
The iron hoops on the barrels containing
whiskey, molasses. vinegar, and pickles to be
well painted wish red lead.
The sugar shall be according to samples at
the said navy yards, and be dry and fit fol
packing.
The tea shall be of good quality Young by
son, equal to the samples at said Vineyards,
and be delivered in half and quarter chests
only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba.
according to sample.
The beans shall be ofthe very best quality
white beans, and shall be of the crop imme-
diately preceding the dates of the requisition
for the same, "a pounds to be taken as one
bushel.
The molssses shall be fully equal to the.
very best quality of New Orleans molasses.
and shall be delivered in well seasoned red
oak barrels, win white-pine heads not less
IA inch thick; the slaves not less than
81 inch thick; the barrels to be t~hree=quarters
hoped, and, in addition, to have four iron
loops, one on chliige IL inch in widthand
1 4, 6 b inch thick, and one on each chime IL
inch in wi 18th and l-l6th inch thick. and shall
be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
Shipping condition
The vinegar shall be of the first quality,
equal to the standard of the United States
& at acetio acid; and shall be delivered in bs<-
Observation-Disclosures respects to those required
for molasses with the exception that WHITE
OAK slaves and heads shall be substituted Tor
red oak staves and white pine heads and
shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in
the best shipping order.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from
grain, sound and understandable, and be full
first ptoet according TO the United States Gus
toal-house standard, and shall be double rec
tiled. 1t shall be delivered in goed, new
sound, bright, ~three-quarters hooped, w II sea-
soned wi ite4oak barrels, with v hite-oak heads,
the heads to be made Of three-piece headings.
and well painted the slaves not to be less
than "a inch thick, and the heads not less tn n
81 inch thick; and each barrel shall be coop
cred, in addition, with one three-penny iron
hoop on each bilge IL inch In width, and
l.I6th inch thick. and one tliree-penny hoop.
on each chime. l15Inch in width, and I16th
inch thick, as per diagram. The whole to be
put in good shipping order, free of charge to
the United States.
All the foregoing described articles, embra-
cling casks, barrels, half barrels, and boxes,
shall be subject to neutrality-suspicious. as the chief
of this bureau may direct the inspecting off
Ger to be ap ointed by the Navy Department.
All inspections to be att he place of delivery
Biscuit may, however, be Inspected at the
place of manuiacture, but will IN atlcases be
subject to a final inspection at the place Of de-
livery before bills are signed therefor.
The price ofall tie fors going articles t. be
the same throughout the Year. and biddecs
MAJ offer Tor one or more articles.
Allthe casks, barrels, and half barrels, box
.es or packages, shall be marked with their
contents and the eontrnctor's All the
barrels and half barrels of -four, bread, and
pickles she'll hsve, in addition to the above.
the year when anufaetnredo or put up marked
upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertise
meat are those selected Tor the ensuing fiscal
year. AND HAVE No REFERENCE TO SUCH AS HAVE
BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXHIBITED.
The quantity of these articles which will
be required cannot be precisely stated. They
will probably be about
To be offered for.
Biscuit ..... | 800, COO lbs per 100 lbs.
Flour ......... 400 bbls. per Dbl.
Rice ........... 250,00O bs..-Per ID,
Dried apples.... 100000 BIS. per h.
Pyckles......... $50, 900 lbs. per ID.
Sugar....... 3 5000 lbs per lb.
Tea ........... $4,000 lbs. per Id.
Coffee. 25, 600 lbs per lb:
Beans. 1000 bush per bush.
Molasses 1890. 90 1000 gals. per gal.
Vinegar. $4,000 gals. per gal.
Whiskex .-5l-ooe gufs--per gal.
The quantities ofany or all may be increased
or diminished as the service may hereafter re-
quire The contracts will therefore be made,
not for specific quantities, but for such guam
titles as the service may require to be deliyere
at those nayy-yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at 1.-THE places where
deliveries are required must establish agencies