The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-08
TWO CENTS.
NAVY sUPPLIEs-ls5g-6O -6O.
Buroaq Of Provisions and cioihlas, M March II, is

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SEPARATE PROPOSALS sealed and endorsed ProPos4sr Navy
suPPl VIII be received at this Bureau unnl O'Clock M
erug (on Ien days notice except cult which
dys notice shall be Cor twenty unnd pounds re-
set brooklyn New YORK and Gospor Virginia quantities
o shs Ons @ % articles & Ss may % reqard m % o p.a o eo 1s
mands officers Of the said during tho nsoa year ending
Biscuit aour rice, dried apples pickles. sugar coffee, bs
Tbs biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet supehne aour
anuctsro Of the 1855 1889 bat shall IN all be manu-
OF regulations for he same and fully equal quality
and conform in size and shape the samples which deposited
well packed delivered the Ueed States good
sound orght -four barrels With the heads well secured
in air and wse tight whkey spirit barrels at the spion OF
Tho aou shall bo equal tho Richmond brands
Of wheat grown the yea 1858 1859
shall in all cases sound fresh ground
for the shall perfectly and In all resrects Of the best
quality and shall be delivered Ia good shipping order free 81 al
charge TO ihe United States tho best wsseasoned sound
bright barrels half barrels tho behe slaves and
wi lining hoops around each head and equal In quality % sample
barrel at sad TWO half barrels 70 Dc considers as as
r. &c @ & n 4 H. ss red ss C. e. s 9
The dried apples shall be Of The best quality and shall be prepared
eedng the Of he requons for tn and shall be dev
cred packages containing than three hundred pounds
The pickles sh be ia ronboini casks and each ck
shall contain gallon onions gallon Of peppers and eight
shall weigh pounds aud they only be paid for
and each cas shall then be MED wh white wine yue q at oas
be and vinegar shall CONFORM and be equal In ali respects 70 tho
shall and guaranty that they win keep good and sound
The iron hoops the containing whkey mosses
gar, and pickles o wen painted with red lead.
Tho shall be according samples at the sni yards
AMI be dry and lt for packing.
The shall be Of quality young hyson equal
pies said yards aud be delivered half and chests
only. -# s. s#
equal Caba according sample
The beans shall be of the best quality white beans and shall
the aame, oa pounds be taken bushe.
Orleans masse and shall be delivered in well seasoned red
oak barrels with white heads not less than inch hk the
less than inch thick the barrels be
~ inch width lsh nsh ihok X
inch in width and inch thick and shall be thoroughly eooere
placed in the best shipping condition.
shall be the first quality tho
acc acid and shall delivered in barrels similar in all respects
to those required for moasse With tho exception that s~
pine heads and shall he thoroughly coopcred and placed the best
able and be- full first according ta United
standard and shall be double reched shall be delivered good
n h e e @ naSe rsa mT e ss
beadlng asd wen painted the slaves not 30 less than inch
ccopored addition with penny hoop
each bige IN inch In Width aud ethneh thick and three
penny boop each chime inch In Width and E16 thick
diagram The whole to be put good shipping order free Of
| all charge to the United States.
barrels and boxes shall be subject such inspection the chi
this bureau direct the inspecting officer to be appointed by the
All inspections tho delivery
Biscuit may however be npccee at the place manufacture but
viii in all be subject Anal inspection the delivery
prcos foregoing same throughout
the and bidders offer for articles.
Ali casks barrels barrels packages shall
be marked with their contents and the contractors All
barrels aour bread pickles have in adj
on 10 the above the when manufactured
upon them.
samples dyer.cacn
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Quantity articles which bo required cannot be pre-
ciscly stated They will probably be about