Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-18
ANY SUPPLIES-Isa-6l.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BHTe1E 0f Provisions and GYafh

d.
SEPARATE Proposals., 81 alel and endorsed s.Pro-
R%sals for Nayy SIpp,es win be Escsiyet at this
ath day of pril next fbr furmi shing and delivering
ton receiving ten days notice, except for biscuit for
IS thousand pounds requiredl at the United States
navy yards. At Cha lest ,wn Massachusetts; Brook
lyn. New York; and Gosport, Virginia such guam
titles only OF the following articles may b. re-
CURED ordered from the cont factors By the chief
officers OF the said nayy-yaris during the seal year
ending June 81. 1857, viz:
Biscuit, Hour. rice, dried apples. pickles, sugar,
tea; COTE. beans, molasSes, ylnegar ani whiskJ.
The biscuit shall lie ma lie wholly from sweet su-
PeThne Hour Of the manufacture al the lass 81
ls5'. but shall; IA all cases be manufactured FROM
Hour mali oi the crop immediately PrecedInE The
dates Of the requISltlons Tor the same aud shall he
fully equal in quality. and conform and shape,
To- the samples which are deposited "a the sad navy
dried, WI packed aid delivered fee OF charge 30
the ntHd Stat good, sound. well dried bright
houT barrels with the heads well secured Iu air
and water tight whisky or spirit barrels 1t tue OPP
The Hour shall he equal to the best Richmond and
Ba timore brands. and of the manufacture of wheat
grown in the year l5l lS1; but shall in all eases
What Of the crop imm%ste; pTeceding the datSs
of the reaglsiton for the same; shall b. perfectly
shall be delivered "a good shipping order. free of
all charge to the united states, in the best new,
as the case may be-the slaves aud headings To b.
oil red nak OF the bst quality strong and well hooPe
quality TO sample barrel nj said navy ards two
tn, rice shall be Of the very best quality, and Of
the crops Immediately preceding the dates of the
acquisitions for the same.
The dried apples shall be Of tho best quality and
shall be prepared by R-dryHg only, aud OF the
crop oil tue autumn lmmedIately preceding the dates
cred in packages containing not more than the,
hundred pounds.
The pickles shall be put up in iron-bound casks,
and each cask shall contain one gallon of onions,
cne SaSn Of and Gsh, EnS s Of %fn
be paid for; and each cask shall then he filled with
and equal to French vinegar; the casks Vegetables,
and vinegar shall conform and be equal in all re-
svyyarlS and he contractors shall SsrTant Rpd
guaranty that they will keep good ard sound for at
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whisky.
molasses; vinegar, and pickles to DO well painted
The sugar shall be according to samples at the
said navy-yards, and be dry aud IT for packing.
equal to the samples AT said navy yards, and be de-
i'T Tbs c IN nan i ana aua1tsr chests only
The beans shall b, ofthe very best quality white
,tans, and shall be OF the crop Immediately preccd-
ing the dates OF the requlsltlon for the same, 81
The moasses A sRa be- I S esIa to the very hest
GnaIIty OF New ORLEANS mol9sses, and shall be de-
whte-Pinn heads not loss than Is inch thick the
slaves not less than Inch thick; the barrels to- b.
four IRON hoops oncs,u each biige, i.-inch nwiith
anu :loth:lnch thick, and one on each chime III
thoroughly coopered and placed in the best shipping
condition. 70
The vinegar shall he of the first quality eoual 20
the standard of the United States PhafInacopTia.
and shall contain no other than acrtic acid; and
shall be delivered IN barrels similar In all respects
to those required for mulaSses with the exception
that UhHe oak slaves and heads shall be substituted
Tor red-oak slaves and white pine heads and shall
be thoroughly cooPered and placed in the best ship
ping order.
The whisky shall be made wholly from grain. sound
and merchantahle, aud be full first proof accormg
70 Tie nit,si states custom house standard. aud
snail be Moube Tectfhed. Ii shall I've delivtr vi IA
good, new, sound, bright. thTee-auart rrs hoopai
eii-Scasoned whit"-oak barrels, with whtefnak
heads. the heads Ia he made of threepecr heading
ana well painted; the StayeS not to he less than
inch thick, AMI the heads not less than = inch
tilck; aud each barrel shall he cnuperr in addition
WITH one three amy non hoop each hilga ~,
Inch n width, and l-l6th inch thick and one thre-
penny honp nu each chime, ~ Inch in width. AMI
10Th inch ti,ck. rs per diagram. The whole To- lie
United States.
Al the foregoing described articles embracing
casks barrels half harTelS aud boxes, shall b. snh
i'Ct to such InSp ction thu chief Of this Iur,u
niay direct, the Inp citing officer Ia he appniutd h
tn Nav Der artmisHt Al inspection 10 Al th,
p ace al delivery. Biscuit may, however. be in
cases he subject Ia final insp 'ction at the place of
delivery before bills are signed therefor
The prices of all the foregoing articles To Ia the
same throughout the year, aud bidders may offer for
ono or more articles.
All the casks, barrels and half barrels boxes or
packages. shal la marked with their cont mi and
the eontract3 - name All the barrels andhalffar-
r'ls OF flour. bread and pickles shall have ia add
ton 10 the above, the year when manufactured or
put up marked upon them.
The samples referred Ia m this advert sernent are
Those selected Tor IN the ensuing fiscal wear and
bar. no 6fsTeHce 10 SEc hare LeeR previously &c
hibiird.
The quantity of these articles which will he 70
qnIrci cannot he precisely stated They will prob
ably be about