Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-03-23
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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, Asreh II, 1885,
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "Pro-
po,;, for Navy will Be received E this BurssS
next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten days
notice. except for buscut which Eve days rotice shall
United States navyyards at Charestown Massaehsetts
Brooklyn, New York; and Gospor Virginia, such aenti
ties only of the following articles as may be required or
ordered from the contractors by the chief of this bureau
by the respective commanding officers of the said navy
yards during the fiscal ys.r ending June 80 1852 viz.
beans
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfne
fout Of the manufacture of the 1888 1882 but shall
Immediately preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for the
same; and shall BE- fully equal in quality, and conform in
sss and to The ar the
dried, well packed and delivered free of charge to the
United States in good sound, *eldried, bright -Four bar
res with the heads well 0red in air and waertght
whskey or spirit barrels at the option Of the bureau:
The flour shall be equal to the best Richmond and Ba.
more brands and Of the manufacture Of wbest grown in
the year 1888 1885, but shall in all cases be anufac-
tured from pure sound fresh ground wheat Of the crop
Immediately preceding the dates Of the rsson for tie
and ss m s
free Of all charge to the United States in the best new
well seasoned sound bright barrels or half barrels as the
may bethe and headings to be of red yak of
the best quality strong and well booped with lining hoops
around each head and equal in quality sample barrel at
said navyyards; two half barrels to be considered as
barrel and not than one.sxh 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 quality and shall
be prepared BY sundaa only and of the crop of the
the Dir Of
ing not more than three hundred pounds.
The pickles shall be put up ronbound casks and each
cask shall contain gallon Of onions gallon Of pep
pers and eight gallons Of medium cucumbers fifty to the
gallon, and the vegetables in each shall weigh ffy-seven
pounds and they only be paid or and each cask shall then
strength and equal to French vinegar the casks vegeta
bts and vinegar shall conform and be equal in all respects
to ihs samples deposited at the yards
will keep good and sound for at least two years
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whskey, mo.
asses vinegar and pickles. to be well painted with red
The sugar shall be according to samples the said navy
yards, and be dry and fit for packing.
The tea shall be of good quality young hyson, equal to
the samples at said navyyards and be delivered in half
and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best cuba according
sample.
The beans shall be of the very best quality white beans,
and shall be OF the crop Immediately preceding the dates
OF the requs,on for the "a pounds to be taken as
The moasses shall be fully equal the very best quality
of New Orleans moasses and shall be delivered in new,
less than inch thick the slaves not less than e inch
thick the barrels to be threeuartes hoped and in ad
dition to have four iron hoops each bge inch
in width and l-6th inch thick and each chime ~
inch in width and lGh inch thick and shall be thorough
y coopered and placed in the best skipping condition.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality equal to the
standard Of the United States Pharnacopea. and shall
contain other than acec acid and shall be delivered in
barrels similar all respects to those required for mOasses
with the exception that heoak and heads shall be
substituted for redoak and whitepine heads and
shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best ship
| ping oder.
The whskey shall be made wholly from grain. sound and
understandable and be full first proof ding the Unit
ed States custOhonse standard and shall be double rect
lied 1t shall be delivered in good sound, bright,
three-quarers hooped, we-seasoned wbteoak barrels,
with whte0ak heads the heads to be made of
e inch thick, and the heads not less than inch thick;
and each barrel shall be coopered, in addition with
three-penny iron hoop each bge 4 inch in width and
-l6h inch Thick and threepenny hoop each chime,
* inch in width and l-l6h inch thick, per diagram.
The whole to be put in good shipping ORDER free of all
charge to the United States
All The foregoing described articles Embracing casks bar
res half barrels and boxes shall be subject such nspec
ton as the chief Of this bureau may direct the inspecting
spections to be at the place of delivery Biscuit may
however be inspected at the place of manufacture but will
in all be subject to final inspection at the place Of
delivery before bills signed therefor. s.g.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the same
throughout the year, and bidders may offer for more
articles. b.,
All The casks barrels and half barrels boxes pack
ages shall be marked with their contents and the contract
ors All the barrels and half barrels of aour bread
when manufactured or put up marked upon them.
The samples referred to in this advertisement thos
se!ec ed for the ensuing fiscal year. and haze reference
to 'urh as haze been previously exhibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be requires
cannot be precisely stated They will probably be about