The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-27
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Bureau Of Provisions and Cottug, March ~ 1913
SEPARATE POPoIs Proposals Navy
Wednesday, day AZ next Furnishing and dey
days SSe shall : gwen o every twenty S aad a peaads @ re
2r S Hroyn ss Il, ns Se ss Ya aaa a5s y sasa
only q the following artes may be required or ordered om the
madns officers Of tho said yards during e ~ ending
Biscuit roo dried apples pickles sugar tea eonee beans
The biscuit shall 30 made wholly from eeet suseane aour oie
Manufacture q the 1855 1859, shall all
etured from -four made Of The Immediately preceding the dates
shape samples deposited
the said yards shah DC properly baked, thoroughly
sound weidrc bright barrels with secured
O n air and water tight rhskey OF spirit barrels at he option Of
Tho our shall be equal TO the best Richmond ana Baltimore bra
but shah IN al be from pure sound fresh ground
wheat q ,hu preceding ne dats q Che
qualify; eooa shipping order
[ 90 . sss a. M s e may S Ss s4" as
headings be Of red onk Of the quality strong wei bocped
barrel at said yards o al barrels 10 be considered as
barrel and not more than oesih the required Quantity % be
The shah be the very quality and Of the crop nmed
atey preceding the dates Of the roqutous the
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality and shall be prepared
by drying only and OF the Of the autumn Immediately
packages containing hundred pounds
The pickles shah be in iron bound casks aud each cak
gallons q medium casunbcs ny 10 e SALON and The vegetables
cask hed with white wine vinegar q al least
i2 degrees strength and French The
S aSs Sssss si s a. n@G y s'is s ona e
shan Warrant and guaranty that they w keep good and sound
hoops the barrels containing wsey moases vine
gar, and pickles 70 be wen painted with red lead.
The shall be according samples the said yards
aud hedry and 1T for packing
The shall be OF good quality young byso equal
pies al said yards and be delivered half aud quarter chests
only
The equal 10 the best Cuba according to sample
be Of the Immediately preceding the reqsOn
he o be n ~ One hugh
shall fully equal very quality od New
Orleans mosSes, and shall he delivered new,
moi less than ilek quarters
hPe e I S y s nave ns 1a & iron I oo one On each sTe
width 115th thick shall thoroughly eoopered
and placed Ia the best shipping oondion.
The vinegar shall be Of the hrs quality eg
the United states pariuaoopa and shan other
oasess with exception
heads shan be substituted white
pine heads and shall be thoroughly oored and placed the b
able and be full FIRST proof according the United States
standn d shall be double recned shall be ,eyeed good
new bright three quarters hooped weilseasoned
barrels m heOak heads the heads be piece
heading well painted the slaves not 70 be less than inch
shall be coopered in addition with one three penny iron boop an
each be - inch width and loh inch thick and three
diagram The whole to be put In good shipping order
all charge TO the United States.
barrels and boxes shall be snhct such inspection The chi
Navy Department al inspections 10 be at the place Of delivery
Biscuit however be Inspected at the place Of manufacture
WIZ all cases be subject % final inspection al he place Of delivery
Tho prices all the foregoing articles throughout
An the casks barrels half barrels packages shall
be marked with their contents and the contractors All
barrels hall barrels OF bread pickles
dtoa the above the when manufactured put up
The samples referred advertisement are those selected for
the ensun asca and hare rHoe ch hdr pre-
The quantity which be required cannot be pre-
cisely stated. They win probably be about