Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-04-07
navy suPPLIEs-1seo-,e1.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


until o'clock, Wednesday the 18th day of ApriI
next for furnishing and delivering en receiving ten da
notice. except for biscuit for which five DAYS notice sbn
be given every twenty thousand pounds reoued at I
United States yards at Chariestown Massachnsst,
Brooklyn. New York and Gosport, Virginia such ouant
dered from the by the chief of this bureau o.
by the respective commanding officers of the navy wards
during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1861, viz:
Biscuit -four, rice dried apples pickles. sugar tea ce
! fee, beans moasses, vinegar and whiskev. WI
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet super6r0
-four, Of the manufacture nf the year 1853 or 1870 -
shall in all be manufactured from -four made nf ,L
crop Immediately preceding the dates of the reuuisiti
for the same and shall be fully equal in quality and CON-
form size and shape 10 the samples which are depoSd
in The said yards; shall be properly baked tbdrnnS
~ kiindred well packed and delivered free of charge u
the United States III good sound, weildred bright aonr
barrels with the heads well secured or in air and r
tight whiskey spirit barrels the option of the bnr
No biscuit will be require at GOspurt in tight barrels
The flour shall be equal the best Richmond and PI,
more brands and of the manufacture of wheat grown i;
the year 1889 1850; but shall in all cases be mann
tured from pure, sound fresh ground wheat of the c
immediately preceding the dates of the requiSiton for ib
same; shall be perfectly sweet and in all resppcs of T
best quality and shall be delivered in good shipping order
free OF all charge to the United Satesn the best new we'll
seasnned, sound bright barrels half barrels AS the ~
may be-the slaves and headings be of red ok nf b
best quality, strong and well hoped with LINING -
around each head and equal in quality sample barrel 70
said navy yards; two hall barrels be considered %
barrel and not more than ones,xth of the required GUAM
| tItv TO be in half barrels. 1
The shall be of the very best quality and of bo
crop immediately preceding the dates Of the equston for
| the same
The dried apples shall be of the best quality and shall
be prepared by Sundying only and of the crop of The m
tumn Immediately preceding the dates of the requsons
for the Same and shall be delivered in packages conta
| ing not more than three hundred pounds
The pickles shall be put up in iron-bound casks and
each ask shall contain gallon of onions one gnI s
peppers and eight gallons of medium cucumbers ift~ W
the gallon, ard the vegetables in each shall weigh fyscre
pounds and ihev only 10 be paid for; and each ca Shall
then he filled with white wine vinegar of least A. do
grees Of strength ard equal to French vinegar the casks
vegetables and vinegar shall conform and be equal in ali
respects to the samples deposited at the abovenaed navy
yards and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty &
they will keep good and sound for at least wears
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whiskey mo-
iasSes vinegar and pickles, TO be well painted with red
The shall be according samples at the said navy
| yards, and be dry and fit for packing
The shall be {" good quality Young hysoD eopoI 70
The at SAID navy yards to be delivered in half and
| quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba according to
sample.
The beans shall be of the very best quality white beans
and shall be of the crp immediately preceding the dates
of the IeqnstiOn for the same, pounds to be taken "a
| one buShel.
The moasses shall be fully equal to the very best quail
ty of New Orleans molasseS and shall be delivered in now
we-scasuned red oak barrels with white pine heads nat
less than q inch thick the less than x inch
thick; the barrels TO be hreequarters hoped and in ad
dOn to have four iron hoops each biIge liz inch
in width, and 18th inch thick and one on each chime ~
inch in width and iIh inch thick and shall be thorough
ly enopered and placed The best shipping condition
The vinegar shall be of The first quality equal TO the
standard of the United States pharmacnlea and shall con-
tain other than acec acid and shall be delivered in
barrels similar in all respects Ihne required for noasses
with the exception that te OK and heads shall be
substituted for red oak and white pine heads and
shall be thoroughly coopered and in The best Ship
! ping order
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain sound
and merchanable and be full first proof according the
United States custom house standard and shall be double
rectifed 1t sail be delivered in good new sound brgh
threeq hOoped, welseasOned white oak barrels
with wheoak heads the heads be made of tbreepece
heading. and well painted; the slaves be less than
Is inch thick, and the heads not less than q inch thick;
and each barrel shall be cuOpcred in addition with
three penny iron hoop each bge 4 inch in width
and l6h thick, and threepenny hoop each chime
ll5-inch in width and ll6h-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
barrels half barrels and boxes shall be subject to such
inspection the chief of the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing direct, the inspecting officer be appointed
by the Navy Department. All inspections be the
place of delivery Biscuit may, however be inspected
the place of manufacture but will in all be subject
10 final inspection at the place of delivery before bills
signed therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the same
throughout TIE year. and bidders may offer for
articles; and his offer will be accepted for that yard for
which his proposal may be the lowest.
All the c-sks, barrels and half barrels boxes or pack
ages shall be marked with their contents and the
tractors All the barrels and half barrels of -four
bread and pickles. shall have in addition TO the above the
year when manufactured or put Up marked upon them.
The samples referred this advertisement are those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and haUe reference
to s"ch as haze been prtrioUStg ertibitel.
The quantity of these articles which will be required
be precisely stated. They will probably be about:
To be offered for
Biscuit, 100000 lbs per 100 lbs.
Flour, I,4OO bbs per Dbl.
Rice, 25O,nOO lbs. per ID.
Dried Apples, 10000 lbs per h.
Pickles, 15O,0OU lbs. per ID.
Sugar. 23H,0OO lbs. per ID.
Tea 25,OUo lbs. per ID.
Coffee, $4,000 lbs per h.
Beans 1000 BUSH per bush.
MOlaSses, 2O,OhO gals per gal.
Vinegar, $4,000 gals per gal.
WhSkey, $4,000 gals. per gal.
The quantities of any all may be increased dmn-
Shed the service may hereafter require The
will therefore be made not for specific quantities. but for
such quantities as the service require to be delivered
at those navy yards respectively.
Contractors not residing at the places where deliveries
equred establish agencies at such places that
delay arise furnishing what may be reouired
and when a contractor fails promptly to comply with
question: the Chief of The Bureau of Provisions and Cloth
ing shall be authorised direct purchases be made TO
supply the deficiency under the penalty be expressed
in the contract the record of requisition duplicate
copy thereof at the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
at Ell her of the navy yards aforesaid sail be evidence
that such reqnisitiOn has been made and received
Separate offers must be made for each article at each of
the aforesaid navy YARDS and in than ar
tcle is contained in the Offer the Chief of the Bureau will
have the right TO accept of the articles
tanned such Offer and reject the rcmander and bidders
whose proposals accepted land others) will be
forthwith notified, and early practicable contract
will be transmitted to them for execution which contract
must be returned to the beureau within FIVE DAYS exclusive
Of the time required for the regular transmission Of the
mail.
Two approved sureties in sum equal to the
tmaed amount of the respective contracts will be
quired. and twenty per centum in addition will be with.
held from The amount of all payments account thereof
collateral security, in addition its perform
ance and not in any event TO be paid until it is in all re-
spects complied with eighty per centum of the amount OF
all deliveries rade will be paid BY the navy agent within
thirty days after bills. duly authenticated shall have been
presented TO him.
Blank forms of proposals may be obtained on appca-
ton TO the agents at Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Boston New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore Norfolk PEN
sacola, and at this bureau
record. duplicate of the letter informing bidder
of the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed no
cation thereof within the meaning of the act of 1885, and
his bid will be made and accepted in conformity with this
understanding
Every offer made must be accompanied as directed IN
the act of Congress making appropriations for the naval
written guarantee signed by respoble per-
TO the effect that he they undertake that the bidder
or bidders will if his their bid be accepted enter INTO
an obligation within five days. with good and sufficient