Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-04-18
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NAVY DEPARTMENT


Bureau of Provisions and Clothing March Is 1891 :
SEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed :" Pro-.
posals for Navy supplies" will be received at this Ru
until O'clock % Wednesday. The 18th day of Apr
next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving fen d
notice. except for biscuit for which five days notice sbn
be given for every twenty thousand pounds required at Tho
United States yards CharIestown Massacbpsste
Druuklyn, New York and GnspOrt Virginia sucb cr.,'
ties only of the following art Giles NAV be required or or
dered from the contractors by the chief of this bureau o.
by the respective commanding officers of the navy yad
during the fiscal year ending June 80 1851 viz; 'u'
Biscuit, -four, rice dre apples pickles sugar tea ,e
fee, beans moIasses, vinegar and whiskev. - 'o'
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet srnar6r
-four of the manufacture Of The year 1855 or lSO bpt
shall in all cases be Manufactured from -four made of the
crop Immediately preceding the dates of the reoisiti
for the same; aud shall be fully equal in quality and %
form IN size and shape to the samples which deposited
in the said navy yards shall be properly baked th6ronaL
y Kindred well packed and delivered free of chargr 70
the United States. in good, sound well-dred bright 6
barrels with the heads well secured air and wnt
tight whskey spirit barrels the opt on of the b
No buScut will be require Gospur in tight barrels ~
The Hour shall be equal tn the best Richmond and Rail-
more brands, and OF the manufacture of wheat grown IN
the year 1859 1850; but shall in all cases be anne
tured from pure, sound fresh ground wheat of the %
Immediately preceding the dates Of the requson for bp
same; shall be perfectly sweet and in all respects of Tho
best quality; and shall be delivered god shipping ord
free of all charge to the United Saies in the best now Vii
seasoned sound bright barrels or half barrels the case
may behe staves and headings TO be Of red oak of the
best quality, strong and well hooped with LINING Ioon
around each head and equal in quality sample barrel at
said navy yards two half barrels 10 be considered a.
barrel and not more than onexh of the required on
tity TO be in half barrels 1""'
The shall be of the very best quality, and Of b0
crop immediately preceding the dates Of The requson for
the same "
The dried apples shall be of the best quality and shall,
be prepared by sundy"g only and of the crop of the m
tunn immediately preceding the dates of the reuuSons
for The and shall be delivered in packages conta
ing not more than three hundred pounds
Inc PICKLES shall be Pnt up in ronbo casks and
peppers, and eight galluns of medium cucunbprI ffr
the gallon ard the vegetables in each shall Weigh y.scrcn
pounds and they only to be paid for and each cak Shall
Then be filled with white wine vinegar of at least ~ de-
grees Of strength ard equal to French vinegar the cas
vegetables and vinegar shall conform and be equal in ali
respects to The samples deposited at the abovnaed navy
yards and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty thai
they will keep good and sound for least two years
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whskev mo-
asses vinegar and pickles. to be well painted with red
lead ~ '''
The sugar shall be according samples at the said navy
yards, and be dry and fit for packing
The tea shall be of good quality Young hvson canal to
the samples at SAID yards to be delivered half and
quarter chests only
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba according 70
sample.
The beans shall be Of the very best quality white bpons
and shall be of the crop immediately preceding the dates
oil me reqsoh Tor The same 64 pounds TO be taken
one bnShel
The moasses shall be fully equal to the very best quail
ty of New Orleans mOaSseS and shall be delivered in new
well-seaSOned red oak barrels with white pine heads not
less than inch thick the less than * inch
thick the barrels 10 be hreequarters hooped and in ad
dtiun to have four iron hoops each bIpp inch
in width and 18th inch thick and one on each chime IL
inch in width and l6h inch thick and shall be thorough
ly coOpered and placed III The best shipping condition
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality, equal TO the
standard Of the United States pharmacn e and shall con-
lam other than acetc acid and shall be delivered in
barrels similar in all respects those required for noaSses
with The exception that te OQk and heads shall be
substituted for red oak and white pine heads and
shall be thoroughly coopered and aced in the best ship
ping order.
The whiSkey shall be made wholly from grain sound
and merchantabe and be full first proof according TO The
United States custom house Standard and shall be double
hofl hnl
three-qmrters hoped, weseasuncd white oak barrels
with whteGak heads the heads TO be made of threepece
heading and well painted the slaves be less than
rs inch thick, and the heads not less than u inch thick
and each barrel shall be coopered in addition with one
three penny iron hoop each bge Is inch in width
and I-6-th thick and rce-pennv hoop each chime
15-inch in width, and I-Gih-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 such
inspection the chief of the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing may direct the inspecting officer to be appointed
BY the Navy DepaI tment. All inspections the
the place of manufacture but will in all be subject
TO final inspection at the place of delivery before bills
signed therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the same
articles: and his offer will be accepted for that yard for
which his proposal may be the lowest
All the casks, barrels and half barrels boxes 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 put up marked upon them.
The samples referred in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year. and hdUe rra
TO such as hare been preCiOusLY eLtibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be required
cannot be- precisely stated They will probably be about
To be offered for
Biscuit, 100000 lbs. per 100 lbs.
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