The national Republican., 1861-07-24
Navy supplies--lS8l- -'82.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

ceiveo AZ this Bureau until ocioeh ~. 1" w
Wednesday. the oath day Of July next Tor fur-
nishiug and delivering ION receiving ten days
notice, except for biscuit, for when hVe days
notice shall be given for every twenty thousand
pounds required) at the United states navy
Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylv nia, such quanti-
ties only OF the following articles as may be re-
Quired or ordered from the contractors by the
chief of this bureau, or by the commanding ofi-
Ger of the said Navy Yard, during the fscni year
ending June 80, 1852, viz:
Biscuit, -four, rice, dried apples, pickles, su-
gar, tea, beans, molasses, vinegar, and whisky. |
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet |
superfne -four, Of the manufacture Of the year |
1860 or 1861, bat shall in all cases be manufac-
tured from -four made of the crop Immediately !
preceding the dates Of the requsitions for the |
same and shall he fully equal in quality, and |
conform in size and shape, to the samples which |
are deposited in the said Navy Yard; shall be |
properly baked, thoroughly ln-dried, well |
packed and delivered free of charge to the United
States, In good, sound, wel-dried, bright -four
barrels, with the heads well secur;d.
The -four shall be equal to the best Richmond
and Baltimore brands, and of the manufacture Of
wheat grown in the year 1860 or 1861 but shall
In all cases be manufactured from pure, sound,
fresh-ground wheat, Of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates of the requsition for the
same; shall be perfectly sweet and in all respects
of the best quality; and shall be delivered in
good shipping order, free Of all charge to the
United STATES, in the best new, well. seasoned,
sound, bright barrels or halt-barrels, as the case
may be, the slaves and headings TO be Of red oak,
Of the best quality, strong and well hooped, with
lining hoops around each head, and equal In
quality TO sample barrel Mt the said Navy Yard
two half barrels to be considered as barrel,
and not more than one-sixth of the required
quantity to be In halt. barrels.
The rice shall be Of the very best quality, and
Of tho crCr i'm cd ats precedip0 datea of
the acquisitions for the same
The dried apples shall be of the best quality,
and shall be prepared by sun-dryhnS only, and Of
the crop Of the autumn Immediately preceding
the dates Of the acquisitions for the same and
shall be delivered in packages containing not
more than three hundred pounds.
The pickles shall be put up In iron-bound
casks, the iron hoops to be inch wide and Lie
inch thick, and each cask shall contain one gal
ION Of onions, one gallon of peppers, and eight
gallons of m ,dium cucumbers, fifty to the gallon,
and the vegetables in each shall weigh 6tty-
seven pounds, and they only be paid for and
each cask shall then be filled with white wine
vinegar, of at least AZ degrees of strength, and
equal to French vinegar; and the contractors
shall warrant and guaranty that they will keep
good and sound for at least two years.
The iron hoops on the barrels containing whis-
Ky, molasscs, vinegar, end pickles, to be well
painted With red lead.
The sugar shall be dry and fit for packing,
and equal in quality to the best Havana brown.
The tea shall be of good quality young by son,
and be delivered in half or quarter chests on y.
The beans shall be of the very best quality
white beans, and shall be of the crop immedi-
ately preceding the dates of the requistions for
the game, 64 pounds to be taken as one bushe
The molasses shall be fully equal to the very
best quality Of New Orleans molasses, and shall
be delivered in new, well.seasoned red oak bar
vrtb whit pip haa do ut 1aaa han I nch
thick; the slaves not less than / inch thick the
barrels to be three-quarters hooped and, in ad-
dition to have four iron hoops, one on each
blge, u inch In width and l-l6th inch thick
and one on each chime, u inch 10 width, and
i-l6th inch thick, and shall be thoroughly
coopered and placed in the best shipping eondi.
ton.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality, equa
to the standard of the United States Pharmaco
peia, and shall contain no other than sceti'
acid and shall be delivered In barrels similar il
all respects to those required for molasses, will
the exception that chite OAK sta'es and head
eball be substituted for red oak slaves and whit
pine heads, and shall be thoroughly coopere'
and placed In the best shipping order.
The whisky shall he made wholly from grain
sound and merchantable, dnd be full first proc,
according to the United States custcr -hous
standard, and shall be double rectifed. !
shall be delivered in good, new sound, bright
three. quarters hooped well-seasoned white oa
barrels, with white oak heads, the heads TO b
made OF three piece heading, and well painted
the slaves not TO be less than inch thick, an
the heads not less than inch thick; and eac
barrel shall be coopered, in addition, with on
lhree-penny iron hoop on each bilge inch !
width and l-l6th inch thick and one three
penny hoop on each chime, inch In widt
and l-l6th inch thick, as per diagram, the who
TO be put In good shipping order, free OF a
charge TO the United States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracin
casks, barrels half-barrels and boxes, shall b
subject to such inspection AS the chief OF tn
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing may direc
the inspecting officer to be appointed by tn
Navy Department All inspections TO be at tf
place OF delivery. Biscuit may, however, be il
spected at the place Of manufacture, but will !
all cases be subject to final inspeo ton at Il
place Of delivery before the bills signe
therefor.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to
the same throughout the year, and bidders mt
offer for or more articles, and his offer wi
be accepted for that article for which his prop
sal may be lowest.
All the casks, barrels and half-barrels, box
or packages, shall be marked with their conten
and the contractors name. All the barrels ar
haf-b barrels of -four, bread and pickles, aha
have, In addition to the above, the year wht
manufactured or put up marked upon them
The quantity of these articles which will
required cannot be precisely stated. The col
tracts will therefore be made, not for specif
quantities. but for such quantities as the serviC
may require TO be delive ed.
Contractors not residing the place whe
deliveries are required, must establish sgenci'
at such place, that no delay may arise In iu
nishing what may he required and when a col
tractor fails promptly to comply With a requis
tion, the Chief OF the Bureau of Provisions al
l-lIl
-- Clothing shall be authorized 10 direct purchase
to be made to supply the deficiency, under ii
penalty TO be eyDreseed in the contract; Il