Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS
NAVY sUPPLIEs-1se1-,eo.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Btredx Of PrortsioaS and ClothiHi

March Is, 1861.
ssfARATE PROPOSALS, scaled and endorsed "Pro.
saresu until oclook a. m q on WEDNESDAY, tn the
i1th day OF April next for furnishing and deliver
Quit Tor which five days notice shall be given for
;,ya evSty twenty thousand pounds requiredj at the
srooEyn New Yo4r snS Ma,
yTgnia, such quantities only of the following ar
BY ss Of 6. BaTss 5GI b. fs ss
sPeouve commanding officers of the said Navy
aaros' during the hsoal year ending June So 1867,
BISCUIT, Flour, Rice, Dried Apples, Pickles, su
Lea. Coffee, Beans, Molasses, Vinegar, and
Soar a be %sfs fMhs
or 1851, bpt shall In all oases be manufactured from
ioar made OF the crop immediately preceding tine
fully equal in quality and conform in size and
shape, 70 the samples which are deposited in the
KIN se ssa de- srss@
ensss 70 dsf UtSd sas States in SoGf
well secured or IN AT and water S sksy or
plrt oa5Te,s arr h at the option of the Bureau No
The Flour shall be es1si to The best be- Richmond R
and Baltimore brands, ard of the manufacture of
bs N fhs yeaI fS9 S but shall E
grouLd wheat of the crop immediately preceding
the dates of the requistion for the same; shall be
perfectly sweet, and IN all respects of the best
al Charge To- the United 3a States. n tRs
pess new, wei seasoned sound, bright barrels, or
be Of S ths fsss stans
head and egud in quality to sample barrel at the
said N.vy Yards two half barrels to be CONSIDERED
CURED quantity to bs in halt barrels
q. The Kcs shall be of the very best quality and of
sns crop preceding the dates of the re
The DrIrd Apples shall be of the best quality
the crop of the autumn immediately prec. ding the
astes OF ihe requlaltons for the same; and sha bs
covered IN packages containing not more than
m he hto Pickles ,hr be pIt up IN iron bound cssks
and each cask shall contain one gallon of onions
one raiIon OF peppers. and eight gallons of medium
G1cumbsLs, hfty TO tho ga Ion. and the vegetables
only be paid for; and each cask shall then be filed
win white ylae vInegsI OF at least - degrees of
vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and be equal
N h aiI respects to the samples deposited at the
sef warrant and guaranty that they will keep good
ana sound for at least two years.
painted y ith red lead.
the said Navy Yards. and be DRY and it for ppaoc
ing ana Equal In qnaity to the best Havana brown.
to "a
deiyered IN half ard quarter chests only.
old Ihe Cohee shall be equal to the best Cuba, &C
IT The Beans .ks be Of the very best quality white
rs ana snail be OF the crop Immediately preced
pound. to be taken as one bushel.
,n of Ses s esps be u to hs the best
delivered in new. well seasoned red oak barrels,
with white pine neads not less than IL inch thicf
to be three quarters hoopsd, and, in addition, 10
have four iron hoops, one each bIIge "a inch in
Chime. lf inch in width aud I-I6ih inch thick, and
sha!l be thoroughly oooPered and placed in the best
to the stanSard Of the United States Pharmsco %
pHla. and shall contai ether than acetic acid;
spects to those required Tor Molasees. with the
exception that 1chtts oak staves and heads shall be
and snail be thoroughly coopered and placed In the
best shipping order.
The WhiEGey shall be made wholly from grain,
sound and merchantable, and be full, first proof sc
coIdlng TO the United States custom house stand
vered in good, new. sound, bright, three qusTters
h9oped, well seasoned white oak barrels. with
hesdnE and w esateG ID 6e e ss.s 81 pa
be less thsn = inch thick. and the heads no less
than inch thokia and esch barrel shall be coopered
In aQdltlon. with one three penny iron hoop on
each bige Ia Inch IN width, ana l-16th nch thick,
ana one three penny hoop on each chime, "A inch
of All charge to the Unl.ed States:
III the foregoing described artIc es, embrs cling
oaks, barrels, half barrels. and boxes, shall be
subject to such inspection the the Bur ,au
specting oficer TO bo appointed BY the Navy De-
partment. AL inspections to be at the place
at tho piroe Of aoufaoture, but ", ii in ali cases
he sabiectto fpsl inspect: on a. the pace of de-
The prices of all the foreSO artic es to be the
same throughout the year, and bidders NAV CfTer
for one more articles; and his offer will be ao-
lowest.
All the c.sks. barrels, and half barrels bnxes,
or packages, shall be marked with their contents
and the contractors mans. All the barrels and
half barrels OF flour, breat and pickles shall have
IN addition TO the above, the year when manufac
tured or put up marked upon them.
The samples IefeIrtd d TO IN this adyertsemsnt are
those selected Tor the ensuing fiscal year, and hare
mo reference TO sKeh as hare been previously erhtb
tied.
The suantity Of those articles which will be re-
CURED cannot be precisely stated They will
probablJ be about
Tobs offered for.