Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-16
NAVY sUPPLIES-lseI-.e2.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau cJ ProOisfoHs and Clothtn

March IS, 1851.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "Pro-
Posas Tor NavJ supp les, will be ,eceived at this
Sureau untll 8 O'Clock a. m. on Wednesday, the
nth day OF April XII for furnls ing and deliver
cult, for which Ave days notIos thai he given for
every twenty thousand pounds requiredJ at the
sachuseits Brooklyn, New Yors and GospoTt,
Virginia, such quantities only of the following ar
tractors by the Chief OF this Bureau or BY the re-
ePecuve commanding oftioeTs of the said Navy
Yards during the fiscal year ending June so, 1855,
Biscuit. Flour, Rice, Dried Apples. Pickles. su
gaI,; lea. Coffee, Beans, Moasses, Vinegar, and
The, BISCUIT shall be made wholly from sweet
o4 s5 su nSs 81 ns &c yss
hour msde OF the crop Immediately preceding the
dates OF the req ulsitions tor the sans and shall be
iuly equal In quality. and conform in and
shape, 70 the samples which are deposited in The
d1s 81 sSa fS
OF charge to the Cnltsd States, in good, sound,
wei dhtFhs aEu1 with ,hs heads
spirit taTTe,s, at the option of The Bureau. No
bssuit will be required a. Gosport in barrels
and BaltlmOre brands, and of the manufacture Of
Shest crown In the year ls6D or 1861; but shall in
the dates of the requsitoq for the same; shall be
p-rleotlJ sweet, and In all aspects Of tbs best
quality; and shall be delivered IN good shipping
order. free of ell charge u the United states the
half bsrreis, as the case may he"the stsvss aud
Eeaolngst ~ be OF red oaE OF the best ty; strong
head and equal in qua lily to sample barrel at the
SAID N>vy Yards two harf barrels to be cOnsiCe cred
CURED quantity 10 be in half bsrrels
Tne klcs shall be the very hes slity, and of
me crop lInmed stey preceding the "of the re
The Dried Apples shall be of the pest quality,
the crop of the autumn immediately prec ding the
dates of the regulations for the same; and shs be
aellvered IN packages containing rot more than
three hundred pounds.
The Pickles shall be put up iron bon nd casks,
| and each CASH shal contain one gallon of ONIONS,
ON ga Ion OF PEPPERS and eight gallons of medium
In each shall weigh fifty soven pounds, and they
only be- paid for; and each cask shall then be filled
strength, aad equal to French vinegar; tRe casks,
vegetables, and vinegar s:sli conform and be ua
above named Navy YARDS. and the con.rac.o ors
shs warrant aud guaranty that they will keep good
The Iron Hoops on he barrels containing whis-
Ky. moiasses, Vinegar, and Pickles to BIO well
IRE Sugar shall be according to the samples at
the said Navy Yards. AID be dry and fit for pack
The Tes sh.ll be OF good quality young Tyson.
eeqn.l to the sa9p'es at raid Navy YARDS, and be
The Coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, GO
coIdlng to sampie.
The Scans ,kall be of the very best quality white
beans. and shall be of the crop edIaiely proceed
lag the dates OF the requlsitIos for the same, q
The MOlosses shall bs fully equal to the very best
quality of New Orleans Molasses, and shall be
with white pine beads not ess th.p ed inch ibiss
the slaves not less than 4 inoh thTck the barrels
to bs three quarters hoOPed, and in addition, TO
have tour iron hoops, one on each bIge, ~ inch in
width and one / 18th inch thick, ana one on each
chime IL inch IN width aud lleth inch thick, and
sbaI DO My cOopereo and placed IN the best
The Vinegar shall be of the .frst quality, equal
pnia. and shall contain no other than aoetc scfd;
rhs
exception that rh te oak slaves and heads shall be
Tor red OAK slaves ent mite pine heads,
and shal DO thoroughly coOpered and placed IN the
The @hstey, shall be made wholly from grain,
sound end merchantable, and be full frat proof &C
coIolng to the United States ou.tom house stand
ard, and shall be double rectIfed. 1t shall be de-
lveTed In good, new, sound, brgh three quarters
hGoped, well seasoned, white oak barrels. with
white OAK heads, the heads to te maae Of three
than inch OK; ana Gach barrel shall BE- ooopered
each 6ilse III inch IN Width and 18th inch thick.
and one three penny hoop on esch chime, ~ Itch
The whole 10 be put In good shipping oraer, f. ee
of Al charge to the United 5 ates:
cssks, barrels, half barrels, aud boxes, shall he
SUBJECT to sul sPectIc2 the CHI efof Inc Bur
specting officer TO be appointed by the Navy De-
PARE al; %nt; All inspections to Le a. the psoe
at the p' ce Of . aHnfactare, but ii in ali GASES
subi ct to # 81 INSPECT on a. The ale of de-
MYERS DetSTe the bl s e slSQai thsrefOr.
The prices OF all the foregoing artic to be the
same hrCugEout the y'ar, and bidders may II .r
for one or more ARTICLES; and his offer viii be &C
cepted for that yard for which his pTopofa may be
lowest.
All the casks. barrels, aud half barrels, boxes.
or packages, shall be marked with their contents
and The contractors Iams. All the barrels and
half barr Is of flour, brea5, and pickles shall have,
In addition to the above, the yesr VIXEN maaulac-
turad or put up maj ked upon them.
The ramp es REFER d in this adveTtisemo mt are
thns@ selected for tho ensuing hsca year. and hare
reference 10 such hare been previously .xhlb-
tied.
The quantity of there articles which W II bs re-
CURED cannot be precisely stated. They will
PROBABLY be about