Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-06-18
NAVY SUPPLIES, s6s-'64.

~ NAVY I 'EPAarAsNT,
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Proposals for Navy supplies,"N Ill DO received
At this Bureau until ) O'Clock r. n. on wednes.
gay, the LIST day Of July next for fl rnishins and
Hnssa sss,s Con ten days. n e Il.
ehusetss Brooklyn, New York and Phl ladelphia,
Pennsylvania, via:
Rice, dried apples, sugar. tea, ceiec, b. ans. mo.
Iasses, and vinegar
The rice shalt be of the very hes. quaA 'i,y the
market will afford.
The dried apples shall be of the best qualih and
OF the autumn Immediately preceding the 4 lates
OF the reqnsitions for the same and shall b de-
lyered in packages containing not more q IAN
three hundred pounds.
The iron hoops on the barrels and half barA els
containing molasses and vinegar to be well paint ID
with red lead.
The sugar shall be dry and 1T for packing, an. |
equal in quality TO the best Havana sugar.
The tea shall be Of good quality 0oonS, equaE
to the samples at said navy yards, and be deliver
cd in half and quarter chests only.
oording to sample
The beans shall be of the very best quality
white beans, and shall be of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates of the requsition for the same
of pounds to be taken us bushel, and no deliy-
cries to be required until the LIST Of October next
The molasses shall be fully equal TO the very
pest quality OF New Orleans moasses, and shaf
and half BARRELS and with white-pne heads not
less than is inch thick the slaves not less than
o-S-lneh thick the barrels and half barrels 70 be
three-quarters hoped, and, in addition, to have
four iron hoops, one on each bilge, 10 inch in
width and lie inch thick, and one on each chime
Ia inch IN width and l-l6 inch thick, and shall
be thoroughly eoopered and placed in the best
shipping condition, one half the quantity TO be in
hall barrels If required by the Bureau
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality, equal
to the standard of the United States Pharmaco.
p@ia, and shall contain no other than acetc acid.
and shall DO delivered in barrels and half barrels
similar in all respects TO those required for molasses
with the exception that achite. oak slaves and
heads shall be substituted for red-oak slaves and
white-pine heads, and shall be thoroughly COOPER
cd and placed in the best shipping order one-half
10 be in half barrels.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half barrels, and boxes, shall N.
SUBJECT to such inspection the chief Of the Ru-
reau OF Provisions and Clothing may direct, the
inspecting officer to be appointed by the Navy De-
Partment All inspections to be a. the place ofdc-
livery. "'
The prices Of all the foregoing articles to be the
same throughout the year, and bidders NAV offer
Ior one or more articles and his Offer will no no
cepted Tor that yard for which his proposal NAV he
lowest, and where more than one article is awards
ed 10 a bidder the articles will be embraced in one
OF more contracts, at the option Of the Bureau
All the casks, barrels, half barrels, boxes. or
packages shall be marked with their contents and
the contractors name.
CFhe samples referred to in this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal wear ana
hdee no reference TO such as have been preuionsiyer
hibited.)
The quantities named in the following list a,
the places therein indicated, such Quantities onlv
being received from time to time as NAV be reou;r
ed or ordered by the Chief of this Bureau ar NV
the respective commanding officers of the said
navy yards during the fiscal year ending June so