Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-09
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4 NAVY DEPARTMENT,
hmedu q Proglsl0nS and Clothing, jane Is, 1865
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
proposals for Navy Supplies,n will be received
at this Bureau until o'clock +. M, on Wednes
day, the LIST day OF July next, for furnishing and
delyeriag, Con receiving ten days notice. AZ the
uhltod states nayy-yards, at Charlestown Massa-
/ ehusetls Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, viz;
Rice dried apples, sugar, tea, ceiiec beans, mo-
lasses, and vinegar.
The rice shall be of the very best quality the
market will afford.
The dried apples shall be OF the best quality and
snail be prepared by SWR-drytDg only, and of the
OF the autumn Immediately preceding the dates
OF the requsitions for the same and shall be de-
hvered in packages containing not more than
three hundred pounds.
The IRON hoops on the barrels and half barrels
containing molaSses and vinegar to be well painted
with red lead.
The sugar shall be dry and fit for packing, and
equal In quality TO the best Havana sugar.
The tea shall be of good quality Oolong equal
to the samples at said navy yards, and be deliver
cd in half and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, ac-
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 requisiton for the same
"a pounds TO be taken as one bushel and no deliy-
cries to be required until the LIST of October next
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 barrels
and half barrels, and with white-pine heads not
less than LIS inch thick the slaves not less than
5-Sinch thick the barrels and half barrels to be
three-quarters hooped, and, in addition, to have
four iron hoops, one on each bilge, IL inch in
width and lilo inch thick, and one on each chime
IA inch in width and l-l6 inch thick and shall
be thoroughly coopcred and placed in the best
shipping condition, one half the quantity to be in
half barrels il required by the Bureau.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality, equal
to the standard of the United States Pharmaco-
peia, and shall contain no other than acetic acid
and shall be delivered in barrels and half barrels
similar all respects to thase required for molasses
with the exception that White oak slaves and
heads shall be substituted for red-oak slaves and
white-pine heads, and shall be thoroughly cooper
ed and placed in the best shipping order; one-half
to be in half barrels.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing
casks, barrels, half barrels, and boxes, shall be
subject to such inspection the chief of the Blu
reau of Provisions and Clothing may direct, the
inspecting officer to be appointed by the Navy De-
partment. All inspections to be at the place OF de-
livery,
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the
same throughout the year, and bidders may offer
for one or more articles and his oser wai be &C
copied tor that yard for which his proposal may be
lowest and where more than one article is award
ed to bidder the articles will be embraced in one
or more contracts, at the option of the Bureau.
ALI the casks, barrels half barrels, boxes or
packages, shall be marked with their contents and
the contractors name.
(The samples referred to in this advertisement
are those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and
hare reference 10 such as hare been previously
hibitcd)
The quantities named in the following list, at
the places therein indicated, such quantities only
being received from time to time may be requir-
ed or ordered by the Chief of this Bureau, or by
the respective commanding officers OF the SAID
navy yards during the fiscal year ending June 80