Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-07-02
NAVY SUPPLIES.-ls6Sl ga.

bereaH ~ Provisions aud Clothing, June IS 1865
SEPARATE PROPOSALS., sealed and endorsed
+" Proposals for Navy Supplies" win be received
az TINS bureau until O'Clock l., NJ, on Wednes-
day, the LIST day OF July next, for furnishing and
delivering, Con receiving ten days notioe,) at the
United states navy-yards, at Charlestown, Massa-
ehusetts Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia,
Rice, dried apples, sugar, tea, oefiee, 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 Do prepared by SaR-drylRg only, and OF tha
OF the autumn Immediately preceding the dates
OF the acquisitions tor the same and shall be de-
n .h IN paekases containing not more than
three hundred pounds.
The IRON hoops on the barrels and half barrels
containing moiasses and vinegar to be well painted
with red lead
The sugar shall be dry and lit for packing, and
equal in quality to the best Havana sugar.
The tea shall be Of good quality 0olong, equal
TO the samples at said navy yards, and be deliver
ed in half and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, &C.
cordng 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 reouistion for the same
o4 pounds to be taken as one bushel, and no deiv-
cries to be required until the LIST of October next
The molssses shall be fully equal to the very
best quality of New Orleans molasses, and shall
be delivered in new, wel-seasoned red oak barrels
and half barrels, and with white-pine heads not
less than Is inch thick the slaves not less than
5-s-inch thick the barrels and half barrels to be
three-Quarters hoped, and, in addition, to have
four IRON hoops, one on each bilge, H. inch in
width and l-l6 inch thick, and one on each chime
Ia inch in width and l-l6 inch thick, and shall
be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
shipping condition. one half the quantity to be in
half barrels if required by the Bureau.
The vine gar shall be of the first quality, equal
to the standard of the United States Pharmaco-
psa and shall contain no other than acetic acid,
and shall be delivered IN barrels and half barrels
similar in all respects to these 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-hali
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 oftel
for one or more articles ; and his oter WA be ae
oepted tor that yard for which his proposal may b.
lowest, and where more than one article is award
ed to bidder the articles will be embraced in on,
| or more contracts, at the option of the Bureau
All the casks, barrels, half barrels, boxes, oil
packages, shall be marked with their contents anC
the contractors name.
(The samples referred to in this advertisement
those selected for the ensuing fiscal year, Gpt
haze no reference 10 such haze been previously
| hibited.)
| The quantities named in the following list a
the places therein indicated, such quantities onl,
| being received from time to time may be requir
| ed or ordered by the Chief of this Bureau, or b,
| the respective commanding officers of the sait
navy yards during the fiscal year ending June 81
| 1864 viz