The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-15
NAVY SUPPLIES


March ID, 1914.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ " Proposals for Navy supplies will be received at
this Bureau until 3 O'clock r. NJ. on Monday the
I'D day of April next for furnishing and delivering at
the United states Navy Yards al Charestown, Mass
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Gosport, Va, such quantities
OF the following articles may be required or or
dered from the Contractors by the Chief of the Bu-
reau Of Provisions and Clothing, or by the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
the hscal year ending June 80 lS45 for the use of
the Navy Of the United States, viz
Flour, Biscuit Whisky, Sugar, Tea Coffee, Cocoa,
Batter, Moiasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles, Raisns
dried Apples, and Tobacco
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture Of
wheat grown in the year IS43 or 1874, perfectly
sweet, and In all respects of the best quality and
when required for shipment abroad, shall be fully
equal TO the best description Of Richmond Flour, IN
all the qualities essential to its preservation In trop
cal climates; and shall be delivered in good, sound,
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head, and
IN good shipping order free of all charge TO the United
States.
The said Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superhne Hour of the manufacture Of the year l643
or iS44 and shall be fully equal in quality and con
form IN size, TO the samples which now lodged in
the SAID Navy Yards: Shall be thoroughly kiln dried
well packed and delivered free Of charge to the United
States, in good, sound well dried, bright -four bar
rels with the heads well secured in tight whisky
or spirit casks or barrels, when required.
The said Whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
OF which at least two-third parts shall be rye-shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according
the United States Custom House sandardit shall be
delivered in good sound, bright well hoped white
oak barrels, with white oak heads, and each barrel
SHALL when required, be coopered with four good and
sufficient iron hoops, and the whole shall be put in
good shipping order, free of all charge to the United
States.
The Sugar shall be equal to the best Havana brown
TIE Tea shall be of good quality Young Hyson,
equal to samples at said Navy Yards.
The Coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba Coffee.
The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound, two
third parts to be equal in quality to the best Para and
one,third part equal in quality to the best Caracas.
The Butter shall be Of first quality table Butter,
worked clear of all fluids, and be delivered in sea-
soned white oak kegs Of about eighty pounds each
The Molasses shall be the best quality New Or
leans Molasses, and the casks shall be thoroughly
coopered and placed in the best shipping condition.
The Vinegar shall be of first quality, Cider Vine
gar, and when required for shipment, shall be tho
roughly cooPered, and placed in the best shipping
condition
The Beans shall be sound and good, and when re-
qured for shipment, shall be delivered in tight spirit
or whisky casks, air and water proof
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch Raisins
and when required for shipment, shall be delivered in
good, strong, substantial boxes
The Dried Apples shall be of approved quality /;
and when required for shipment, they shall be dev-
cred in tight spirit casks or whisky barrels half
barrels.
The Pickles shall be put IN kegs not exceeding hf-
teen gallons each the kegs to be of seasoned white
oak or v he ash and when required for shipment,
they shall be delivered in strong salt Brine vine
gar, may be required.
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
Piles at the said Navy Yards none Of it shall be
ulactured during the winter months; all shall have
undergone natural sweat, and be branded with the
name of the manufacturer year when, and the place
where il was manufactured; and be delivered in
strong boxes containing abou, fifty and one hundred
pounds each.
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
ject to such inspection the Chief OF the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing may direct and be in all
poets perfectly satisfactory to the Inspecting Officer
said Officer to be appointed by the Navy Depart
ment All inspections to be at the place Of delivery.
Biscuit may, however, if ii be the with of the Con-
tractor, be inspected at the place Of manufacture
TO its quality but will be subject to inspection
it, condition, al the place Of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles, which will be
CURED, cannot be precisely statedthey will proba
bly, be about