The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-01
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DErAKrnrsr,

March Is, 1874.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- " Proposals ion Navy supplies" will DO received al
this Bureau until O'Clock, T. NJ, on Monday the
2i day OF April next for furnishing and delivering
the United States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Mass
Brooklyn, N Y and Gosport, Va, such quantities
OF the following articles as may be required or or
dered IRON the Contractors by the Chief of the Blu
reau OF Provisions and Clothing by the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80 lS45, for the use OF
the Navy of the United States viz
Flour Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee Cocoa
Butler, Molassts Beans, Vinegar Pickles, Raisins,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be Of the manufacture of
wheat grown IN the year l643, or 1874 perfect y
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 he qualities essential to its preservation in trop
cal climates and shall DO delivered in good, sound
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head and
IN good shipping order free of all charge the United
States
The said Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superhne Hour of the manufacture of the year l843
or 1914 and shall be fully equal in quality and con
form IN SIZE, TO the samples which are now lodged in
the SAID Navy Yards: Shall be thoroughly kiln dried
well packet and delivered free Of charge TO the United
States IN good sound, well dried, bright flour bar
res, with The heads well secured; or in tight whisk,
or SPIRIT casks or barrels, when required.
Inc SAID Whisky shall be made wholly from grain
oil which at least twothird parts shall be rye-shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House slandard-it shall be
delivered IN good, sound, bright, well hoped white
oak barrels, with white oak heads and each barrel
shall when required, he coopercd with four God aud
suficien 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 Tyson
equal to samples at said Navy YaIds
The Coffee shall be equal TO the best Cuba Coffee.
ne Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two
third parts TO he equal in quality the best Para and
onethird 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 thorough,
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, aud placed in the best shipping
condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good, and when re-
CURED for shipment shall be delivered in tight spirit
or whisky casks, air and water proof
The Rasins shall be bes, quality bunch Raisns /;
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 deliy-
cred in tight spirit casks whisky barrels or half
barrels
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding ff-
teen gallons each the kegs to be of seasoned white
oak or " hite ash and when required for shipment
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine, or vine
gar, as may be required.
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
Piles at the said Navy Yards Of il all be man
uiactured during the winter months; all shall have
undergone natural sweat, and be branded with the
name of the tnufacturer, year when, and the place
where it was manufactured; and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about 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 10y the Navy Depart
ment All inspections 10 be at the place of delivery
Biscuit may, however, if it 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, at the place of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles, which will be re-
CURED cannot be precisely stated-they will Iroba-
bly be about