The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-23
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals tor Mary supplies" will be received al
,his Bureau until 3 O'Clock, L. NJ, on Monday the
~ day OF April next for furnishing aud delivering at
me United States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Mass
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Gosport, Va, such quantities
OF the following articles may be required or
dered from the Contractors by the Chief of the Blu
eau oil Provisions and Clothing by the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 30 l845 for the use of
the Navy of the United States, viz
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar Tea, Coffee, Cocoa
Butter Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles, Raisns,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture of
wheat grown In the year lS43 or 1874 perfectly
sweet and IN all respects of the bes, quality and
when required for shipment abroad, shall be fully
equal TO the best description Of Richmond Flour in
all the qualities essential its preservation in lropi
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 1874 and shall be fully equal in quality and
form IN slze to the samples which are now lodged in
the SAID Navy Yards Shall be thoroughly kiln dried
well packed and delivered free of charge the United
states, IN good, sound well dried, bright flour bar
reis, 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-sha
be copper distilled and full first proof according 10
the United States Custom House siandard-t shall be
delivered IN good, sound, bright well hoped white
oak barrels, with white oak heads, and each barrel
shall, when required he 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.
he Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound, two
third parts to be equal in quality to the best Para and
onsthrd part equal in quality to the best Caracas
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 hes, 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-
CURED for shipment, shall be delivered in tight spirit
or whisky casks, air and water proof
The Raisns 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 or half
barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding If
teen gallons each; the kegs TO be of seasoned white
oak or bite 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 shall be
ufactured 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 ii 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 by the Navy Depart
ment All inspections TO be at the place of delivery
Biscuit may however, if it be the wish Of the Con-
tractor, be inspected at the place Of manufacture
to its quality but will be subject to inspection 10
it, condition. at the place Of delivery.
The quantity of these articles, which will be re-
CURED, cannot be precisely sta,ed-they will proba
bly be about