The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-29
Navy SUPPLIES
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

BlAseu Of Provisions aud Cioiting,
March IS 1874
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Macy supplies" will be received at
TINS Bureau until O'Clock, Y. NJ, on Monday tho
I'D day OF April next for furnishing and des ering al
The United States Navy Yards at 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 Blu
reau Of Provisions and Clothing, by the respective
commanding officers of the said Navy Yards during
the fiscal year ending June &c. lS45 for the use OF
the Navy Of the United States, viz
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee Cocoa,
Butter, Molassss, Beans Vinegar Pickles, Raisins,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture OF
wheat grown in the year l543, or 1914, 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 tropi-
cal climates and shall be delivered 10 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
superhnc -FOUR Of the manufacture of the year lS43,
or 1874 and shall be fully equal in quality, and
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 10 the United
States, IN good sound, well dried, bright -four bar
res, 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 ryeshall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House siandard-it shall be
delivered in good, sound bright, well hoped white
oak barrels, with white oak heads and each barrel
shall when required, be ooopered 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 Hawai- brown.
Tie Tea shall be Of good quality Young Tyson,
equal to samples at said Navy Yards.
The Coloe shall be equal 10 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 Holasscs, 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-
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
cred in tight spirit casks or whisky barrels half
barrels
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding ff
teen gallons each the kegs to be of seasoned white
oak or " bite ash and VIXEN 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 none Of il shall be man
u.acured 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
ect TO such inspection the Chief OF the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing may direct and be in all res
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 as
TO its quality but will be subject to inspection az 10
its condition, at the place Of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles, which will be re-
CURED, cannot be precisely stated-they will proba.
bly, be about