The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-19
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

Bureau ef Precision, and Ciothiag.
March Is, leI.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
Proposals for Navy supplies, will be received al
lhis Bureau until O'Clock, L NJ, on Monday the
2i day OF April next for furnishing aud delivering al
lie United States Navy Yards al CharlestowD, Mass
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Gosport, Va, such quantities
OF the following articles may be required or or
dered from the Contractors by the Chel 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 Of
The Navy Of the United States viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa,
Butter Molass,s, Beans, Vinegar Pickles, Raisins,
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 best quality and
when required for shipment abroad, shall be fully
equal 10 the best description Of Richmond Flour, IN
all the qualities essential to its preservation in tropi
cal climates; and shall be delivered in good, sound,
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head and
IN good shPPng order free OF all charge TO the United
States.
The said Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superfne hour OF the manufacture Of the year l643,
or lS44 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 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 wo-third parts shall be rye-shall
be copper distilled, and full 6rst proof according to
the United States Custom House siaDdard-it shall be
delivered IN good, sound, bright, well hooped, 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 Tyson,
equal to samples at said Navy Yards.
The Coffee 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-thrd 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 i'll
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
CURED for Shipment shall be delivered in tight spirit
or whisky casks, air and water proof.
The Raisns shall be hes, 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 dey-
cred in tight spirit casks whisky barrels half
barrels
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding if
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, vine
gar, as may be required.
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
Piles at the said Navy Yards 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 manufactured; and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about fifty and one hundred
pounds each
All the foregoing described articles shall be SUBJ
ect 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 wi 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 quaint ty OF these articles, which will be
CURED cannot be precisely sts,ed-,hey will proba
bly, be about