The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-21
NAVY SUPPLIES.
Navy DIfARraEsr,

bureau Q froutsao'~ otid ttoutlnx,
March rs, ioss
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Navy supplies" viii be received at
lhls Bureau until O'Clock Z NJ Monday the
~ day OF April next for furnishing and delivering at
The United States Navy Yards at Chareslown, Mass
brooklyn, n Y, and Gosport, Va, such quantities
OF the following articles may be required 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,
Butter Moasses, Beans, Vinegar Pickles, Rasins,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture Of
wheat grown IN the year l643, 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
superhno Hour 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 to the United
States, IN good, sound, we'll 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 third parts shall be rye-shall
be copper distilled and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House sandard-it 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
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
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
qured for Shipment shall be delivered in tight spirit
or whisky casks, air and water proof
The Rais'ps 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 delv
cred in tight spirit casks or whisky barrels or half
barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding ff
teen gallons each the kegs be of seasoned white
oak or hite ash and when required for shipment
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine or vine
gar, may be required
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
pies at the said Navy Yards noDeo If stall be man
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
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 il be the wish of the Con-
tractor, be inspected at the place of manufacture as
to its quality but will be subject to inspection as TO
it. condition. at the place of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles, which will be re-
qured, cannot be precisely sta,cd-they will proba
! hly be about