The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-16
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

March IS, 1874.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ " Proposals for Navy supplies" will be received at
this Bureau until O'Clock, p M. on Monday the
9d 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
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 30, lS45, for the oil
The Navy OF the United States viz
Flour, Biscuit Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa
Butter, blolasses, Beans, Vinegar Pickles. Raisns
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture OF
wheat grown in the year le43, or 1914, perfectly
sweet, and in all respects OF the best quality aud
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 in good, sound
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head and
IN good shipping order free Of oil charge to the United
States.
The said Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superhne Hour of the manufacture of the year l643,
or 1914 and shall be fully equal in quality and
form III 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
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 two-third parts shall be rye-sha
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House standardit 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 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 to the best Cuba Coffee
The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound, two
third parts to be equal quality to the best Para and
e-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 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 re-
CURED for shipment, shall be delivered in tight spirit
or whisky casks, air and water proof.
The Ralsins 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 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 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
piles at the said Navy Yards none of il shall be man.
uiactured 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
jec 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 with of the Con-
tractor, be inspected at the place of manufacture
to its quality but will be subject to inspection 10
IT, condition, al the place of delivery.
The quantity OF these articles, which will be re-
CURED, cannot be precisely stated-they will Iroba
bly, be about