The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-25
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

bureau ~ FT0rtsi0RS and ttothrng,
March Is, ISi4.
| SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Nary supplies will be received at
ms Bureau until O'Clock, +. M, on Monday the
I'D day OF April next for furnishing and delivering at
the United States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Mass
brooklyn, n Y, and Gosport, Va, such quantities
OF me following articles may be required
ueted IRON the Contractors by the Chief Of the Bu
Ieau oil PROVISIONS and Clothing, by the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards during
ie hsoal year ending june 80, lS45, for the use Of
| The Navy OF the United States, viz Il:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar Tea. Coffee. Cocoa.
Butter, Moasses Beans, Vinegar, Pickles, Raisins
dried Apples, aud Tobacco
The said Flour shall be Of the manufacture of
wheat grown IN The year l543, or lS4i 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 10
all the qualities essential to lis preservation in trop-
cal climates and shall be delivered in good sound
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head aud
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 l6l3
or lS44 and shall be fully equal in quality and con-
form IN SIZE, to The samples which lodged in
the sand Navy Yards Shall be thoroughly kiln dried
well packed and delivered free of charge to the United
States, IN good, sound well dried, bright flour bar
rels, with the heads well secured in tight whisky
or spirit casks or barrels, when required.
OF which at least two-third parts shall be rye-sha
be copper distilled and full first proof according
he United States Custom House standard-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.
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 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.
TheVineg shall be of first quality, Cider Vine
! gar, aud 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 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 deliy-
cred IN tight spirit casks or whisky barrels half
barrels
Inc Flckles snail DE put IN kegs not exceeding nj
teen gallons each the kegs to be of seasoned white
oak or hte 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 10 the
Piles at the said Navy Yards none of 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 IT was manufactured; and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about fifty and one hundred
pounds each
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
ec TO such inspection the Chief Of the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing may direct and bic 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, il 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
II, condition, at the place of delivery.
| The quantity Of these articles, which will be
CURED, cannot be precisely stated-they will proba-
| bly, be about