Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-06
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, }
Bureau ef ProuiS,an' and C'oL'ms,l
March ~

NAVY Drr,ArMENr, }
Bureau II PTor's,ans and C'cL,wS,(
SEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed Proposals for
= Navy supplies will be received AT until o.
clock r ionday, the ed day Of Ap next t.. furnishing
M"sSchse brooklyn, New York and Gosport vsn such
quantities of the following articles be required ordered
Clothing by respective commanding of the said
Navy Yards during the fiscal year ending June 80 1916, for The
use Of the Navy of the URled States, viz:
Flour biscuit whskey, sugar, coffee butter,
pickles. rasns apples and tobacco"
the 1885, 1914 perfectly sweet and all respects Of The
fully equal the Of
qualities essential to It's In tropical climates and s"
head and in good shipping order free of all charge to the U.
States
The said biscuit shall made wholly from superine
flour, Of manufacture Of 1884, 1874: aud sha BE-
are lodged the Navy Yards; .al he thoroughly Kiln,
dried vel! packed, aud delivered free OF charge 10 The Lhsd
STATES in :cod, uand well dried, bf. Hour barrels VIA t-
secured tight whkey spirit casks or b'r'e!s
The said wskey shall made wholly grain, Of which a,
least twohird pats shall be rye shall be distilled and
standard: shall be delivered in good sound bright well ooped
wbteoak bares, with wte-ak heads and each barrel SHALL
when required, be cooleed with four good and sufficient IRON
hoops The shall be put good shipping order, free Of
all charge the United States
The sugar Shall he cqull The best Havana brown.
The saa be % good quaity Young yson equal 10 samples
The coffee shall be equal to the best
The shall be perfectly clean and sound twothd parts /"
in quality tote best Para, and oner part equal in
Inc butter shall be the first qiaty table butter worked clear 81
eighty POUNDS EACH
The shall be quality New Orleans molases,
and the Casks shall he thoroughly cooeed and placed in tie best
hippin. condition.
The vinegar shall quality cider vnegar and when
required shipment shall be thoroughly coopsred and placed
in the best shipping condition. .
The beans shall and good and when required FOR
Shipment shall be delivered IN tight spirit or wiskey CASKS air
ami water proof.
The asns shall he quality bunch aisns and, when
required for SHIPMENT shall be delivered IN good stons s'staE
tia boxes
dried apples shall be of approved quality and when
CURED Shipment they shall be delivered in light spirit casks or
whiskey barrels or half barrels.
The pickles shall be put kegs not exceeding fifteen gallons
each; seasoned white oak white ASH and
required for Shipment they shall be delivered IN strong salt
brine vinegar, may be required.
The tobacco shall be equal In quality to The samples AT Tie said
Navy YARDS shall be manufactured dunn. the Winter
months; all shall have undergone natural swsa an he brand
ed VIII; the OF the manufacturer wlrn aud the place
where manufactured; and be delivered in strong boxes
containing about fifty and one hundred pounds each.
foregoing described articles shall be subject such
specon chief The Bureau o Provisions aud Clothing
direct and be all respects perfectly satisfactory The Inspect
ing officer be appointed by The Navy Department
All inspections to be II the place Of delivery Biscuit how
ever wish of the inspected the place
manufactures It's qu1iiy but will he subject nSpcctlun
as o lis condition. nj the place of delivery
The quantity Of these articles which Will be required cannot he
precisely stated. They will probably be about