The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-20
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPAnra1Nr,

! Bureau 81 Provisions and Clolhins,
March IS, ioii.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
Proposals Jor Navy supplies" Will be received at
tins Bureau until o'clock, z NJ, on Monday the
81 day OF April next for furnishing and delivering al
he United States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Mass
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Gosport, Va such quantities
OF The following articles may be required or or
dered from the Contractors by the Chief Of the Blu
reau OF Provisions and Clothing, by tho respective
commanding officers OF the said Navy Yards during
the fiscal year ending June 80, lSi5 for the OF
the Navy Of the United States, viz
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa,
Butter, Moasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles, Raislns,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be Of the manufacture of
wheat grown In the year lS43, or 1914, perfectly
sweet, and in all resi- ects 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 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 all charge the United
States.
The said Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superhne Hour of the manufacture of the year l843,
or 1874 and shall be fully equal in quality, and
form IN SIZE, to the samples which lodged in
the SAID Navy Yards: Shall be thoroughly kiln dried,
well packed, and delivered free of charge 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 twothird parts shall be ryeshall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according TO
the United States Custom House standard-it shall be
delivered in good, sound, bright, well hoped white
oak barrels with white oak heads, and each barrel
shall, when required, be 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 MoIasscs 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 Raisns 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 dev
cred in tight spirit casks whisky barrels or halt
barrels
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding if
teen gallons each the kegs to be of seasoned white
oak or v hite ash and when required for shipment
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine, or vine
| gar, as may be required.
l. The Tobacco shall be equal in quality 10 the
Piles at the said Navy Yards of il shall be
uiactured during the winter months; all shall ha
undergone natural sweat and be branded with thu
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
jet to such inspection as the Chief of the Bureau oil
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
men All inspections to be at the place Of delivery
Biscuit may, however, if it be the wish Of the Con
tractor, be inspected at the place Of manufacture
to its quality; but will be subject to inspection to
/ it, condition, at the place of delivery.
| The quantity Of these articles which will be re-
CURED cannot be precisely stated-they will proba
| bly, be about