The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-12
NAVY sUrPLlEs.
NAVY DErAarmgsr,


March Is, 1874.
SEfARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and ,odor..d
~ Proposals for Navy supplies" viii b. ,.c.ivsJ =,
this Bureau until o'clock, z. M, en- Monday ,be
ga day OF April next for furnishing and delivering
The United States Navy Yards al Charlesto,un NJ
brooklyn, n ", and Goseort, Va. such aasnt,tes
u 'he following articles as may be required or or
aefeu from 'he Contractors by the Chief vi tho Blu
reau oil PROVISIONS and Clothing or by the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
te hseai year ending June so, ls4a, for the use Of
The Navy Of the United States viz.
Flour, Biscuit Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa
Butter. Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles. Raisins
uried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be Of the manufacture al
wheat grown IN the year l643, or 1874, perfectly
sweet, and In all respects of the best quality aud
when required for shipment abroad, shall DC fully
equal TO The best description of Richmond Flour, in
all the qualities essential to its preservation in tropi-
cal clmates and shall ho delivered in good, sound,
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head and
N 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 lS43
or 1874 and shall DO fully equal in quality, and CON
form 10 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, we'll dried bright -four bar
reis, wh Inc heads well secured; in tight whisky
The said Whisky shall be made wholly from grain
OF which at least two third parts shall be ryeshal
be copper distilled aud full first proof according 10
The United States Custom House standard--it shall be
delivered in good, sound, bright, we'll 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. t. -.
TIE Sugar shall be equal to the hest Havana brown.
Tie Tea shall be Of good quality, Young Tyson,
equal to samples at said Navy Yards.
The Coffee shall be equal 10 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
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-
quired for Shipment shall be delivered in tight spiri,
or whisky casks air and water proof.
The Rasins shall be bes, quality bunch Rasins
and whom required for Shipment shall be delivered in
good, strong, substantial boxes.
The Dried Apples shall DO 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 if
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 of it shall be
uiactured during the winter months; all shall have
undergone a natural sweat, and be branded with the
name of the manufacturer, year when, and the place
where il was manufacturers and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about fifty and one hundred
pounds each. l....
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
ect to suoh Inspection the Chief Of the Bureau Of
Prov lsions 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 al the place Of delivery
Biscuit may however, If 1t be the wish Of the Con
tractor, be inspected at the place of manufacture a.
TO its quality; but will be subject to inspection as TO
it. condition, at the place of delivery.
The quantity of these articles, which win bc
CURED, cannot be precisely statsd,hsy will proba
lily be about