The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-05
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
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March Is, 1914.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and ondorset
- Proposals for Many suppiss," will be received al
this Bureau until o'clock, F. NJ, on Monday the
22d 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 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 80, lS45, for the use OF
the Navy of the United States, viz;
Flour Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee Cocoa,
Butter, Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles, Raisins,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture OF
wheat grown in the year l643, or 1874, 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, 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 to the United
States
The said Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
snperhne -four Of the manufacture of the year lS43,
or 1874 and shall be fully equal in quality, and con-
form IN size, to the samples which are now lodged in
the sand Navy Yards, Shall be thoroughly kiln dried
well packed, and delivered free of charge the United
States, III good sound, well dried, bright flour bar
rels, with the heads well secured; or in tight whisky
or spirit casks or barrels, when required.
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Of which at least two third parts shall be ryeshall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House slandard-it shall be
delivered in good, sound, bright, well hooped, white
oak barrels, with white oak heads and each barrel
shall, when required he coopercd 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.
lie Tea shall be OF good quality Young Hyson,
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
ctbird 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 Moasses 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 Vipe-
gar, and when required for Shipment shall be tho
roughly coopared, and placed in the best shipping
condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good and when re-
auired for shipment shall be delivered in tight spirit
or whisky casks, air and water proof,
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch Raisns
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 deliv-
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 or vine
gar, as may be required
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality TO the sam.
Piles at the said Navy Yards none of il shall be man.
ufactured 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
ect 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 il be the wish of the Con-
TRACTOR he Inspected al the place of manufacture as
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-
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