The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-22
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

btfedu Of Provisions and ClOtAlng,
March Is, 1874.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- " Proposals or Navy supplies will be received al
lhls Bureau until o'clock, Z NJ, on Monday the
~ day OF April next for furnishing and delivering at
The United States Navy Yards at Charleslown, Mass
brooklyn, n Y, and Gosport, Va, such quantities
OF the following articles as may be required
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, ls45, for the of
the Navy of the United States, viz;
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee Cocoa,
Butter, Molassss, 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 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 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 be fully equal in quality and
form IN size, to the samples which now lodged in
the SAID Navy Yards Shall be thoroughly kiln dried,
well packed and delivered free of charge the United
States IN good sound, well dried bright -four bar
rels, with the heads well secured; or in tight whisky
or spirit casks or barrels, when required.
lhe said Whisky shall be made wholly from grain
OF which at least twothird parts shall be rye--shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House slandard-t 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 Tyson,
equal to samples at said Navy Yards
The Coifee 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
oDe-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 hlolasses shall be the best quality New Or
Jeans Moasses, and the casks shall be thoroughly
coopered and placed in the bes, 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 Raisns
and when II CURED 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 delv-
cred in tight spirit casks 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 " 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 sam.
piles at the said Navy Yards none of ii shall be man
ufactured during the winter months; all shall ha e
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
ec TO such inspection the Chief Of the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing may direct and be in all res
poets perfectly satisfactory TO the Inspecting Officer
said Officer 10 be appointed by the Navy Depart
ment All inspections 10 be at the place Of delivery.
! Biscuit may, however II ii be the wish Of the Con-
tractor be inspected at the place of manufacture as
to its quality but will be subject to inspection as 10
it. condition, at the place of delivery.
! The quantity OF these articles, which will be re-
CURED cannot be precisely sated-they will proba-
! bly, be about