The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-16
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DGrAEraHsr,

March Is, 1914.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and ondorss'
- : Proposals for Navy supplies, will 10 received a
this Bureau until 8 O'Clock r M on Monday tn
I'D day OF April next for furnishing and delivering
me United States Navy Yards at Chariestown, Mass
brooklyn, N. Y, and GosposA Va such quaDtiiie
o. the following articles as may be required or
uered IRON the Contractors by the Chief Of the Blu
fsau oil Provisions and Clothing, by the respecy,
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
The hscal year ending June 80 l645, for the use o
the Navy Of the United States, viz
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee Cocoa
Butler, Molassts, Beans, Vinegar Pickles, Rasins
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall DO of the manufacture OF
wheat grown in the year l543 or 1874 perfect,
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 trop
cal climates and shall be delivered in good sound
orBht barrels WIN lining hoops at each head, and
IN good shipping order free of all charge to the United
| States.
me said Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet
superhne Hour, Of the of the year lS43
or 1914 and shall DO fully equal in quality and con-
iolm 10 sze' 10 the samples which now lodged in
the SAID Navy Yards Shall be thoroughly kiln dried
well packed and delivered free of charge TO the United
States, In good, sound well dried bright -four bar
reis WIN The heads well secured in tight whisky
| or spirit casks or barrels, when required
! The said Whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
oil which at least two-third parts shall be rye-sball
be copper distilled, and full first proof according 10
the United States Custom House sandard-it shall be
delivered IN good sound, bright. well hoped, white
oak barrels, with white oak heads, and each barrel
shall, when required he 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
ne 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
onethird 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 spirit
| or whisky casks, air and water proof
The Raisns shall be hes, quality bunch Rasins
and when RI qured 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 half
| barrels
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding if
teen gallons each the kegs to be Of seasoned white
oak; or he ash and when required for shipment,
they shall be delivered in strong salt Brine or vne-
| gar, as may be required.
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
pies at the said Navy Yards of il shall be man.
uiactured during the winter months all shall Ia, c
undergone natural sweat, and be branded it'll the
name OF the Manufacturer year when, and the place
where 1t was manufactured; and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about fifty and one hundred
| pounds each
| All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
Jec 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, be inspected at the place of manufacture
to its quality but will be subject to inspection 10
it. condition, at the place Of delivery.
! The quantity Of these articles, which will be re-
CURED cannot be precisely sta,edthey will proba-
| bly, be about