The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-27
n AVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DErANrsiENr,

| b~esu Of Frarisioas aad Clotttag,
| March Is, ioa1-
~ Proposals for Navy supplies will be received al
th's bureau until o'clock, L. NJ, on Monday the
I'D day OF April next for furnishing aud delivering al
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
dered from the Contractors by the Chief Of the Bu-
reau OF Provisions and Clothing by the respective
commanding officers OF the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1915, for the OF
the Navy of the United States, viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar Tea, Coffee Cocoa,
Butter, Molassts, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles Raisins,
| dried Apples, and Tobacco.
| The said Flour shall be of the manufacture Of
| wheat grown IN the year 1913, or 1874, perfectly
sweet, and In all respects of the best quality aud
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
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 con-
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 10 the United
States, IN good, sound well dried, bright flour 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,
oil which at least two-third parts shall be ryeshall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House sandard-it shall be
delivered in good sound, bright. well hooped, 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
| Tie 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
onethrd part equal in quality to the best Caracas.
The Butter shall be OF first quality table Butter,
worked clear OF all huids, and be delivered in
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.
I The Vinegar shall be of first quality, Cider Vine
| gar, and when required for shipment shall he tho
roughly ooopered, and placed in the best shipping
| condition.
| The Beans shall be sound and good, and when re-
CURED Tor shipment, shall be delivered in tight spirit
| or whisky casks, air and water proof
| The Raisns shall be best quality bunch Raisns
and whom 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 delv-
cred in tight spirit casks whisky barrels half
! barrels
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding ff
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 or vine
| gar, as may be required.
| The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam
Piles at the said Navy Yards of II shall be
uiactured during the winter months; all shall have
undergone q 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 al
poets perfectly satisfactory TO the Inspecting Officer
said OFFICER TO be appointed by the Navy Depart
ment All inspections 10 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 staied-thsy will Iroba
| bly, be about