The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-03-15
NAVY SUPPLIES,


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| CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ Proposals for Nary supplies" will be received al
this Bureau until 3 O'Clock, Z. NJ, on Monday the
I'D day OF April next for furnishing and delivering al
the United States Navy Yards at CharIestown Mass
| Brooklyn, N. T., 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
ne fiscal year ending June 80 lS45, for the Of
the Navy of the United States, viz
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar Tea, Coffee, Cocoa
Butter, Molasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles. Raisns
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be Of the manufacture OF
wheat grown in the year l843, 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
superhne four of the manufacture of the year l843,
or lo44 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 to the United
States, In good, sound, we'll dried, bright flour bar
rels, with the heads well secured or in tight whisky
or spirit casks or barrels, when required.
Of which at least two-third parts shall be ryeshall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House standard-it shall bo
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.
TIE 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
one-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 Nlolasses shall be the best quality New Or
leans Moasses 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-
CURED for shipment, shall be delivered in tight spirit
or whisky casks, air and water proof
The Raislns 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 deliy-
cred in tight spirit casks whisky barrels or half
barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding ff-
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 vne-
gar, as may be required. a-.t.at
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
Piles at the said Navy Yards none of it shall be
ufactured during the winter months; all shall ha, G
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 as 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 it be the wish of the Con-
tractor, be inspected at the place of manufacture
to its quality but will be subject to inspection 10
| its condition, at the place of delivery,
| The quantity OF these articles, which will be re-
quired cannot be precisely sta,edthey will proba-
| bly, be about