The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-04-16
NAVY SUPPLIES
NAVY DxPARrMxsrr,

March Is, 1874.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ Proposals. for Navy supplies" will be received at
this Bureau until o'clock, p NJ, on Monday the
2d day Of April next for furnishing and delivering at
the United States Navy Yards at Chariestown, Mass
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Gosport, Va, such quantities
Of the following articles may be required or Or
dered from the Contractors by the Chief of the Bu
Of Provisions and Clothing by the respective
commanding officers of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 3d. l845 for the use oil
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
when required for shipment abroad, shall be fully
equal to the best description of Richmond Flour, IN
all the qualities essential to ts 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
superne -four, of the manufacture of the year l843
or l644 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 to the United
States, in good, sound, we'll dried, bright -four bar
rels, with the heads well secured or in tight whisky
or spirit casks or barrels, when required.
The said Whisky shall be made wholly from grain,
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-t shall be
delivered in good, sound, bright, we'll 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, FREQ 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 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 Molasses shall be the best quality New Or
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 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 delv-
cred in tight spirit casks whisky barrels half
barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding 6f-
teen gallons each the kegs to be of seasoned white
oak " bite ash and when required for shipment,
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine vne-
gar, as may be required.
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
pies at the said Navy Yards of it shall be
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 it was manufactured; and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about fifty and one hundred
pounds EACH
All the foregoing described articles shall be SUBJ
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 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 statedtbey will proba.
bly, be about