The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-19
NAVY sUPPI.IEs.
Navy DsrAnrnEEr,


CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Navy supplies will be received at
this Bureau until O'Clock, r. M, on Monday the
22i day Of April next for furnishing and delivering at
the United States Navy Yards al Charlestosn M ass
Brooklyn, N Y, and Gospori 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 end Clothing, by the respective
commanding officers OF the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending june 80, lS45, for the use OF
the Navy of the United States, viz;
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa,
Butter, hlolasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles. Raisns
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 aud
when required for shipment abroad, shall be fully
equal TO the best description of Richmond Flour, 10
all the qualities essential TO its preservation in tropi
cal climates; and shall be delivered in good, sound,
orghi barrels, with lining hoops ut 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 flour, of the manufacture Of The year 643
or 1874 and shall be fully equal in quality, and
form IN SIZE, To the samples which 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 -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 rye-shall
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 tn 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 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 nuids, and be delivered in
soned white oak kegs, Of about eighty pounds each
The Moasses shall be the best quality New Or
leans Molasses, and the casks shall be thoroughly
coopcrcd 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 Rasins 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 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 hite 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 TO the sam
Piles at the said Navy Yards none Of shall be
ulaclured during the winter months; all shall have
undergone natural sweat and be branded with thr
name Of The manufacturer, year when, and the place
where il 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 all
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 lis quality but will be subject to inspection 10
IT. condition, at the place of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles which will be re-
quiIed, cannot be precisely stated-they will proba-
bly, be about