The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-13
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,


Bureau " Prousioas and Cloihing,
March Is, 1914
SEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed
~ " Proposals for Navy supplies" viii be received al
this Bureau until O'clock T. NJ, on Monday the
I'D day OF April next for furnishing and delivering al
the United States Navy Yards al Charlesown, Mass
brooklyn, N. T., and Gosport, Va such quantities
of the following articles as may be required or or
derod from the Contractors by the Chief of the Blu
of Provisions and Clothing or by the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards during
the 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, Raisins
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture Of
wheat grown In the year ls43, or 1914, perfectly
sweet, and In all respects of the best duality and
when required for shipment abroad, shall be fully
equal to the best description Of Richmond Flour, in
all the qualities essential 10 its preservation in tropi-
cal clmstes and shall be delivered in good, sound,
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head, aud
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 l643,
or 1874 and shall be fully equal in quality, and con-
form in size, to the samples which are 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
res with the heads we'll 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 twohrd parts shall be rye--shall
be copper distilled and full first proof according 10
the United States Custom House standard- shall be
delivered in good, sound, bright well 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 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.thlrd 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
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 Rasins ;
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 deliv-
cred in tight spirit casks or 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 hite ash and when required for shipment,
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine, or vine
gar, 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 il was manufactured and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about fifty and hundred
pounds each.
All the foregoing described articles shall be SUBJ
ject 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 inspecton as 10
its condition., al the place Of delivery.
The quantity of these articles, which vii! be re-
CURED, cannot be precisely statcd-they will proba