The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-20
NAVY SUPPLIES.


4 March Is, 1874.
| CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed aud endorsed
- Proposals ion Many supplies" will be received al
this Bureau until o'clock, Y. M, on Monday the
22d day of April next for furnishing and delivering
| the United States Navy Yards al Cbsrlestown Mass
Brooklyn, n Y. 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
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, Moiasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles, Raisns
dried Apples, aud Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture OF
wheat grown in the year l543, or 1874, perfectly
sweet, and in all respects OF the best quality aud
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
supertHe -four Of the manufacture of the year l543
or 1874 aud 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 aud delivered OF charge the United
States In good sound, well dried, bright flour bar
res, 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
oil which at least twothrd parts shall be rye--sha
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House slandard--it 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
The 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
worked clear of all fluids, 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.
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 Raisns shall be best quality bunch Raisins !;
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 dev-
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 " he 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.
Piles at the said Navy Yards Of it shall be
utsctured 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
ctr hpNe min iiy am pnpb drel
pounds each
All the foregoing described articles shall be SUBJ
ject 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 as
to its quality but will be subject to inspection 10
it, condition. at the place of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles, which will be re-
CURED, cannot be precisely statcd-they will proba
bly be about