The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-10
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DrpARrsssr,

Bureau " Provisions aaa Clothing,
March is, 1914.
60 EPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
~ " Proposals for Navy supplies" viii be received al
this BUREAU until o'clock, r NJ, on Monday ihe
2d day OF April next for furnishing and delivering al
the United States Navy Yards at Charles,own 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 &c. lS45 for the use OF
the Navy Of the United States, viz
Flour Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa,
Butter, Moasses, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles. Raisins,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture OF
wheat grown in the year 1943, or 1914, perfectly
sweet, and in all respects of the best quality and
when required for shipment abroad, shall be fully
equal TO the bes, description of Richmond Flour, in
all The qualities essential to its preservation ia trop
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 the United
States.
The said Biscuit shall be made wholly from swee,
supertne Hour, OF the manufacture of the year ISA3
or 1914 and shall be fully equal in quality, and con-
ioim III size, To the samples which now lodged in
the said Navy Yards; Shall be thoroughly kiln dried
well packed, and delivered free of charge the United
States, In good, sound, well dried, bright -four bar
res, with the heads well secured OF in tight whisky
or spirit casks or barrels, when required.
The said Whisky shall be made wholly from grain
OF which at least twothird parts shall be ryc-shall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House standard--it shall be
delivered in good, sound, bright. well hoped, white
oak barrels, with white oak heads and each barrel
shall when required, be ooopered with four good and
sufficient iron hoops, and the whole shall be put in
good shipping order, free Of all charge 10 the United
States.
Ihe Sugar shall be equal TO the best Havana brown
lie Tea shall be of good quality, Young Hyson,
equal to samples at said Navy Yards
Inc Coiee shall he equal to the best Cuba Coffee.
Inc Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two
third parts to be equal in quality to the best Para and
one-thrd part equal in quality 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 coopercd, and placed in the best shipping
condition.
The Beans shall be sound aud 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 delig-
cred IN tight spirit casks whisky barrels or half
barrels
The Pickles shall he put in kegs not exceeding fr-
teen gallons each the kegs to be Of seasoned white
oak or hte ash and when required for shipment,
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine or vine.
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 man
ufactured during the winter monthsi all shall ha, e
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 one hundred
pounds each.
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
Ject to such inspection the Chief of the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing may direct, and be in all res
poets perfectly satisfactory to the Inspecting Officer
said ofieer to be appointed by the Navy Depart
ment All inspections to he 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 as TO
its condition, at the place of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles, which will be re-
CURED cannot be precisely stated-they will proba-
hIy be about-