The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-28
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAVY DsPARrnrsr.

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March is, 1874.
CEPAR ATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Nary suppliss," will be received at
this Bureau until O'Clock, L NJ, on Monday the
22d day Of April next for furnishing and delivering al
the United States Navy Yards at Charlestown, 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 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, Molassrs, Beans Vinegar, Pickles, Rasins,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be of the manufacture Of
wheat grown in the year l8i3, or 1874 perfectly
sweet, and In all respects OF the best quality and
when required for shipment abroad shall be fully
equal TO the best description of Richmond Flour, in
all The qualities essential to its preservation in tropi'
cal clmates 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
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 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 lour bar
rels, with the heads well secured 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 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 hoped white
oak barrels with white oak heads, and each barrel
shall when required, he 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
lie Tea shall be OF good quality, Young Tyson
| equal TO samples at said Navy Yards.
! The Coffee shall be equal 10 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.thrd part equal in quality to the best Caracas
The Butter shall be Of first quality table Butter
soned white oak kegs, of about eighty pounds each
The Molasses shall be the best quality New Or
leans Moasses, 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 whom 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
qured 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 hall
barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding Rf.
teen gallons each the kegs to be Of seasoned white
oak or v he ash and when required for shipment
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine, vine
gar may be required.
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam,
piles at the said Navy Yards none of il shall be man.
uiactured during the winter months all shall ha, c
undergone natural sweat, and be branded with the
name OF the manufacturer year when, and the place
where II was manufactured and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about nifty 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 10 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 lis quality but will be subject to inspection TO
us condition, at the place of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles, which will be re-
CURED cannot be precisely stated-they will proba-
hly be about