The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-26
NAVY SUPPLIES,
NAVY DErARrmEsI,
Bureau Of Provisions and Cloihins,


March Is, io44.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Navy supplies" will be received al
lhls Bureau until o'clock, L NJ on Monday the
I'D day of April next for furnishing and delivering al
the United States Navy Yards at Charesown, 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, 10y the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 3d. ls45 for the use 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 l643, 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 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
suPerhne Hour, OF the manufacture Of the year l843,
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 to the United
States, IN good, sound. well dried, bright -four bar
rels, with the heads well secured in tight whisky
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 Standard shall be
delivered IN good, sound, bright, well hooped, white
oak barrels, with white oak heads, and each barrel
shall when required, no ooopered 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 hest Havana brown.
lLe lea shall be OF good quality, Young Tyson,
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 Equality to the best PARA and
oRg-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 Nolasses shall be the best quality New Or
leans Molasses, and the casks shali be thoroughly
! coopered and placed in the bes, 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 rp-
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 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 white ash and when required for shipment,
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine or vne-
gar, as may be required.
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
Piles at the said Navy Yards none OF il sha be man.
ufactured during the winter months; all shall have
undergone a 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 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 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 inspection 10
its condition, at the place of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles, which will be re-
qu'red, cannot be precisely stated-they will proba-
bIy be about