The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-18
NAVY SUPPLIES.
NAyr DEPARTMENT,
baIeaa " Prouisions and Cloiisiag,

1919.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Nary supplies will be received at
this Bureau until o'clock, NJ, on Monday the
2d day OF April next for furnishing and delivering
the United States Navy Yards al Charlestown, Mass
Brooklyn N. Y, and Gosport, Va, such quantities
OF the following articles as may be required Or
dered from the Contractors by the Chief Of the Bu-
reau OF Provisions and Clothing by the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, S45, for the use OF
the Navy of the United States. viz
Flour Biscuit, Whisky Sugar, Tea Coffee, Cocoa
Butter, Moassts, Beans, Vinegar, Pickles, Baisins,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be Of the manufacture OF
wheat grown in the year l643, or 1874, perfect y
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 l643,
or 1874 and 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, and delivered free of charge the United
States In good, sound we'll dried, bright -four bar
rels, 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,
OF which at least two-third parts shall be rycshall
be copper distilled, AMI 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, 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.
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
one-third 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
condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good and when re-
CURED for shipment, shall be delivered in tight spiri,
or whisky casks, air and water proof
The RaisIns 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 delv
cred in tight spirit casks or whisky barrels or half
barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding fif
teen gallons each the kegs to be Of seasoned white
oak or " hite ash and hen required for shipment,
they shall be delivered in strong salt brine, vine
gar, as may be required
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam.
Piles at the said Navy Yards none Of it shall be
ufacture1 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 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 10y the Navy Depart
ment All inspections 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 subjec, to inspection to
it. condition, at the place Of delivery.
The quantity OF these articles which will be re-
CURED, cannot be precisely stated-they will proba
bly be about