The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-04
NAVY DErAsrnEsr,
bureau Of Provisions and Cioihiag, 4,
NIL IAA

March is, iS44.
| SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed
- Proposals for Navy supplies will be received al
this Bureau until O'clock L. M, Monday the
2d 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 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 scal year ending June 80, lS45, for the OF
the Navy Of the United States viz
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa,
Butter, Moassss, Beans, Vinegar Pickles, RaiSins,
dried Apples, and Tobacco.
The said Flour shall be Of the manufacture OF
wheat grown IN the year l043, 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 I843,
or ls44 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 -four 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 twotlird parts shall be ryeshall
be copper distilled, and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House standard-it shall be
delivered in good, sound bright, well hooped, 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.
Tie Tea shall be OF good quality, Young Hyson
coma IN sam n. said Nav
The Coffee shall be equal to the bes, Cuba Coffee.
The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two
third parts to be equal in quality to the best Para and
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 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 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 bes, 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 delv-
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 hte ash and when 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 Of it shall be
ufactured 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
-. 4.
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 res
poets perfectly satisfactory TO the Inspecting Officer
said Officer to be appointed by the Navy Depart
ment All inspections 10 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 &c
it, condition, a; the place of delivery.
The quantity OF these articles which will be re-
CURED, cannot be precisely stated-they will proba
bly, be about