The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-02
NAVY sUPPLlEs.
NAVY DErAnInEAr

o"ea" q FToutSaoaS assd Clothing,
| March is, 1914.
SEPABATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed
~ Proposals for Mary supplies will be received al
this Bureau until O'clock r NJ. on Monday the
%4i day OF April next for furnishing aud delivering at
the United States Navy Yards at Charlestown, Mass
81 toIhApa n. y and Gospor Va, such quantities
OF the following articles may be required or or
ue'eu from The Contractors by the Chief of the Blu
eau OF PROVISIONS and Clothing or by the respective
commanding officers Of the said Navy Yards, during
, ~. nscai year ending June so, lSa5 for tho use OF
one Navy OF The United States viz:
Flour, Biscuit, Whisky, sugar Ten CoiYae Cocoa
bu'ter, Molasses, Beans, Vinegar. Pickles Raisins
dried Apples and Tobacco
The said Flour shall DO of the manufacture of
wheat grown IN the year lsi3, or 1874 perfectly
sweet, and in all pscls of the hest onaI,,y and
when required for shipment abroad shall be fully
equal 10 The best description Of Richmond Flour in
all The qualities essential to its preservation in tropi
cal climates and shall DO delivered in good sound
bright barrels, with lining hoops at each head aud
States.
The said Biscuit shall be made wholly from swee,
suPerhne Hour OF the manufacture of the year l8a3
OF Io44 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
res, with the heads well secured in tight whisky
or spirit casks or barrels, when required.
The said Whisky shall be made wholly from grain
oil winch al least two-third parts shall be rye-sha
be copper distilled and full first proof according to
the United States Custom House standardt 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 Cofiee shall be equal TO the best Cuba Coffee.
The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound, two
third parts to be equal quality to the best Para and
oDe-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 Moasses 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 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 sh pment they shall be dcliv-
cred in tight spirit casks whisky barrels half
barrels
Inc Pickles snail be put IN kegs not exceeding HI-
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
pies 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 manufactured and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about fifty and one hundred
pounds each
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
jec to such inspection the Chief of the Bureau Of
Provisions and Clothing may direct and be in all res
poets perfectly satisfactory 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 II be the wish Of the Con-
tractor, be inspected at the place Of manufacture as
to its quality but will be subject to inspection as 10
it, condition. at the place of delivery.
The quantity Of these articles which will be re-
quired, cannot be precisely staed-they will proba-
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