The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-07
NAVY SUPpLIEs-1sA6-'7.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, }
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
March 90. 1916.

CEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and en-
- dorsed Proposals for Navy Supplies" will be
MONDAY, the 9th day of April next, for furnish.
ing and delivering at the United States Navy
Yards at Charlcstown. Mass, b. ooklyn, N. Y, and
Gosport, Va, such quantities of the following
ticlcs as may be required or ordered from the con
tractors by the Chief of this Bureau, or by the re-
spcctivc commanding officers of the said Navy
Yards during the fiscal year ending June 80, lS47
viz
Flour, Biscuit, whiskcy. Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Cocoa, Rice, Butter, Moiasscs, Beans, Vinegar,
Pickles, Raisins, dried Appcs and Tobacco.
The Flour shall be of the manufacture of whcat
grown in the year 1916 or 1916, perfectly sweet,
and in all respects of the best quality; and, when
required for shipment abroad, shall be fully equal
to tho best description of Richmond Flour, in all
the qualities essential to its preservation in tropical
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 Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet su.
pcrfnc flour, of the manufactu rc of 1915 1916
and shall he fully equal in quality, and conform in
size. to the samples which now lodged in the
said Navy Yards; shall be thoroughly kiln d led
well packed, and delivered free of charge to tn
United States, in good, sound, well dried, brigh'
flour barrels, with the heads we'll secured or in
tight whiskcy or spirit casks or barrels when re-
Quircd
The Whiskey shall be made wholly from grain,
OF which at least two third parts shall be rye; shall
be coppcr-disllcd and full first proof according
to the United States custom house standard; it
shall tic delivered in good, sound, bright, well
hoped, white oak barrels, with white oak heads.
and each barrel shall, when required, be coopcred
with four good and sufficient iron hoops, and the
whole shall be pnt in good shipping order free OF
all charge TO the United States.
The Sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and
be delivered in barrels when required.
The Tea shall be of good quality Young Hyson
equal to the samples said Navy Yards
The Coffee shall BE- equal TO the best Cuba Coffee.
| The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound,
third parts to be equal in quality to the best
Para, and one third part equal in gu lity to the
best Caraccas (Thesc two articles, viz: Coffee and
Cocoa, will be required at New York only.)
| The Rice shall be of the very best quality, and
be delivered in tight casks or barrels when re-
qurcd.
The Butter shall be of first quality table butter,
worked clear of all fluids and be deliver ed in sea
soncd white oak kegs, of about eighty pounds each
The Molasses shall be equal TO the best quality
when required, which shall be thoroughly coopercd
and placed in the best shipping condition.
The Vinegar shall be of first quality Cider Vine
gar, and be delivered in barrels when required,
which shall be thoroughly coopcrcd and placed in
the best shipping condition.
| The Beans shall be sound and good, and when
required for shipment, shall be delivered in tight
spirit or whiskey casks, or barrels, 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 de-
ivered in tight spirit casks, wh5key barrels, or
half barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding
httcch edliohs cuCh the Kegs 10 DC oil seasoned
shipment, they shall be delivered in strong salt
brine, OF vinegar, may be required; the vegeta-
bic only to be paid for
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam
| pies at the said Navy Yards none of it shalt be
manufactured 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, it was manulacturcd and be
| delivered in strong boxes, containing about fifty
and one hundred pounds each; the price to be uni
/ form at all the stations.
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
jcct to such inspection the Chief of this Bureau
may direct, and be in all respects perfectly salts.
factory 10 the inspecting ofIiccr-sad officer to be
appointed by the Navy Department. All inspcc-
tons to be at the place of delivery Biscuit, may
however, if ii be the wish of the contractor, be in
spccted at the place of manufacture as to its quail
ty; bu; will be subject to inspection as to its CON
ditiof, at the place OF delivery.
| The quantity of these articles which will be re-
quirod cannot be precisely stated They will prob.
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