The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-20
NAVY sUPPLIEs-is4s-'7.
NAyr DErAarhxsr,


NAyr DErAsrsEsr.
..a BuHHAu OF PReusioss AND CLorHiso,
...... March 20, 1896
SEPARATE PROPOSALS., sealed and en-.
- dorssd Proposals for Navy Supplies, will ba
received at this bureau until . o'clock, p. m, on
Monday, the 9Th day ofApril next, for furnishing
ana delivering a, the United States nsvy-yards At
Charlsstown, Mass, Brooklyn, N. Y, and Cos
port Va such quantities Of the following articles
may DC required OF ordered from the contractors by
the enisI o. thus oar.su OF Sy tho respective com
fiscal year ending June 30, ls41, VIZ:
Flour, Biscuit, whiskey, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Co
Goa, Rice, Butter, Molssses, Beans, Vinegar
Pickles. Raisins, dried Aprlss, and Tobacco.
The Flour shall be Of the manufacture Of wheat
grown in the year l8&5 or 1916, perfectly sweet,
and in all respects of the best quality and when re-
CURED for shipment abroad, shall DO fully equal to
the best description Of Richmond Flour, in all the
qualities essential to its preservation In tropical eli
mates and shall be delivered in good, sound, bright
barrels, with lining hoops at each hoad and in good
shipping order, FREQ Of all charge to the United
States.
The Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet su-
perhne -four Of the manufacture Of the year ls45 or
1886 and shall be fully equal in quality and conform
in size, 10 the samples which arc now lodged in the
said nayy-yards; shall be thoroughly kiln-dried
well packed, and delivered FREQ OF charge 10 the
United States, in good, sound, well dried, bright
-four barrels, with the heads well secured; or in
tight whiskey or spirit casks barrels. when rs-
quired.
The Whiskey shall be made wholly from grain,
Of which al least twothrd parts shall be rye; shah
be copperdisdlled and full first proof according to
the United States custom-house Standard IL shall
be delivered in good, sound, bright, wsll-hosped,
white oak barrels, with white oak heads, and each
barrel shall, when required, DO 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 the best Havana brown, and
be delivered in barrels when required.
The Tea shall be Of good quality Young Tyson,
equal TO tbs samples at said navy-yards.
The Coffee shall be equal 10 the best Cuba Cof.
fee.
The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound,
two-third parts to be equal in quality to the beat
Para, and one third part equal in quality to tho
best Cs.eess. These two articles, viz: Cofes and
Cocoa, viii be required at New York only.)
The Rice shall be Of the very best quality, and 10
delivered in alright casks or barrels when re-
quirod.
The Buttershsli be of6rst quality table butter
worked clear Of all fluids and be delivered in sea
soned white oak kegs, OF about eighty pounds each
The Molssses shsll be equal to the best quality
when required, which shall be thoroughly coopered
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 coopered, and placed in
the hest shipping condition.
The Beans shall be sound and good, and when
required for shipment, shall be delivered In tigh,
spirit or whisksy casks, or barrels air and water
proof
The Raisins shall be best quality bunch R.isins,
and, when required for shipment shall be delivered
in good, strong, substantial boxes.
The dried Apples shall be Of approved quality,
livered in tight spirit casks, or whskey barrels, or
half barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding
fifteen 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 vim
egar as may be rsquiredi the vegetable oni to be
paid for. EEr
The Tobacco shall b equal in quality to the SAM
Piles at the said navyyards of it shall be man.
ufacured during the winter months; all shall have I'M
dergone a natural sweat, and be branded with the
name OF the manufacturer, year when and the place
where, 1t was manufactured; and be delivered in
strong boxes containing about fifty and one hundred
pounds each; the price to be uniform at all the sta.
lions. r ..... n.. .....rn .. .a.....
All the foregoing described articles shsN DO sub
ect to such inspection the Chief of t.n, Bureau
may direct and be In all respects perfectly sa,sfso-
tory u the inspecting ofcer-said officer to be ap-
pointed by the Navy Department. All inspections
to be at the place of delivery Biscuit may however
il be the wish Of the contractor be inspected at
the place Of manufacture a. to its quality; but will be
subject to inspection as to its condition. at the place
Of delivery. ..r. r... ..s.
The quantity Of these articles which will be re-
quired cannot be precisely stated. They will prob
ab.y be about ...... '.H