The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-14
NAVY sUpPLIEs-ls4e-'7.
$50, NAVY DEFARrhEsT, .. ....
BUREAU on PRousioss And CLorHiEG,
.. -....a ..... March 20, 1876.

..r. NAVY DEfARrhEHr, .... ....
BUREAU on PROusioss AND CLorHiNG,
Ea# -a.H ... .. . March 20, 1876.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and en-.
~ dorsed Proposals for Navy Supplies, !" viii be
received at this bureau until 3 O'Clock, .. M, on
Monday, the 9Th day of April next, for furnishing
and delivering at the United States nayy-yards al
CharlestoWh, Mass, Brooklyn, N. T., and Cos.
port Va, such quantities OF the following articles
may be required or ordered from the contractors by
the chief OF this bureau, or by the respective com
mandng officers Of the said navy yards, during the
hseal year ending June 80, l647, viz: 49, ~ IT,.
Flour, Biseult Whisky, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Co
Goa, Rice, Butter, Molasses, Beans, Vinegar,
Pickles, Raisins, dried ApTles, and Tobacco.
The Flour shall DO Of the manufacture Of wheat
grown IN the year lS45 or 1886, perfectly sweet
and In all respects Of the best quality; and when re.
quired for shipment abroad, shall be 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 head and in good
shipping order. free Of all charge TO the United
States.
The Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet su
perhne -four, Of the manufacture Of the year l8i5 OF
1886 and shall be fully equal in quality, and conform
IN size, 10 the samples which are now lodged in the
said nayy-yards; shall be thoroughly kiln-dried
well packed, and delivered free Of charge TO the
United States, in good, sound, well dried, brigh
hour barrels, with the heads well secured; or il
tight whiskey or spirit easks or barrels, when re
qlTed. ~ o..
The Whiskey shall be made wholly from grain
of which al least two-third parts shall be rye; shall
be copPer-disted and full first proof according 10
the United States custom-house standard; il 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 tc
the United States.
The Sugar shall DO the best Havana bro wn, and
be delivered in barrels when required.
The Tea shall be Of good quality Young Hyson
equal TO the samples at said nayy-yards.
The Coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba CoE
fee.
The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound
two-third parts to be equal in quality TO the bes
Para, and one, third part equal in quality TO the
best Caracas CIhese two articlss, viz: Coffee and
Cocoa, will be required at New York only.)
The Rice shall be OF the very best quality and be
delivered in alright casks or barrels when re-
quired.
Tn e Buttershall be ofirst quality tsLls butter
worked clear Of all fluids, and be delivered in sea
soned white oak kegs, Of about eighty pounds each
The Moasses Ehall be equal 10 the best quality
New Orleans Molasses, and be delivered in barrels
when required, which shall be thoro ughy 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 he 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-
vered in tight spirit casks, whiskey barrels, or
half barrels.
The Pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding
hfteen 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 required; the vegetable only to be
paid for
The Tobacco shall be equal IN quality 20 the SAM
pies at the said avyyards; none OF it shall be man
ufactured during the winter MONTHS all shall have I'M
dergone 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
tons.
All the foregoing described articles shall be sub
ect to such inspection as the Chief of this Bureau
may direct and be in all respects perfectly satisfac-
tory To the inspecting oficer-said officer to be ap-
pointed by the Navy Department. All inspections
to be at the place Of delivery. Biscuit may however
If it be the wish Of the contractor be inspected at
the place Of manufacture its quality but will be
subject to inspection as to It's condition. the place
of delivery.
The quantity of these articles which will be re-
quired cannot be precisely stated. They will prob
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