The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-31
THE DAILY UNION.
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is4e-,7.


BUREAU or PRousI0Rs AND CLorBisa,
H...r w March 20, 1916.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and en-
~ dorsed proposals for Navy Supplies" will BE-
received at this bureau until 3 o'clock, p. M, on
Monday, the 9th day of April next, for furnishing
and delivering at the United States nayy-yards al
Charsstown, Mass, Brooklyn, N. ", and Cos
port, Va such quantities Of the following articles
may be required or ordered from the contractors by
manding officers of the said navy-ysrds, during the
fiscal year ending June 30, ls47, viz:
Flour, Biscuit Whiskey, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Co
Goa, Rice, Butter, Molasses, Beans, Vinegar
Pickles, Raisins, dried Aprles, and Tobacco.
The Flour shall be Of the manufacture of wheat
grown IN the year l645 or 1876, perfectly sweet
and 70 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,
maiesi 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
Suites.
The Biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet su.
perhne -FOUR Of the manufacture Of the year l645 o,
1886; and shall be fully equal in quality and conform
IN size to the samples which now lodged in the
said nayy-yards; shall be thoroughly kiln-dried
well packed, and delivered free Of charge 10 the
United States, in good, sound, well dried, bright
hour barrels, with the heads well securedi or IN
tlspi whiskey or spirit casks or barrels, whom re
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The wbiskey shall be made wholly from eran
OF (which at least two-third parts shall be rye shall
be coppsr-disilled, and ftl first proof according 70
the United States cuslom-bouse standard; IL sha
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
Dc put - good shipping order free of all charge to
The Sugar shall be the best Havana bro wn, and
be delivered in barrels when required.
The Tea shall be of good quality Young Hyson,
equal 10 the samples at said aavy-yards
The Coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba Cof
fee.
The Cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound,
two-third parts 70 be equal IN quality to the best
Para, and one,thrd part equal in quality TO the
best Caracas. (Thsse two articles viz: Coffee and
Cocoa, viii 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 Battershsll be OfirIt quality table butter
worked clear Of oil fluids, and be delivered in sea
soned white oak kegs, ofabout eighty pounds each.
The Molasses shall be equal to the best quality
New Orleans Molasses, and be delivered in barrels
when required, which shallbe thoro ughly 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 csopered, and placed in
the hest 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-
vered in tight spirit casks, or whiskey 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 required; the vegetable only to be
paid for.
The Tobacco shall be equal in quality to the sam
pies at the said navy yards; Of it shall be man.
uactured during the winter months; all shall have un-
dergone natural sweat, and be branded with the
name of the manufacturer, year when and the place
where, it 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. ..I y. &C., '. III
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 satistac
tory to the inspecting ofcer-said officer to be an
pointed by the Navy Department. All inspections
to be at the place of delivery. Biscuit may, however
II 1t be the wish of the contractor be inspected al
the place Of manufacture as to its quality but will be
subject to inspection as to its condition. at the place
of delivery.
The quantity of these articles which will be re-
qured cannot be precisely stated. They will prob
abIy be about RI