The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-16
NAVY INTELLECTUALLY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLorH,So


CEPARArE PROPOSALS sealed and endorsed ~, 'o sp,
rean until o'clock, p m, on Monday, the Both day
April next, for furnishing and delivering at the Unls5
States navy yards AT Charesiown, Massachses Brooky
New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such quantities Of h.
following articles as may be required ordered from N,
contractors by the chief OF this Bureau or by the respective
commanding officers Of the said navy yards during the Is
cal year ending June 80, 1919, Wis
Flour, biscuit whskey, sugar, tea, coffee cocoa rica
butter, moasses, beans vinegar pickles, asns dried s
Pies and tobacco. "
the 1876 or lS1 perfectly sweet, and in all respects
the bestqualty; and when required tor shipment abroad
-four in all the qualities essential oits preservation ia
tropical climates and shall be delivered in gool sound
bright barrels with lining hoops at each head, and in go
shipping order, free of all charge United States ~
The biscuit shall be made wholly from supersn.
flour, of The manufacture OF the year 1876 lsai and
shall be fully equal quality and conform in size to G
samples which deposited ia the said navy yards, Shat
be property baked thoroughly kiln dried, well packed and
delivered free of charge the United States good sound
well dried bright Hour barrels, with the heads well secured
or m ht whiskey or sPr casks or barrels atthe opon
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, of which
nt least ryo-ihrd parts shall be ryeshal be copper dis
tiled, and full first proof according the United ssp
standard II shall be delivered good sound
heads, and each barrel shall, when required be cooped
with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole Shall
be pu, in good shipping order, free of all charge The
The shall be the best Havana brown, and be de-
livered in barrels.
The shall be of good quality young hyson equal 10 the
samples at said nnvy-yards
The shall be perfectly clean and sound wo-,ho
parts 10 be equal in qualify the best Para and lhm
part equal IN quality To the best Caracas.
The rice shul be of the very best quality, and when
qured, shall be delivered in alright casks barrels
the option of the bureau.
The butter shall be OF first quality table butter worked
clear of all fluids, and be delivered in white oak
kegs, OF about eighty pounds each.
leans mola sses and be delivered in barrels when so m
qured, which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in
the best shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound and good, and when required
SHAH be delivered in tight spirit whskey barrels and
water proof.
The vinegar shall be of quality cider vinegar and
be delivered in barrels which shall be thoroughly cooper
ed aud placed in the best shipping condition.
The pickles shall be put kegs exceeding fifteen gal
Ions each the kegs TO be OF seasoned white oak white
ash and shall be delivered in strong salt brine or vine
gar at the option OF the Bureau the vegetable only be
paid for
The raisins shall be best quality bunch rsns and shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes.
The dried apples shall be of approved quality and shall
be delivered in tight whskey barrels or halfbarres
The tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples at
the said navy yards of it shall be manufactured dur
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natural
sweat and be branded with the of the
and be delivered in strong containing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price to be uniform all
the stations
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject TO
be in all respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting
said officer TO be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections to be the place OF delivery Biscuit may
however, if be the wish of the be inspected
the place OF manufacture its quality but will be
ect to inspection to its condition, the place of de-
livery
The samples referred in this advertisement are those
selected for the ensuing fiscal and have reference
to such as have been previously exhibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be REQUIRED car
not be precisely stated. They will probably be about