The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-21
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is47,s.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

BUREAU OF PRovIsoNs AND CLornrSo,
March 10, 1877
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, scaled and endorsed "pro.
- posals for Navy Supplies" will be received this Blu.
reau until o'clock, p m, on Monday, the 10th day Of
States navy yards Chanestown Massachusetts, BROOKLYN
New York, and GospoH Virginia, such quantities of the
following articles may be required or ordered from the
contractors by the chief this Bureau by the respective
commanding officers OF the said navy yards, during the .
Flour biscuit, whiskey, sugar. tea coffee, cocoa rice
butter moasses beans, vinegar pickles. aisns, dried APP
The iour shall be,of the manufacture of wheat grown in
the year 1916 Is7 perfectly sweet and in all respects
shall be fully equal the best description of Richmond
Pca climates g and shall be- Delivered IN aood o10a
bright barrels with lining hoops each head and in good
shipping order, free of all charge To the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from superfne
flour, of the manufacture of the year 1876 lSr and
shall be fully equal in qualify and conform in size tobe
samples which are deposited IN the said navy Yards SHAH
be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried web packed and
delivered free of charge TO the United States in good sound
wen dried bright flour barrels with the heads well secured
or in tight whiskey spirit casks barrels al the option
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
at least two-thrd parts shall be ye-sha be copper dis
eusomhouse standard It shall be delivered good sound
bright well hoped, whle oak barrels, with white oak
with four good aud sufficient iron hoops and the whole Shall
be put IN good shipping order, free OF all charge the
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and be de-
The tea shall be Of good quality young hyson equal
The coffee shall be equal o the best Cuba coffee
Inc cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound, two-hd
parts to be equal in quality the best Para and third
part equal IN quality to the best Caracas
The rice shall be of the very best quality and when re-
CURED shall be delivered in ght casks or barrels
| The option of the bureau.
The butter shall be first qualify table batter worked
clear OF all fluids, and be delivered in seasoned white oak
kegs, of about eighty pounds each.
osse and be delivered n D barrels e' when New Or
CURED which shall be thoroughly coopeed and placed in
the best shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
sh be delivered IN tight spirit or whskey barrels air and
water proof.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar and
be delivered in barrels which shall be thoroughly cooper
ed and placed in the best shipping CONDITION.
Inc pickles shall be put kegs exceeding fifteen gal.
Ions each the kegs be of white ok or white
ash and shall be delivered strong salt brine or vine.
gar at the option of the Bureau the vegetable only ba
paid for.
The raisins shall be best quality bunch asns 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 hall barrels.
The tobacco shall be equal
the said navy-yards Off shall be manufactured dur.
ing the winter months all shall have undergone a natural
sweat and be branded with the of the manufactures
the year when and the place where was manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about and
one hundred pounds each the price be uniform at all
the stations
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject to
be in all respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting OFF,
said officer TO be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections TO be at the place OF delivery Biscuit nav
however, if it be the wish of the contractor be inspected al
the place manufacture its quality, but win be sub
lect 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
not be precisely stated They will probably be about