The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-06
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Isaz-'s.
Navy DEPARTMENT,

BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND SLorntNG
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, scaled and endorsed ''prO
- posas for Navy Supplies" will be received this Bit
Aprl next for furnishing and deverns al ,S "D n a a
States navy yards Charesown, Massachusetts, Brooky1
following articles as may be required or ordered from h
contractors by the chief Of this Bureau. by the respective
cal year ending June 80, lsts, vzi
Flour, biscuit whissey, sugar tea, coffee, cocoa, rice
butter, molasscs beans, vinegar pickles. misins, dried APP
The flour shall be of the manufacture of wheat grown in
The year 1916 1877 perfectly sweet and in all respects Of
the qualify and when required tor shipment abroad
shall be fully equal to the besl description of Richmond
flour, in all the qualities essential 10 us preservation in
tropical climates and shall be delivered in gooj sound
bright baels with lining hoops at each head AID in good
The biscuit shall be made wholly from superfne
-four of the manufacture OF the year 1876 or lSt7 and
shalt be fully equal IN quality and conform in size. TO the
samples which deposited in the said navy yards Shall
be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried, well packed and
delivered free ochaIge the United Sunes, good sound
well dried, bright -four barrels with the heads well secured,
or in tight whskey spirit casks barrels the option
The whskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
al least twohird parts shall be re-sha be copper dis.
llcd, and full first proof according the United States
house standard II shall be delivered in good sound
bright, well hoped white oak barrels, with white oak
heads, and each barrel SHALL when required be coopeed
with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole shall
be put in good shipping order free Of all charge
Tie sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and be de-
livered in barrels.
The lea shall be of good quality young hyson equal
The coffee shall be equal To the best Cuba coffee
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound, two-him
parts TO be equal in quality the best Para and h
pan equal in quality 10 the best Caracas
The rice shall be of the very best quality and when re.
CURED shall be delivered in airtigh, casks barrels at
the option OF the bureau.
The butter shall be of first quality table butter worked
clear OF all fluids, and be delivered Ia seasoned white oI
keG,. oi about eighty pounds each, -
leans molsscs and be delivered in barrels w,en 81 re
quired, which shall be thoroughly coopered aud placed
the best shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound and good, and when required
water proof. a =
The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar and
DC delivered in barrels which shall be thoroughly
ed and placed in the best shipping condition. .
The pickles shall be put in Kegs not exceeding fifteen ya
Ions each the Kegs 10 be OF seasoned white oak white
ash and shall be delivered in strong sail brine or vine
nj the option OF the Bureau the vegetable only DO
The raisins shall be best quality bunch rasns shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes.
The dried apples shall be Of approved quality and shall
be delivered in tight whiskey barrels or half barrels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples al
the said navy yards of shall be manufactured dur
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natural
sweat and be branded with the of the manufacturer
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price be uniform all
the stations ~ RI
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject to
such inspection the chief of this bureau may direct
be in all respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting off,
GER said officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections to be mt the place OF delivery Bisc may
however, II il be the wish OF the contractor be inspected
the place OF manufacture to its quality, but win be
lect to inspection to its condition, the place of de.
livery.
The samples referred in this advertisement those
selected TOR 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