The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-08
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Isa7-s.


SEPARATE. PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "p,
- posas Navy Supplies win be received NJ hi, no
April next for furnishing and delivering at the a
States navy yards CharIesiown Massachses Brookva
following articles as may be required ordered from
contractors by the chief of this Boresu or by the respec
cal year ending June 30 1919, viz; "' U.s.
Flour, biscuit, whskey sugar, ten, coffee cocoa rice
butter, molasses, beans, vinegar, pickles, rsns dried a
The -four shall be of the manufacture of wheat grown
the year 1916 or lei7 perfectly sweet and in all respects Of
the besqualiy; and when required TOR shipment abroad
shah be fully equal the best description of Richmo
flour, in all the qualities essential Its preservation i
bright barrels with lining hoops AT each head and in God
shipping order, free of nil charge 10 the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from supet6r
four of the manufacture of the year 1876 ISL a1
shall be fully equal in quality and conform in size to G
samples which deposited IN the said navy Yards Shat
be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried, web packed nv,
delivered free of charge the United States in good SOUND
well dried, bright flour barrels, with the heads well secured
or In light whiskey spirit casks or barrels the option
the Bureau.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, of which
at least two-th rd parts shall be ryesha be copper AM
TILED, and full first proof according the United Sa
custom-house standard II shall be delivered good sound
bright, wen hoped white oak barrels, with white ooE
heads, and each barrel shall, when required be cooe
with four good and sufficient hoops and the whole &
Dc pu, IN good shipping order, free of all charge The
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and be d.
livered in barrels
The shall be of good quality Young hvson equal 10 III,
samples at said navy-yalds.
The coffee shah be equal to the best Cuba coffee
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound. wotly
parts TO be equal in quality 10 the best Para and one
part equal IN quality TO the best Caraccns.
The rice shall be of the very best quality and when NJ
CURED, shall be delivered III alright casks barrels al
the option Of the bureau.
The butter shall be of first quality table butter worked
clear of all fluids and be delivered in seasoned white o
kegs, OF about eighty pounds each.
The molasses shall be equal to the best quality New o.
leans moasses, and be delivered in barrels when 50 ~
quiied, which shall be thoroughly ccopered and placed N
the best shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound aud good and when REQUIRED
shall be delivered in tight spirit wbiskey barrels air and
wafer proof.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar and
be delivered in barrels which shall be thoroughly cno
ed and placed in the best shipping condition
The pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding fifteen ga
Ions each the kegs to be of seasoned white oak white
gar at the option of the Bureau the vegetable only 10
paid for.
The raisas shall be best quality bunch aisins and shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes
The dried apples shall be of approved quality shall
be delivered in tight whskey barrels or hafb barrels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality To the samples
the said navy yards none Of shall be manufactured dur
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natn
sweat and be branded with the of the manufacture
the year when and the place where
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price to be uniform all
the stations
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject
such inspection the chief of this bureau may direct and
be in all respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting off,
All inspections to be the place of delivery Biscuit may
however, if be the wish of the be inspected al
the place OF manufacture to its quality, but will be sub
ject to inspection its condition. the place Of de.
livery.
The samples referred in this advertisement are thos
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and have reference
to such as have been previously exhibited
The quantity of these articles which WILDE required
not be precisely stated. They will probably be about