The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-22
NAVY sUPPLIEs-ls4J-'e.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU or Provisions CLOTHING,
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "pro
- posals for Navy Supplies" win be received at t, Ba
until O'Clock, p m, Monday, the 10Th day Of
April next, for furnishing and delivering at the United
States navy yards Charlesown, Massachusetts, Brooklyn
New York, and Gospor, Virginia, such quantities of the
following articles may be required or ordered from the
andng officers of the said navy yards during is.
cal year ending June 80, ls4s, Wis
butter molasses beans, vinegar pickles, misin dried APP
pies, and tobacco.
The flour shall be of the manufacture of wheat grown in
the year 1876 1871 perfectly sweet and in all respect, Of
the bestqualiy; and when required shipment abroad
shall be fully equal the best description of Richmond
flour, in all the qualities essential TO its preservation in
tropical CLIMATES and shall be delivered ip good sound
shipping order free of all charge the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superine
-four, of the manufacture of the year lsa6 lsi7 and
shall be fully equal in quality, and conform in size the
samples which deposited in the said navy yards. Shall
delivered free of charge The United States good sound
well dried bright flour barrels with the heads well secured
in tight whiskey spirit casks or barrels at the option Of
the Bureau.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, of which
at least two-trd parts shall be rye--shal be copper dis
cusohouse standard 1t shall be delivered in good sound
bright, well hooped 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 to the
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and be de-
| livered in barrels.
The tea shall be Of good quality young hyson equal the
samples at said navy-yads.
| The coffee shah be equal to the best Cuba coffee.
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two-thd
parts to be equal In quality the best Para, and oned
part equal in quality TO the best Caracas
lhe rice shall be OF the very best quality and when
qured shall be delivered air-tight casks barrels
the option of the bureau.
The butter shall be OF first quality table butter worked
clear OF all iuid and be delivered in seasoned white oak
kegs, OF about eighty pounds each.
The molasses shall be equal the best quality New Or
leans osses, and be delivered in barrels when
CURED which shall be thoroughly coopeed and placed in
the e, best shipping condition;
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered in tight spirit whskey barrels, mir and
water proof
be delivered in barrels which shall be thoroughly cooper.
ed and placed in the best shipping condition.
The pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding fifteen gall
Ions each the kegs TO be of seasoned white oak white
ash and shall be delivered in strong salt brine
gar at the option of the Bureau the vegetable only DO
paid for.
The rasn shall be best quality bunch rasins; and shall
| be delivered in good strong substantial boxes.
The dried apples shall be of approved quality and shall
be delivered in tight whiskey barrels half barrels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality to the samples
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natural
sweat and be branded with the of the manufacturer
the year when and the place where it manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the prce TO be uniform at all
| the stations I AH ~
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject to
such inspection the chief OF this bureau may direct and
be IN all respects perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting o
said officer TO be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections be the place OF delivery. Biscu may
however, if it be the wish of the be inspected
ect to inspection to its condition. at the place OF de-
| livery.
The samples referred in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and have no 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.