The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-19

NAVY SUPPLIEs-ls{7-'s.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

BUREAU Provisions AND CLornrse.
March 10, 1871
CEPARATE PROPOSALS. scaled and endorsed "pro.
- posas for Navy Supplies" will be received this Bn.
reau until O'Clock, p. m on Monday, the 10Th day II
April next for furnishing and delivering at the Uned
States navy yards Chaestown, Massachusetts, Bookyi
New York, and Goport Virginia, such quantities of Inc
conuacs by the chief this Bureau by the respeeTe i've
commanding Officers Of the said navy yards, during the IFS
cal year ending June 80 1913, viz;
Flour biscuit whskey, sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa rice
butter moasses, beans vinegar pickles, nsns, dried APP
The flour shall be of the manufacture of wheat grown in
the year 1916 lsi7 perfectly sweet and in all respects Of
shall be fully equal the best description of Richmond
flour IN al The Qualities essential to il preservation
bright barrels with lining hoops at each head aud in sooj
shipping order, free of all charge 70 the United States
-four, of the manufacture of the year 1886 lsi7 and
shall be fully equal in quality and conform in size the
samples which deposited in the said yards Shall
be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried web packed and
delivered free charge the United States in good sound
well dried bright flour baels, with the heads well secured
or IN light whiskey or spirit casks Or barrels at the option
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, of which
at least wo-lhrd parts shall be ryeshall be copper dis
TILED and full first proof according TO the United States
bright, well hooped, white oak barrels with white olk
heads and each barrel shall when required be eoopemd
DC put IN good shipping ORDER free of all charge 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 to the
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba coffee.
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two-td
parts to be equal in quality the best Para and one-lhd
part IT equal in n, Qualify to the best Caracas;
CURED shall be delivered in alright casks barrels at
the option of the bureau.
The butter shall be OF first quality table wokod
clear of all fluids and be delivered In seasoned White OAK
Kegs, OF about eighty pounds each.
The nolasses shall be equal to the best quality New Or
leans moasses, and be delivered in barrels when so re-
CURED which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in
the best shipping condition
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered in tight spirit whskey barrels, air and
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 in kegs not exceeding fifteen rn
Ions each the kegs to be OF seasoned white oak or white
ash and shall be delivered m strong salt brine or vino.
gar at the option OF the Bureau the vegetable only to To
paid for.
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 the samples at
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natural
sweat, and be branded with the of the
the year when and the place where it manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price be uniform all
the stations
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 the Inspecting
said officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
ALI nspec tons be mt the place OF delivery Biscuit mav
however, ii it be the wish of the inspected al
ec to inspection to its condition, the place of de-
livery.
The samples referred in this advertisement are those
selected Tor the ensuing fiscal year, 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