The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-02
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is47 %.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLorutSa


BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLorniSd,
March 49, iSc
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed op.
- posa for Navy Supplies" will be received at hi, no.
reau until O'Clock, p. m, on Monday, the 26h d,x
April next for furnishing and delivering the UnIei
States navy yards at Charlestown Massachusetts, BookI
New York, and Gospou Virginia, such quantities of H.
following articles may be required ordered from |
contractors by the chief OF this Bureau by the respec
commanding officers of the said navy yards during ih ~
cal year ending june 80, lsis. viz WV Us
Flour, bisculL whiskey, sugar, ea coffee, cocoa re
butter moasses, beans, vinegar, pickles, aisns dried nv
pies, and tobacco up
The Hour shall be of the manufacture of wheat oro.
the yenr 1876 or 1871 perfectly sweet and in all respcct,
the stquaiy and when required Tor shipment abroad
-four, in ali the qualities essential to is prescrvUlioU 0i
Tropical climates and shall be delivered in good sound
shipping order free Of ali charge to the u pp% ' sa IN cool
The biscuit shall be made wholly from superb.
fou5 Of the manufacture Of the year 1886 ISL and
shall be fully equal in quality, and conform in size IN
samples which deposited in the said navy YARDS shan
be properly baked thoroughly kin dried, well packed aS5
delivered free of charge the United States good sonnJ
well dried bright flour barrels with the heads well secsJ
or IN tight wissey or spirit casks or barrels the option
The whlskey shall be made wholly from grain Of which
at least two-trd parts shall be ryesha be copper d
custom-houe standard 1t shall be delivered in good SOUND
bright well hoped, white oak barrels, with white oOf
heads and each barrel SHALL when required, be coopere
with four good and sufficient hoops and the whole sh,
De pn, IN good shipping ORDER free of all charge 6s
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and he IA
livered in barrels. W.
nJ YEA snn De OF good quality young Tyson, equal the
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba coffee
Inc cocoa shali be perfectly clean and sound, twohd
parts 10 he equal IN quality to The best Para and one h
para equal IN quality 10 the best Caracas
Inc rice shall he OF the best quality and when RI
CURED shall be delivered in alright casks or barrels n
the option OF the bureau ' "
The bn,.sr shall be of frs, quality table butter worked
clear oil all tluds and be delivered In seasoned white all
kegs, of about eighty pounds each ~ van
The molasses shall be equal to the best quality New Or
leans notsses, and be deli vered barrels when 40 r
CURED, which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed IN
the best shipping condition. Ut
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered in tight spirit whiskey barrels air and
water proof 49, '"
The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar m
be delivered IN barrels which shall be thoroughly coore
ed and placed in the best shipping condition
The pickles shall be put in Kegs not exceeding fifteen g
Ions each the kegs to be of seasoned white oak or Witt
ash and shall be delivered in strong salt brine or vine
gar at the option OF the Bureau the vegetable only to be
paid for.
The raisias shall be best quality bunch raisins and shall
be delivered IN good strong, substantial boxes.
The dried apples shall be approved quality and shall
be delivered in tight wliskey barrels or hall barrels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples az
The said navy-yards none Off shall be manufactured dur
ing the winter months all shall have undergone nons
sweat, and be branded with the name of the manufacturer
the year when and the place where was manu- featured
and be delivered in strong boxes continuing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price to be uniform at all
the stations = 49,
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject 10
such inspection the chief of this bureau may direct and
be in all respects perfectly satisfactory to the off,
All inspections to be the place OF devery Biscuit may
however, it be the wish of the contractors be inspected al
the place OF manufacture to its quality but will be
lect to inspection to its condition. place of de-
livery.
The samples referred to in this advertisement are those
selected for 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