The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-29
NAVY sUPPLIEs-ls1r,s.

BUREAU OF Provisions CLOTHING,
March 49, 1877
- posas for Navy Supplies" will be received this Blu
reau until O'Clock, p. m Monday, the 26h day Of
States yards at Chaestown Massachusetts, BROOKLYN
New York; and Gosport, Virginia, such quantities Of he
by the chief Of This Bureau or by the renec s
commanding officers Of the said navy yards, during the ifs
cal year ending June 3d. 1913, viz;
Flour, biscuit whskey, sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa rice
butter, moasses, BEANS vinegar pickles, rasns, dried ap
The shall be of the manufacture of wheat grown in
the year isS or st perfectly sweet and in all respects
shall be fully equal TO the best description of Richmond
"na h be dersrsd
bright barrels with lining hoops at each head and in good
The biscuit shah be made Wholly from sweet sSperu,
-four OF the manufacture of the year 1916 1871 and
samples which are deposed IL the sd navy yards Shn e
be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried well packed and
well dried bright flour barrels, with the heads well secured
or in light whskey spirit ca SKIS or barrels at the option of
The whskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
at least wo-third parts shall be yeshal be copper dis
standard 1t shall be delivered in good sound
bright, well hoped, white oak barrels with white oak
heads and each barrel SHALL when required be coopered
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-
The shall be Of good quality young hyson equal 10 the
samples at said navyyards
The coffee shall be equal TO the best Cuba coffee.
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two-trd
parts TO be equal IN quality to the best Para, and onetd
part equal IN quality TO the best Caracas.
The rice shall be OF the best quality, and when re-
CURED shall be delivered in alright casks barrels nj
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 oak
kegs, of about eighty pounds each.
leans oasses, and be delivered in barrels when so re-
qured, which shall be thoroughly coopeed and placed in
the best shipping condition
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered in tight spirit whkey barrels air and
water proof
The vinegar shall the first quality cider vinegar and
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 gal
Ions each the kegs to be of seasoned white oak white
ash and shall be delivered in strong salt brine or vine
gar at the option OF the Bureau the vegetable only be
paid for
The rasns shall be best quality bun ch sns 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 hall barrels
The tobacco shall be equal i'm quality the samples at
the said yards oft shall be manufactured dur
ing the winter months all shall have undergone a natural
sweat and be branded with the of the manufacturer
the year when and The place where il was manufactured
and be delivered strong boxes containing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price to be uniform
the stations
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject 10
snch inspection the chief of this bureau direct
be in all respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting Off
Ger, said officer to be appointed by the Navy Depa
All inspections to be al the place of delivery may
however, If be the wish of the contractor be inspected
ject inspection its condition, the place of de-
livery
The samples referred to in this advertisement are 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