The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-22
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is4y-'s.

BUREAU OF Provisions CLorHfsc
March ~, Ist7
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed ,.p,o
- posals for Navy Supplies will be received this Blu
April next for furnishing and delivering HS as IOh d Of
States navy yards Charestown, Massachusetts Brookiv
New York and Gosporl Virginia such Quantities of he
contractors by the chief of this Bureau by RESPECTIVE
commanding officers Of the said navy yads during the Is,
cal year eadng June 30, lS4S viz
Flour, biscuit, whiskey, sugar, tea coffee cocoa ri
butter, moasses beans, vinegar pickles, rasns dried op
The Hour shall be of the manufacture of wheat grown
',he year 1916 ls7 perfectly sweet and in all respects
shall be fully equal the best description OF RichmoNl
-four in all the qualities essential to It's preservation in
tropical climates and shall be delivered in good sonnJ
bright barrels, with lining hoops each head and in SoI
shipping order, free Of all charge United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfns
Hour Of The manufacture of the year 1876 or Is.1 AMI
ral be fully equal in quality, and conform in size to I
be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried well packed and
delivered free Of charge to thu, United Saies good sound
well dried bright Hour barrels with the heads well seemed
or m tight whskey spirit casks barrels option Of
at least wot,ird parts shall be yeshall be copper d.
Tiled and full first proof according the United State,
bright, well hoped, white oak barrels with white oat
heads and each barrel shall, when required be coone
WIN ionr good ana sufficient iron hoops and the whole shall
be put IN good shipping ORDER free OF all charge TO he
United States. ~
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and la A..
livered in barrels ~ " W
Inc tea shall be Of good quality young Tyson, equal the
samples AT SAID navy-yards.
The coffee shall be equal To the best Cuba coffee
Inc cocoa SHAH be perfectly clean and sound two-lhd
parts to be equal IN quality the best Para and -n
Par equal IN quality 10 the best Caracas
The rice shall be of the very best quality and when r
CURED shall be delivered in ar-tig ht casks or barrels
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 oil about eighty pounds each ~
Ihe moiasses shall be equal the best quality New Or
leans noasses, and be delivered in barrels when 90 no.
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 whiskcy barrels air and
water proof. 49, '
be delivered in barrels which shall thoroughly coer
ed and placed in the best shipping condition
The pickles shall be put in kegs exceeding fifteen pn
Ions each the kegs be of seasoned white oak or ub,
ash and shall be delivered in strong salt brine or vn
gar at the option of the Bureau the vegetable only 10 be
paid for.
The raisins shall be best quality bu nch raisins 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 or half barrels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples nj
the said navy yards Off shall he manufactured lu
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natural
sweat, and be branded with the name of the manufactured
the year when and the place where it was manufactured
and be delivered about fv ami
one hundred pounds each the price to be uniform at all
the stations
All the foregoing described articles shall be snbiect 10
such inspection as the chief OF this bureau direct and
be IN all respects perfectly satisfactory inspecting Off
Ger, said officer to be appointed by the Navy Department,
All inspec tons to be at the place Of delivery Biscuit may
however, If it be the wish of the contractors be inspected Al
ject to inspection its condition. the place of de-
livery.
The samples referred 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 can
not be precisely stated They will probably be about