The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-15
NAVY sUPPLIEs-ls47-...
~ FAC NAVY DErARTMENr, /.
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CIorHINa

BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLOTHING,
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "p,o.
- posas for Navy supplies viii be received this Bu
April for furnishing and delivering at the United
States navy yards Charlcsow Massachusetts BrookvS
New York, and Gospor Virginia. such quantities of ~,
contractors by the chief h eau by the respece
cal year ending June 30, 1873 Wis no
Flour, biscuit, whiskey, sugar. tea coffee, cocoa nee
butter molssse beans vinegar pickles raisips, dried APP
The -four shall be Of the manufacture of wheat grown in
the year 1916 or 1871 perfectly sweet and in all respects
shan be FULLY equal to the best description of Richmond
tropical climates and shall be delivered In good sound
bright barrels, with lining hoops each head and in cool
shipping order, free of all charge to the United States ~
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfns
Hour OF the manufacture of the year 1916 ISti ana
shall be fully equal in qualify and conform in size to 5
samples which are deposited in the said navy Yards Sb s
be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried well packed and
delivered Tree OF charge To the United States, good ound
well dried, bright flour barrels with the heads we secured
or N tight whskey spirit casks barrels the option
The whskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
at least twohlrd parts shall be ryesha be copper dis
standard Ii shall be delivered in good sounS
bright, well hooped white oak barrels with white o,I
with four good and sufficient IRON hoops, and the whole shs
De pn, IN good shipping order free of all charge the
The sugar shall be the bes, Havana brown, and be de-
livered in barrels
The tea shall be of good quality young hyson equal the
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba coffee
lhe cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound, two-hid
parts to be equal in quality the best Para, and third
part equal in quality to the best Caracas;
The rice shau be of the very best quality and when re-
CURED shall be delivered in alright casks barrels at
the option of the bureau
The butter shall be Of frs, quality table butter worked
clear OF all fluids and be delivered In seasoned white OAK
keFI e Of n aGoas e NIa pounds each
leans moasses, and be delivered in barrels when so re.
CURED which shall be thoroughly coopored, and placed in
the best shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
shai be delivered in tight spirit whiskey barrels and
water proof.
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
Ihe 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 vine
gar, at the option OF the Bureau the vegetable only 10
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 or halfbarres
The tobacco shall be equal in quality to the samples
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natural
swear, and be branded with the of the manuac ure
the year when and the place where it manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price to be uniform at all
the stations ~
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject
such inspection the chief of this bureau may direct and
be In all respects perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting o
said officer 10 be appointed by the Navy Department
Ainspectons to be at the place Of delivery Biscuit may
however, If be the wish Of the contractor be inspected
ec 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 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