The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-25
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is47-'s,
NAVY DEPARTMENT.


BUREAU or Provisions AND CLorHINs.
March 10, lsg
- posas for Navy Supplies" will be received a. hi. 30
until O'Clock, p. m on Monday the 96,, n hu
April next, for furnishing and delivering at the Gn
States navy yards Charestown, Massachusetts Dro
New York, and Gospou, Virginia, such quantities of n
following articles as may be required ordered from
contractors by the chief of this Bureau, or by the
commanding officers the said navy yards durin, Ky "
cal year ending June 30, lsis Wis VI" Us
Flour biscuit whiskey, sugar, tea, coffee coco, ii,
butter moasses, beans, vinegar, pickles. ruisins dri5
pies, and tobacco 'u aP
The -four shall be of the manufacture of v,hea, CO.
the year 1916 or 1917, perfectly sweet and in all resnn
the bestquaiy and when required Tor shipment ~ ~.
shall be fully equal to the best description of Richad
Hour in all the qualities essential its preserya,i
tTopca climates and shall be delivered in good Som
bright barrels with lining hoops al each head and in @
shipping order, Tree OF all charge the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet snre,s
hour OF Tue manufacture of the year 1916 1871 M"
samples which are depos,ed in the said navy yaris % l
be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried well packed o
well dried, bright flour barrels with the heads wen
or n tight whiskey spirit casks barrels the option
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain of viii
al least two-thd parts shall be ycshall be copper d
cnsto-house standard shall be delivered in good o
bright, well hoped, white oak barrels, with white OH
heads ana each barrel shall when required, be coopee
with onr good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole &
be put n good shipping order free OF all charge 10 &
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and Ina A.
hvered IN barrels.
The tea shall be of good quality young yson equal to The
samples AT said navy-yards
The coffee shall be equal 10 the best Cuba coffee
Inc cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound twohh
paris TO be equal in quality to the best Para aud one.h
part equal In qualify to the best Caracas
The rice shall be of the very best quality and when r.
the option OF the bureau. ''"
The butter shall be of fr.l qualify table butter worked
clear OF all fluids, and be delivered in seasoned wbic o
kegs, of about eighty pounds each ''A
Inc inonsses shall be equal 10 the best qualify New O.,
leans nolnsses and be delivered in barrels when 90 r.
Ida
The best shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound and good and when reourel
water proof. " ''
The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar and
be delivered IN barrels which shah be thoroughly coore
ed IA, ana placed IN the best shipping condition.
The pickles shall be put in kegs ceedng fifteen pn
IONS each the Kegs TO be of seasoned white oak or white
ash and shall be delivered In strong salt brine or vino
gar at The option OF the Bureau the vegetable only to be
The rasas shall be best quality bunch rasins and shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes.
me dred apples shall be of approved quality and shall
be delivered in tight whskey barrels half barrels
Inc tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples
the SAID navy yards of 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 it manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price TO 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 III al respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting
All inspec tons TO be the place of delivery Biscuit NAV
however, if be the wish Of the contractor be inspected al
the place OF manufacture TO its quality but viii be sub
lect to inspection IS to its condition, at 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 cam
not be precisely stated. They will probably be about