The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-14

Navy DErAKTaEsr,

BUREAU or PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING,
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "pro.
- posal Cor Navy Supplies" viii be received at this B
April next, for furnishing and delivering at the initial
States navy yards Charestown Massachusetts, BrookIys
following articles may be required or ordered from ,L
contractors by the chief Of this Bureau by the respective
commanding officers OF the said navy yards during the lis,
cal year ending June 80, lsiS viz;
Flour biscuit whiskey, sugar, tea, Coffee cocoa rice
butter noasses beans vinegar pickles, rasns, dried ap.
The -four shall be of the manufacture Of whea, grown in
the year 1876 ls perfectly sweet and all respects Of
the bestquaiy; and when required for shipment abroad
shall be fully equal to the best description Richmond
-four, in all the qualities essential toits preservation in
tropical climates; and shall be delivered in good sound
bright barrels with lining hoops each head and in eoo
shipping order, free Of all charge the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet super6os
flour, OF the manufacture of the year 1876 1871 and
shall be fully equal quality and conform in size 10 the
samples which deposited in the said navy yards Shall
be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried well packed and
delivered free OF charge the United States good sound
well dried bright -four barrels with the heads well secured
or IN light whiskey spirit casks or barrels at the option
the Bureau.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
at least two-thrd parts shall be yeshal be copper dis
custo-house standard 1t shall be delivered in good sound
bright well hooped, white oak barrels, with white oak
heads and each barrel SHALL when required be cooped
with four good and sufficient iron hoops and The whole shall
DC pu, IN good shipping order, free of all charge the
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and be de-
livercd in barrels.
The tea shall be of good quality young hyson equal the
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 the best Para, and
part equal in quality to the best Caracas
The rice shall be of the best quality and when
CURED shall be delivered in alright casks or barrels
the option of the bureau.
The butter shall be first quality table butter worked
clear OF all fluids and be delivered in seasoned white oak
KEGS, OF about eighty pounds each.
Inc nnasscs shall be equal TO the best qualify New Or
leans molasses and be delivered in barrels when 30 re-
CURED, which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in
The best shipping condition.
The beans shall be and good and when reouired
shall be delivered in tight spirit wbiskcy 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
Inc pickles shall be put in kegs not exceeding fifteen gal
Ions each the kegs be of seasoned white oak white
ash and shall be delivered in strong brine or vine
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 half barrels
Inc tobacco shall be equal in quality to the samples
ing the winter months; all shall have undergone natural
sweat and be branded with the of the manuac ,rer
the year when and the place where il manufactured;
and be delivered in strong boxes containing and
one hundred pounds each the price to be uniform all
the stations
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject
such inspection the chief of this bureau direct
be all respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting
said officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections to be at the place of delivery Biscuit may
however, NJ be the wish OF the contractor be
the place OF manufacture to tsquaity but viii be sub.
ec to inspection to 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 car
not be precisely stated. They will probably be about