The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-19
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is47-'s.
Navy DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLOTHING.

BUREAU or Provisions AND CLofarsc.
March 49, lSi7
SEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed apn,
- posal for Navy supplies" will be received this Blu
teau until o'clock, p M on Monday, the Both day Of
States navy yards Charestown Massachusetts, BROOKLYN
New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such quantities Of ibe
by the chief Of this Bureau, by the respective
commanding officers Of the said navy yards during the 6
cal year esding June 30, 1919, viz
Flour biscuit, whiskey, sugar, tea, coffee cocoa rice
butter moasses, beans vinegar pickles. asns dried an
The shall be of the manufacture OF wheat grown,
the year 1916 or ls perfectly sweet and in all respects Of
shall be fully equal the best description of Richmonl
-four in all the qualities essential to its preservation in
bright barrels with lining hoops each head and in oi
shipping order free OF all charge to the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from super6n,
flour, of the manufacture of the year 1876 or 1871 and
shall be fully equal in quality and conform size to The
be property baked, thoroughly kiln dried well packed and
delivered free charge 10 the United States good sound
well dried bright -four barrels, with the heads secured
in tight whiskey or spirit casks Or barrels the option Of
the Bureau.
at least two-thrd parts shall be ryeshall be copper dis
TILED and full first proof according to the United States
house standard 1t shall be delivered good sound
bright, well hoped, white oak barrels with white oaI
heads and each barrel shah, when required be coopered
with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole shall
United States,
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and be de-
The tea shall be of good quality young hyson equal the
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The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba coffee.
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound go-tr
parts To be equal in quality TO the best Para and one-ln
part eqoa in quality to the best Caracas.
The rice shall be Of the best quality and when re-
qured shall be delivered IN alright casks or barrels a,
the option OF the bureau.
The butter shall be of first quality table butter worked
clear ali fluids and be delivered In seasoned vbe naI
kegs, of about eighty pounds each
The nolasses shall be equal the best qualify New Or
leans oasscs, and be delivered in barrels when 50 re.
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 whskey barrels air 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
The pickles shall be put in kegs exceeding fifteen ga.
Ions each the kegs TO be of seasoned white oak or 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 bu nch rnsin ;.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 half barrels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples a,
the said navy-yards oft shall be manufactured dur.
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natural
sweat, and be branded with the Of the manufacturer
the year when and the place where manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about fifty and
the station.
An the foregoing described articles shall be subject
such the chief of this bureau may direct and
be all respects perfectly satisfactory inspec Off
GER said officer be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections 10 be the place OF delivery. Biscuit may
however, if it be the wish Of the CONTRACTOR be inspected
the place OF manufacture TO itsquay, but will be sub
ect 70 inspection to its condition. mt the place Of de-
livery.
The samples referred to i'm 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