The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-30
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Isi7 -.
Navy DEPARTMENT


BUREAU OF PHovIsIoss AND CLoInNG,
March 10, 1877
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, scaled aud endorsed pro.
reau until O'clock, p. m, Monday the 26th day ~
April next, for furnishing and delivering the Uni,ea
States navy yards Charesown, Massachusetts Brookl
New York, and Gosport, Virginia, such quantities OF i
following articles as may be required OF ordered from he
contractors by the chief OF this Bureau by the resc
commanding officers of the said navy yards, during the IT,
cal year ending June 30 1913, viz
Flour, biscuit whskey sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa rc
butter moasses beans, vinegar pickles. aisns, dried an
The -four Shall be of the manufacture of whea, gro
the year 1916 1917, perfectly sweet and in all respec
the best quality and when required Tor shipment abnJ
shall be fully equal TO the best description of Richnoi
flour, all the qualities essential prescrvaton Nv
tropical climates and shall be delivered in good ,or
bright barrels with lining hoops each head, and in ro
shipping order free OF all charge 10 the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superRr
flour, of the manufacture of the year 1916 1871 AMI
shall be fully equal in quality, and conform in size 10 d
samples which deposited Ia the said navy yards S
be property baked, thoroughly kiln dried well packed and
well dried bright flour barrels with the heads wel secured
in tight whskey or spirit casks or barrels the option
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain. of which
at least two-thrd parts shall be yehal be copper dis
TILED, and full first proof according the United Stat,
custo-house standard 1t shall be delivered in good soun
bright, well hoped white oak barrels, with white oo
heads and each barrel shall when required be cooee
with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole si
be put IN good shipping ORDER free OF all charge the
United States
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and be de.
livered in barrels
The tea shall be of good quality young yson equal to tn,
samples at said navy-yards.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba coffee
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two-thinl
parts to be equal in quality to the best Para and one-tn
part equal in quality TO the best Caracas.
The rice shall be of the very best quality, and when No.
CURED, shall be delivered in alright casks barrels nj
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 oa
keys, of about eighty pounds each.
The noiasses shall be equal the best quality New Or
leans moasses, and be delivered in barrels when 80 Re.
CURED which shall be thoroughly coopeed, and placed IN
the best shipping CONDITION.
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered in tight spirit whkey barrels, air and
water proof
The vinegar shall be ofthe first quality cider vinegar and
be delivered in barrels which shah be thoroughly cooper
ed and placed in the best shipping condition.
The pickles shall be put in Kegs exceeding fifteen GAL
Ions each the kegs to be of seasoned white oak or w
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 raas shall be best quality unch rsns and shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes.
The dried apples shall be of approved quality and shall
be delivered in tight whskey barrels halfbarrels
The 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 q natural
sweat and be branded with the ohe manufactured
the year when and the place where il manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price 10 be uniform at all
the stations
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject 10
such inspection the chief OF this bureau may direct and
be in all respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting Off
said officer 10 be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections 10 be AT the place ofdelivery Biscuit may
however if be the wish of the contractor inspected at
the place OF manufacture its quality but will 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
not be precisely stated. They will probably be about