The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-03
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NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF Provisions AND CLorHiNs.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU oP Provisions AND CLoTHiNG
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, scaled and endorsed "p,o
- posals for Navy Supplies" will be received this B
until O'Clock, p m, Monday, the 18th d,v y,
April next, for furnishing and delivering AT the United
States navy yards Charlesown, Massachusetts, Brooky
New York, and Gospou, Virginia, such quantities OF liz
following articles may be required OF ordered om liza
contractors by The chief this Bureau BY the espec,s
cal year ending June 80 1913, viz
Flour, biscuit, whskey, sugar tea, coffee cocoa rice
butter, moasses beans vinegar, pickles, rasns dried ap
The flonr hall be of the manufacture Of wheat grown j.
the year 1916 or le perfectly and in all respects NJ
the best quality; and when required for shipment abroad
shall be fully equal the best description of Richmor1
lopcn clnates and shall be delivered IN good soun
bright barrels with lining hoops each head ard In po
Tie biscuit shall be made Wholly from sweet s,ns
-four Of The manufacture of The year 1916 1871 ma
shall De inly equal IN qualify, and conform IN size he
be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried web packed a
delivered free Of eharge to the United States, in good sound
wen dried, bright flour barrels with the heads secured
or IN light whisky spirit casks OF barrels option
the Bureau. 80
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
at least two-ihrd parts shah be yeshaI be copper d.
illed, and full first proof according 10 the United State,
bright well hoped, white oak barrels win white oal
heads and each barrel SHALL when required be coopced
he put IN good shipping ORDER free Of all charge TO The
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and be d.
livered in barrels.
samples said navyyards = 80 "
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba coffee
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two-lhn
parts to be equal in quality the best Para and one.lh
pan equal IN quality 10 the best Caraccas,
The rice shall be of The Very best quality and when r.
CURED snail be delivered in alright casks or barrels a,
the option of the bureau ' Vt
The butter shall be of first quality table butter worked
clear OF all fluids and be delivered IN seasoned white oa
kegs, OF about eighty pounds each
The niolasses shall be equal the best quality New Or
leans nolasses, and be delivered in barrels when so Is
hal In. 10
the best shipping condition. "
The beans shall be sound and good, and when required
shall be delivered in tight spirit whiskey barrels air ana
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality cider vinegar and
be delivered IN barrels which shall be thoroughly cooper
ed ana placed IN the best shipping condition.
Ions each the kegs to be of seasoned white onk or y6
ash and shall be delivered strong salt brine or vine
gar at the option OF the Bureau the vegetable only 10 e
The raisins shall be best quality bu nch aisins and shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes
me dried apples shall be oapproved quality and shah
be delivered IN tight whiskey barrels half barrels
The tobacco shall be equal in qualify The samples NJ
The said navy yards off. shall manufactured dur
ing the winter months all shall have undergone natural
the year when and the place where manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing abont fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price be uniform at all
the stations " "
All the foregoing described articles shall be subiec, n
such inspection the chief of this bureau may direct and
be In az respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting Off
Ainspections be the place OF delivery Biscuit NAV
however, if be the wish the be inspected nj
the place OF manufacture as 10 its quality but will be
ect to inspection to its condition, the place of de-
livery.
The samples referred in this advertisement are hosp
selected Tor the ensuing fiscal year, and have reference
10 siich as have been previously exhibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be required car.
NOT DE precisely stated. They will probably be about