The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-26
NAVY ALPHABETICALLY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.


BUREAU or Provisions AND CLOTHING,
March 10 is1
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "pr,
unti O'Clock, o. M, Monday, the Doth dav NJ,
April next, for furnishing and delivering the Unpd
States navy yards AT Charlestown Massachusetts Brooklyn
New York, and Gospor Virginia, sch quantities of l
following articles may be required or ordered from I
contractors by the chief OF this Bureau, by the Respective
commanding officers of the said navy yards during be A.
ca year ending june 30, Isis, viz
Flour biscuit whssey, sugar, tea, coffee cocoa rice
butter nlonsses, beans, vinegar, pickles, asns dried an
piles, and tobacco
The flour shall be of the manufacture of wheat oroyy
the year 1916 or si, perfectly sweet and in all respects Of
the bestquaty and when required Tor shipment abroad
-four, in all the qualities essential its preservation
tropical climates and shall be delivered in good sound
shipping ordcr free of all charge the United States
The bscnit shall be made wholly from swee, superfD.
sha be lhe enma u ., nnd yeoa a'' or G and
samples which deposited in the said yards Shs
be properly baked, thoroughly kiln dried well packed and
delivered free of charge United States good sonnd
well dried, bright -four barrels with the heads well secured
or IN tight whiskey spirit casks or barrels the option
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
at least twotrd parts shall be yeshall be copper dis
standard II shall be delivered in good sound
bright well hooped, white oak barrels, with white OAK
with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole shall
be pu, IN good shipping order free of all charge the
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown and be de.
livered in barrels.
ne ea s DE Oh sood quarry young hyson equal TO the
The coffee shall be equal TO the best Cuba coffee.
The cocoa shall be perfectly clean and sound two-fhN
parts 10 be equal in quality Tho best Para and one-hi
part equal in quality TO the best Caracas
The rice shall be of the very best quality and when no.
qnred, shall be delivered in alright casks or barrels Al
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 oL
kegs, of about eighty pounds each
The noasses shall be equal to the best qualify New Or.
leans molasses, and be delivered in barrels when so re-
CURED, which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed
the best shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered IN tight spirit whis y barrels air and
water proof. -
The vinegar nll be the first quality cider vinegar and
be delivered IN barrels which shall be thoroughly cooper
The pickles shall be put kegs exceeding fifteen cal
Ions each the kegs to be of seasoned white oak or white
ash and shall be delivered in strong brine or vine
gar at the option of the Bureau the vegetable only TO be
paid for.
The raisins shall be best quality bu nch raisns 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 or afbarrels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples Of
the said navy yards none of shall be manufactured dur
ing the winter months all shall have undergone na,
swear, and be branded with the name of the manufacture,
the year when and the place where was manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about fifty and
one hundred pounds each the price to be uniform all
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 inspecting Oil
GER said officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections TO be the place OF delivery Biscuit may
however, II II be the wish of the contractor be inspected
the place OF manufacture to squaty, but win be sub
lect 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