The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-29
NAVY suPpLIEs-i s4s.'s.

DEpA
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing March Do 1876
CEPARArE PROPOSALS. sealed aud endorsed "p,o
Posais 'o Navy supplies vii, be received az this bu
April next hon furnishing and delivering the UpI,d
States navy yards at Charesown, Massachuse,t erookp
following articles may be required ordered from ,S
by the Chief q this bureau OF by the Respective
cal year ending June 3d. lSi9, viz:
Flour, biscuit whskey sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa rio
butter moasses, beans, vinegar pickles aisins dried an
PIES and obacco.
The Hour shall be of the of wheat provr
the year 1871 or los perfectly sweet and in all respects Of
shall be fully equal 10 the best description of Richmond
Hour in all the qualities essential It's preservation in ,ro
zeal climates and shall be delivered in good sound bright
barrels with lining hoops at each head, and good sb
ping ORDER free of all charge the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfne
-four OF The manufacture OF the year 1871 or 1873 and hs
be nly eqnal in quality and conform in size, the samples
which deposited in the said noyyyards shall be prop
ery baked thoroughly kin-dried welpacked, and deir
ed free of charge The United States good sound well
dried, bright Hour barrels, with the heads secured
or in tight whiskey or spirit casks, or barrels at the option
The hisksy shall be made wholly from grain of which
least worhrd parts shall be ryeshall be copperdl
,led, and full irstpoof according tho United States
custom.honse standard 1t shall be delivered in good
oak heads and each barrel SHALL when required be cooper
ed with four good and sufficient hoops, and the who's
shall be put in good shipping order free Of all charge
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and be De.
livered IN barrels when required
The tea shall be of good qualify Young Hyson, equal TO
the Piles said navy yards.
The coffee shall be equal TO the best Cuba coffee.
The shall be perfectly clean and sound two third
parts 10 be equal in qualify to the best Para, and oneh
paIt equal in quality to the best Caracas
The rice shall be OF the very best quality, and when
qured shall be delivered tieces, artght casks bar
res, at the option of The bureau. III 81
The 6uer shall be of frs, quality table butter, worked
clear of all fluids, and be delivered white oak
kegs, OF about eighty pounds each.
leans molasses and be delivered good strong barrels
which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed the best
The beans shall be sound and good and, when required
shall be delivered in spirit or whskey barrels air and
ter tight
The rinsgar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar
and be delivered IN good strong barrels; which shall
thoroughly coopered aud placed in the best shipping cond
The pickles shall be pu, in kegs exceeding fifteen gal
ash and shall be delivered in salt brine or yn sus
the option OF the bureaus the vegetable only be paid
for ~
The sha be best quality bunch raisins 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 t0taceo shall be equal in quality TO the samples
the said navy yards OF il shall be manufactured d.
ring the winter onths all shall have undergone
sweat and be branded with name the manufacture
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about fifty and
hundred pounds each the price to be uniform at all
the stations. Ha5l
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject to
such inspection the chief of this bureau may direct and
be- in all respects perfectly satisfactory to the inspecting
officer; said officer to be appointed by the Navy Depart.
All inspections 10 be the place of delivery Bis
cult may, however, be inspected the place of manuiac
its qnaiy, but will be subject pecon
its condition at the place OF delivery
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the
throughout the year, and bidders may offer for
articles. $500 ~ 'al sai
The samples referred in this advertisement 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