The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-08
NAVY SUPPLIEs-Is4s-'8.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..


Bureau of Provisions and Clothing March % 1875
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed PRO
reau until 3 O'clock p. M. Monday, the Path day
April next for furnishing and delivering at the United
States navy yards Charesown Massachusetts, Brooklyn
New York, and Gospor Virginia, such quantities OF the
following articles may be required or ordered from the
commanding officers OF the said navy yards, during he Ms
cal year ending June 80 1919, Wis
Flour biscuit, whiskey sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa RICE
butter moIasses beans, vinegar pickles, raisins dried APP
ples and tobacco.
The -four shall be Of the Of wheat grown
the year 1877 or lsis perfectly sweet ana IA All
the best quality and when required for shipment abroad
shall be n equal TO the best 81 o IN ro
ca climates and shall be delivered IN sood sound pRh'
ping order free Of all charge 10 the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet supernne
be fully equal IN quality and conform in SIZE 70 ihe
which are deposited IN The said navy-yards shan DC prop
ed free OF charge the United States in good, sound well
dried bright flour barrels, the heads well secured
or in tight whiskey or spirit casks OF barrels at The opon
The ac,iskey shall be made wholly grain of which
least tvohird parts shall be ye-sha be copperdis
ed, and full rstproof according to the United States
custona.house standard 1t shall be delivered IN good
sound bright, wellhooped, white barrels with white
oak heads and each barrel shall when reured be cooper
cd with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole
shall be put good shipping ORDER free OF all charge to the
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and be de-
| lvered ia barrels when so required.
The shall be good qualify Young Hyson, equal to
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba coffee
The shall be perfectly clean and sound TWO lhild
parts be equal in quality TO the best Para ana ohe-o
part equal in quality to the best Caracas
The shall be OF the very best quality, and when re-
CURED shall be delivered in terces alright casks or bar
rels, IA the option of The bureau.
The butte, shall be Of first quality table butter, WORKED
clear all fluids, and be delivered IN seasoned We OAK
kegs, of about eighty pounds each
The noasses sha be equal 10 the best quality New Cf-
leans moasses and be delivered in good strong barrels
which shall be thoroughly coopeed and placed in the best
shipping condition.
file beans shall sound and good, and when required,
shall delivered spirit whlskey barrels air ana wa
The uiaegar shall be of the quality cider vinegar.
delivered in good strong barrels; which shall be
thoroughly cooPered and placed in The best shipping cohd
ton - ;. p.
The pickles shall be put in kegs exceeding fifteen gal
Ions each kegs be OF seasoned white oak or White
ASH and shall be delivered in strong salt brine or vinegar
the option OF the bureau the vegetable only 10 DC Pad
The shall be best quality bunch raisns, and shall
be delivered in good, strong, substantial boxes. .
The drcd APPLES shall be of approved quality, and shall
be delivered in light whskey barrels or hall-barels
The tobacco shall be equal in quality the samples at
the said navy-yards shall be manufactured du-
ring the winter all shall have undergone natural
sweat be branded with the of the manufactures,
the year when and the place where, it manufactured
delivered strong boxes containing about fifty and
hundred pounds each; the price be uniform at ali
the stations
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject
such inspection The chief this bureau may direct and
be, in all respects perfectly satisfactory the inspecting
officer said officer be appointed by the Navy Depart
All inspections TO be at the place OF delivery Bis
quality, but will be subject to inspection as TO
its condition at the place of delivery.
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the same
throughout the year, and bidders may offer for
| articles.
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