The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-04
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Is4s-'0.
NAVY DEPARTMENT

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II Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, March 30 lsis
CEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed aud endorsed S. b"-
| s.h until O'clock D. m. Monday the 2ith day OF
| April next, for furnishing and delivering a, tp h
states navy yards Chahestown, Massachusetts booyn'
Ss yoTk and Gospon Virginia such quantities OF the
GLOWING articles may be required or orde,eo io he
contractors by chief Of this bureau, or by me respective
ocers OF de said navy yards, during the ifs
! cal wear ending June 80, loi9 VIZ
Flour, biscuit whskey, sugar tea coiiee cocoa, nee
buter noasses, beans vinegar pickles, rasihs deu aP
Mes and tobacco
The -four shall be of the manufacture of wheat grown in
M wear 1917 or 1913 perfectly sweet, and in all respects OF
the best quality and when required for shipment abroad
shall be fully equal TO The best description OF Richmond
I climates and shall be delivered in good, sound, BRIGHT
barrels with lining hoops at each head and in good ship
ming order, free OF all charge 10 the United States
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superiine
-four Of manufacture of the year lS or 1913 and shall
%hc are deposited in The said navy yards shall be prop
eiy baked thoroughly kindried well packed and dev-
ed night four barrels, with the heads well secured
OF tight whskey or spirit casks, or barrels, at the option
The uhisksy shall be made wholly from grain of which
at least lwoird parts shall be eshall be copper dis
dled and full tstproof according to the Unned States
sound bright, wehooped, white oak barrels, with white
oak heads and each barrel sha when rsqaicd be cooper
shall be put in good shipping ORDER free OF all charge to the
United States
liyered in barrels when 20 required.
The tea shah be OF eod quail Young Hyson, equal tic
he
The coffee shall be equal 10 he best Cuba coffee.
The shall be perfectly clean and sound, two third
parts be equal qualify 70 The best Para, and one-lhd
bart equal in quality 10 the best Caracas q
The rice shall be o, the very best qnality and, when
CURED shall be delivered in erces air tight casks or bar
els, al the option Of The bureau
The butter shall be of quality table butter. worked
clear oil all iuds and be delivered IN seasoned white oak
kegs, of about eighty pounds each
The molases shall b. equal to the best quality New Or
leans nolas,es, and be delivered good strong barrels
winch shall be thoroughly coopered and placed the best
shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered spirit or whlskey barrels, air and
bf tight
de,lvered good strong ba reis which shall be
thoroughly cooPered and placed IN the best shipping cond
The PICKLES shall be put in kegs exceeding fifteen gal
Ions each the kegs To be OF seasoned White oak or white
ash and shall be delivered In strong salt brine vine gar
option oil the bureau the vegetable only be paid
The shalt be best quality bunch rasins and shall
be delivered in 20 vi, strong, substantial boxes.
The dr"d op1es shall be OF approved quality, and shall
be delivered IN iiAht wh>key bar rel, hallbarrels.
The tobprcO shall be rqua in quality the samples
the sad navy yaids none OF II shan be manufactured du
sweat aud be branded with the name OF the nanuac
The year when, ana ,hc place where 1t was manufactured
and be delivered strong boxes containing fifty ana
one hundred pounds each The price 10 be uniform at All
he stations.
All The foregoing described articles shall DO subject to
such inspection The chic ri tins bureau direct, and
BE-, III all respects peri,cdy satisfactory the inspecting
officer; SAID officer 10 be appointed by the Navy Depart
An ms pectIons be the place delivery Bis
cult may however, be inspected al The place of manuiac
tire its quality. but VIII be subject TO inspection
It's condition at the place oil delivery
The prices OF all the foregoing articles to be the
throughout the year, and bidders may offer for
articles,
The samples referred in this advertisement
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and have reference
10 such as have been previously exhibited.
The quantity Of these ARTICLES which will be required
not be precisely stated They will probably be about