The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-28

\ Bureau of Provisions and Clothing March 90 1879
CEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed AID endorsed "Pro.
reaa until O'Clock, . M on Monday the ah dsy 0S "
April next for furnishing and delivering the Unite, q
New York. and Gosport Virginia, such quantities Of he
following article, may be required ordered from thu
officers OF said navy yards during The a,
cal year ending June 10, lSa9. Wis
Flour. biscuit whskoy. sugar. ten, coffee, cocoa ric,
butter moasses, beans, vinegar pickles. ralsin dried
PIES and tobacco.
The Hour shall be of the acure Of wheat grown in
the year 1877 lSiS. perfectly sweet and in all respects Of
Inc besr quality and when required for shipment abroad
shall be fully equal the best description of Richmond
csl Climates a shall be delivered in good souna 0
barrels with ntng hoops each head and in good ship
p' The 5iseh shah be made wholly from sWse, .upsrSn.
-four The manufacture Of the is7 or Sis and shall
be fully equal in quality and coaorm in The sample,
which are deposited said navyyard shall be prop
erly baked, thoroughly kindred well packed, and deN.
dried bright -four barrels, with the heads well secured
in light whiskey Or spirit casks or barrels al the option
The ,uhsksy shall be made wholly from grain of which
eas, two-thd parts shall be yeshail be copPerds
lled, and full fsproof according to the United States
sound, bright wel-hooped, white oak barrels with white
oak heads and each barrel shall when required be cooper
shall be IN good shipping order Tree OF all charge TO the
United States.
livered in barrels when so required
The shall be of good qualify Young Hyson, equal to
The coffee shall be equal 10 the best Cuba coffee.
The shall be perfectly clean and sound two third
parts TO be equal in quality to the best fara ana oneh
The rice shall pc Of the very bes. quality ana when re-
rels, at the option of The bureau.
The S shall be Of 4. @ aas hs
kegs of about eighty pounds each
leans moasses, and be delivered in good strong bare,
which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
lie beans shall be sound and good and when required
shall be delivered in spirit or whiskey barrels air and wa
ter tight a.
and be delivered ia good strong barrels which shall be
thoroughly coopered and placed in The best shipping cond
ton so
Ions the kegs be OF seasoned white oak or white
ASH and shall be delivered in strong sal, brine or vinegar
the option OF the bureau tho vegetable only to be paid
tor.
The rasns shall he best quality bunch rasns and shall
be deve red in good strong substantial boxes
The dried apples shall be of approved quality and shall
be delivered in tight whiskey barrels hafbarre!s.
The tobacco shah be equal in quality to the saInpesu
the said navy yards; none OF IL shall be manufactured du
sweat 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
hundred pounds each the price to be uniform at all
All the foregoing described articles shall be ubectn
such as The ehe Of may e as anna
offcer said officer to be appointed by the Navy Depart
All inspections to be at the place OF delivery Bis
ure as 10 its quality but will be subject to inspection
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 one more
articles.
The samples referred in this advertisement those
for the ensuing fiscal year, and have no reference
The quantity Of these articles which will be required can
be precisely stated. They will probably be about