The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-18
NAVY 6UPPILES-ISAs-'0.
NAVY DrrAR1MENr,


Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, March ~, lsis
CEPARArE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed PRO
Pa for Macy supplies ON Mo ss hs a day
April next furnishing and delivering ut The United
States navy yards At snsb ananes OF bs
following articles may be required or ordered rom me
by The CHIEF o. TINS d ys e during the
cal year ending June 80 lsa9, vi1i -.
Flour biscuit, whisksy tea, coiee cocoa, rice
butter oasses beans, vinegar, pickles. raisins dried APP
pies, and tobacco.
The -four shall be OF the manufacture Of what go@n ~
the best quality and when required for shipment abroad
shall be nily equal 70 the best o. ~ ,rn
ca climates and shall be delivered in good sound Dry
barrels. with lining hoops at each head ana ~ eo'o sup
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet supernn
-four OF the manufacture of the 1877 or ISIS ana sha
be fully equal quality and conform in SIZE TO The samples
which deposited the said navy-yurds shall be prop
erly baked thoroughly kindried, well packed, and delv
ed free of charge the United States in good. sound well
dried bright Hour barrels, with the heads well secured
in tight whiskey spirit casks, barrels at the option
The uchiskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
eas, twohird parts shall be yeshai be copper. dis
enston-hoase standard 1t shall be delivered in good,
sound, bright, welhooped, whe-oak barrels with white
heads each barrel SHALL when required be cooper
ed with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the whole
shall be put in good shipping order free Of all charge to The
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown, and be de-
yered in barrels when 50 required; H., .o,., :,
The tea shall be OF good quality Young hyson' equal 10
the samples at said navy yards 81
The coffee shall be equal the best Cuba coffee
The shall be perfectly clean and sound two third
parts be equal qualify the best Para and one-thd
part equal in quality to the best Caracas
The shall be oil the very best quality and when re-
CURED shall be delivered in terces alright casks or par
re!s, at 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
The n,oasses shall be equal the best qualiy New Or
leans moasses, and be delivered in good strong barrels
which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
The beams shall be sound and good and, when required
shall be delivered in spirit whskey barrels, air and wa
ter tight.
The pinegar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar
and be delivered in good strong barrels which shall be
thoroughly coopered and placed in the best shipping coid
ton. . 81 =,
The pickles shall be put kegs exceeding fifteen gal
Ions the kegs be of seasoned white oak white
ash and shall be delivered IN strong salt brine vinegar
at the option OF the bureaus the vegetable only to be pao
for
The raisins shall be best quality bunch rasn and shall
be delivered in good strong, substantial boxes
The dried apples shall be Of approved quality, and shat
be delivered in tight whiskey barrels halfbarres
The tobacco shall be equal in quality to the samples
the said navyyards none OF shall be manufactured du
ring the winter onths all shall have undergone natural
sweat and be branded with the name OF the manufacturer
the year when and the place where it manufactured
and be delivered in strong boxes containing about NIFTY ahe
hundred pounds each the price TO be uniform at al
! the stations.
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject to
such inspection as chief of this bureau may Direct and
officer said officer to be appointed by the Navy Depart
All inspections to be at the place Of delivery Bis
quality, but will be subject TO inspection tc
its condition ut the place OF delivery
The prices of all the foregoing articles to be the same
throughout the year, and bidders may offer for or more
articles.
The samples referred to in this advertisement those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and have no reference
TO such as have been previously exhibited.
The quantity Of these articles which viii be required can
not be precisely stated They will probably be about