The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-13
NAVY sUPPLIEs-ls4e,,o,
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DEPARTMENT
EEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed 'Propo
~ sai' for Navy Supplies" win be RECEIVED this bureau
for furnishing and delivering al he u aiy sa s
yards At Charesown, Massachusetts Brooklyn New York
and Gosro Virginia, such quantities of the following
tices as may be required ordered the
Dy he chief Of this bureau by the respective
csr OF e me SAID navy yards during the fiscal
Flour, bscnit, whiskey. sugar, ea coffee cocoa rice
polasses BEANS vinegar pickles, aisns, dried ap
The flour shall be the manufacture of wheat grown in
the qualify and when required for shipment ,sbD
shall be fully equal to the best description of Richmond
tropical climates and shall be delivered in good, sound
bright barrels with lining hoops head and in good
The biscuit shall be made wholly from superfne
nouI Of the manufacture of the year 1873 or lsis and
be properly baked thoroughly kiln dried well packed, and
sound weided bsS, -four Barrels with the heads well
secured; or in tight whiskey spirit casks, or barrels at
The whisky shall be made wholly from grain, of which
d and full s According the
o"stom.h house standard. Il shall be delivered in good,
OAK heads and each barrel shall when required be coop
cred with four good and sufficient iron hoops and the
10 uae q Jas good shipping Tree OF all
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown.
The tea shall be OF good quality Young Hyson, equal to
the samples at said navy yards.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba coffee.
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The shall be of the best quality, and when
Quired, shall be delivered in erces, argh casks
rels, 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
kegs, OF about eighty pounds each.
The molasses shall be equal the best quality New Or
leans moasses, and be delivered good strong barrels
which snail be thoroughly coopeed and placed in the best
shiPpng condition.
The beans shall be sound and good and shall deliv-
cred in spirit whiskey barrels air and tight when
required.
The vinegar shall be the quality cider vinegar and
be delivered in good strong barrels which shall be thor
ough coopered and placed in the best shipping condition
The pickles shall be put in kegs exceeding fifteen gal
Ions each; the kegs be OF seasoned white oak white
ash and shall be delivered in strong salt brine, vinegar
at the option OF the bureau the vegetable only 10 be paid
Tor.
The aisns shall be best quality bunch rsisins 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 or half barrels
The soap shall be manufactured from cocoanut OIL and
be of the best quality denomnated "White Saltwater
enyhve pounds each: the price be uniform all the
stations.
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject to
such inspection the chief of this bureau may direct and
be in all perfectly satisfactory the inspecting
said officer be appointed by the Navy Department
however be inspected the place OF manufacture
quality but will be subject inspection its condition
At the PLACES of delivery.
The prices of all the foregoing articles be the
throughout the year, and bidders may offer for
articles.
The samples referred in this advertisement those
selected Tor tho 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