The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-05
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Isa0-'sO.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing March ~, io4''

Rursan # Provision, and Clohins, March 20, lsie
SEPARATE PRoPosALs sealed ana ., sb burssu
sails for Navy snP a Monday, The 2sd day April
for furnishing and delivering :. e Brooyn New YORK
End Gosnort Virginia such quantities OF the following ar
tces as may be required OF Ilu1ea command
i9a Officers said navy yards during the hscai year
ending Juno 80, 1885, viz
butter oases, BEANS vinegar, pickles. rasns dred aP
Ths aoar shall be of the manufacture wheat grown in
the year 1913 S49, perfectly sweet and IN all respects OF
the best quality and when required for shpmeni abroad
-four all the qualities essential to s aonnd
tropical climates and shall be delivered IN Eo "d S ~oo
shipping order, free OF all charge to The United
ou hs Of Pi Se anaasus of the year s or 1915 and
shall be fully equal in qualify and conform In SIZE 10 me
Se pPopery baked horonshy kiln dried wei packed and
delivered free Of charge TO The United States IN good
secured; tight whiskey or spirit casks or barrels, at
the option OF the bureau.
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain, of which
Mt least twohd parts shall be ryeshal be copper dis
Tiled and full first proof according to the United States
sound bright well hooped white oak barrels, with white
oak heads and each barrel shall when required be
whole shall be put in good shipping ORDER free OF all charge
The sugar shall be the best Havana brown.
The shall be of good quality Young Hyson, equal to
the samples at said navy yards;
The shall he Para and perfectly clean and sound
The shall be of the very best quality and, when
quired shall be delivered in terces alright casks bar
Tels, the option OF the bureau.
The butter shall be of first quality table butter, worked
of all fluids and be delivered in seasoned whs-o
kegs, of about eighty pounds each.
The moasses shall be equal the best quality New Or
leans molasses and be delivered in good strong barrels
which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
shipping condition.
cred in spirit or whiskey barrels, air and water tight when
so required.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar and
be delivered in good strong barrels; which shall be thor
ouehy 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
the option Of the bureau the vegetable only be paid
tOr
The rasns shall be best quality bunch rasins 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 half barrels
be of the best quality denominated "Whte Saltwater
Soap, and be delivered in good strong boxes of about
entyfvo pounds each tho price be uniform all the
stations.
All tho foregoing described articles shall be subject to
such inspection the chief of this bureau direct
be in all respects perfectly satisfactory tho inspecting o
said officer be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections be at the place of delivery. Biscuit
however, be inspected at the place of manufacture IL
qualify but will be subject inspection 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
such as have been previously exhibited
The quantity of these articles which will be required
not be precisely stated. They will probably be about