The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-04
NAVY sUPPLIEs-Isi9-'5O.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
f,lts Mach Oh 1910

Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March ~, lsiS
SEPARATE PR oPOsALs, sealed and endorsed ',Propo.
a S navy SnPPs ooS S 1a e ESD day Of April
for furnishing and delivering at the United States nayy
and Csosport Virginia, such quantities of the following
tcles may required or ordered IRON the contractors
ing officers the said navy yards during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1850, Wis
Flour biscuit whskey sugar, tea, coffee, cocoa rice,
butter oasses, beans, vinegar pickles, rasin dried APP
year 1913 lSi9 perfectly sweet and in all respects Of
the best quality; and when required Tor shipment abroad
-four, in all the qualities essential its preservation IN
tropical climates and shall be delivered in good, sound
shipping order, free Of ali charge to the United States.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet suPerine
flour, OF the manufacture OF the year ISIS or 1913 ana
shall be fully equal in quality and conform In sue TO the
s Theh well packed
delivered free of fhags n 90 h bsrls With he heads
secured tight whskey or spirit casks, or barrels at
The option OF the bureau
The whiskey shall be made wholly from grain of which
two-thd parts shall be rye-shall be copper dis
titled, 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 coop
whole shall be in good shipping Order free of all charge
the United States.
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.
The shall be OF the best quality and, when
CURED shall be delivered in erces alright casks bar
res at the option OF the bureau.
The butter shall be of first quality table butter, worked
clear of all fluids and be delivered seasoned white
kegs of about eighty pounds each,
The moasses shall be equal the best quality New Or
leans moasses and be delivered in good strong barrels
which shall be thoroughly coopered and placed in the best
shipping condition.
The beans shall be sound and good and shall be dev-
cred in spirit whskey barrels, air and tight when
required.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality cider vinegar and
be delivered in good strong barrels which shall be thor
oughy coopeed and placed the best shipping condition..
The pickles shall be in kegs exceeding fifteen gal
Ions each the kegs DO OF seasoned white oak, white
at the option of the bureau the vegetable only be paid
Tor.
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 shall
be delivered in tight whskey barrels or half barrels.
The soap shall be manufactured from cocoanut oil, and
be of the best quality denominaed "White Saltwater
Soap and be delivered in good strong boxes of about
enyfve pounds each: the price to be uniform all the
stations.
All the foregoing described articles shall be subject
such inspection the chief OF this bureau may direct and
be in all perfectly satisfactory inspecting
GER said officer DO appointed by the Navy Department.
however be inspected the place OF manufacture
qualify but will be subject inspection its condition
al the place of delivery.
The prices OF all the foregoing articles be the same
throughout the year, and bidders may oier Tor
articles.
The samples referred in this advertisement are those
selected for the ensuing fiscal year, and have reference
TO such as ha been previously exhibited.
The quantity of these articles which will be required
not be precisely stated They will probably be about