Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
81 NAVY sUPPLEs-lsszse



Bureau Of Provisions and clio. hing, Nsrcb ~ ,ss-
SEPAkATE PROPOSALS, sealed ans endoIsed si51 From,
1n' 9Sslssk.P n GO saturday ths Ih day Of nj next
or se zSa Son seiyng e
for every twenty thousand pounds reqsred Unicd
he sI s@n ss s ss SsGssi siGsi & ssnE q
commanding Officers Of tbs said during Tie ascs,
Flour sssa sras sSiksy sai tea, soses
| vinegar. pickles, beans. aud dried af'1es.
Ihs sogr snail be saPssAas seg o. tss ransAsars Of
be manufactured from wheat OF s eiop imneiasy
eiy sweet and in al respects q tse Dest qualify ana sas
De delivered IN good shipping aliebaree 70 the
barrels, half barrels may betbe and
% be Of white oak OF the best quality stroag and
in quality saeps bsffeI at sad Two bali bar
me required quantity to be in haff barrels.
The biscuit shall be made wholly srpeF6ne
in all eases be manufactured made Of lhs ereDi
medaiely Preceding the dates of the eQgisOns for The
size and shape samples which as deposited Ia The
ssd nsvy1ysss shall oe properly baked thoroughly KIN
sies in good sound wedried, bright neur barrels
waeitght whske5 spirit barrels the optcn the be-
merehantabie, be fy proof according to
The United States custom house standard II dsv-
cred IN good sound, bright hOOped
seseasoned white oak barrels with white eak heads me
@ 70 oe made q lb,espisse hsadng aod well painted
les than neh thick and each barrel shall 30 eoopeFed,
Inch in widh, and 10Th inch thick and ons penny
hoop on each chime inch In Width and lGih inch thick
xsper diagram The whole put good chipping ORDER
free Of all charge to the United states.
ne sugar shall be according samples he said narJ
yards; and be dry and q: fOr pack
me Yea sns De OF good quality Young yson equal to tts
The coffee shall be equal the best osba according to
The rice shall bo Of the very bes, qua- s af h .,o,
Immediately preceding the dates The equisiOus
mosssss shall be fully equal to the yerv bes ousy
OF Ne" Orleans molasses, and sbal be delivered well
red OAK barrels with white pine heads not less than
barrels to ee three quarters hoped. IL addition
II6h Thick and ore on each ebias z inch In
width and Is i1eh Thick and shall be thorO hy eaupers
The vinegar be OF The FIRST quality cider vinegar
eqasl 70 the standard OF The United States PhaImAeops,
sna sha contain no other ihn Gcee acid and shall De do
hvefed In barrels similar in all respects 10 those required for
molasses, with the exception that slaves and
heads shalt be substituted for red oak and vhie
and shall De thoroughly eoopsred and placed In bo
The pickles shall put upin iron bound casks each
eask snail contain one gSonof onions, gallon peppers,
in each shall weigh ninety pounds they only be paid for
ane each eask shall he Be aed with white vinegar Of
at least ~ degrees of stenzh equal French vnegsr
me vegetables and vinegar shall conform and be equal
In all to the samples deposited
Dayyysrds and the and guaranty
tbs, they shah keep good and sound for least
The beans shah be Of very best quality white
and shall Be Of the crop Immediately preceding The dates CT
ths req'hsiiion for the same
prepared by only aud shah be Of The crop e h3
autumn Immediately preceding The daissef the reqs0Es
An lhs foregoing described articles embracing cass b-
res halfbsrres AMI boxes shall be subject such hspee
ion the chief OF this may deei, Inspecting
feer 70 be appointed b The Navy Der Al nsPee
be Inspected lhs Of manufacture, but will ali
eases be subject 70 Goa nsPeetoa al l place of delivery
before bills ure signed therefor.
The prices foregoing through
out the and bidders may offer articles.
All the casks habareIs boxes OF PACKAGES
shall be marked with their
Az .he barrels and half barrels Gou bread and pickles.
s1al haye in addition The above year when nanu
fletnred or put up, marked upon them.
iecsa for the uinE acaI year sxTEassoE
The seea n as ,IE m m
not be precisely stated Tasy sIA ProgAhy be about
Flour, I2Oe bbis--per bsi.
Biscuit, 1860 100 Ibs-psr 100 bbIs.
wh.key es 5000 gasEper TsI
Sugar, 10000 Ios-perlb.
Coffee, 1000 iSs-Psr b.
Rice, s0O0O1 Ibs-per ID
Aolasses, 5000 aals-p-r gal.
Beans, 6onG bush-per bush.
nried Apples, $500 lbs-Psr d.
The quantities OF any sll nay increased dinn
will therefore be made, spseac quantities.
such quantities the service require be delivered
Contractors not residing the places where deliveries
required establish agencies rueh places that de-
lay may arise IN furnishing what may be required and
when contractor falls promptly with requistiOn, the Chief
direct purchases be made supply the dehseuey
the penalty TO be expressed in The the record
visions and Clothing, either Of the nHyyyAdS aforesaid
be evidence that such requOn has been made and
Separate offers u be made for each article at each Of
es Contained n be oo The % ehef Of Se sas VIII
have the right to accept Of the articles eOntsned
proposals accepted land othsrs) viii Be forthwith
notified, and early practicable viii be
ited 70 them for execution; which contract must be re-
turned 70 the Bureau within days, exclusive Of s s
required for the regular tr=nsaissioH Of the mail
Twoor approved suretiss. a equal the
mated OF the respective will be required
nd nha
amount Of all payments on account Thereof eoHaisra
eury 10 sda9n, 70 secure us and ni shS
ninety per eentum OF the Of ali deliveries made viii
be paid by navy sgent thirty days amer duly
authenticated shall have been presented to ain.
Bsnk forms Of proposals may be oetsned on applications
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, WashingioH, NcrOk,
Pensacola, and AZ this bureau -,
record or duplicate OF the letter Informing bidder Of
The acceptance o. bic proposal will Be deemsd noiiaea
bid will be made and accepted In conformity with this IN
derstandirg.
act Congress making appropriations FOR naval services
for 1851, approved IO6 August. s4s BY written
he ortbey bdaer bidders will
his their bid be accepted eater into 40 vim
FIVE days. with good Eaeisnt suretes TO furnish tbs
supplies proposed. The bureau will not be obligated
ourcd by law; the comp iency guarantee ee
fed BY the navy agent district attorney or some oser Of
the general government known TO the bureau
The attention Of bidders called TO the samples and de-
scpon OF articles required In the Inspection for reeep
uon just but rigid comparison viii be made between the
articles offered snd the sample and contract receiving
directed 10 the annexed joint resOluon In addition
act OF the l0ih August, 1876.
Extract from TIE fc OF Congress dDprorst Eu TO- l34i
SKc. And be Il farther enacted. That from and amer
the passage OF this act proposal supplies
viied by the Secretary under the -
the general appropriation bin os the March
MED written ned by rospe-
sbe the eject that they undertake
bidder bidders wi II heir bid be accepted.
into obiigatiop. such time be prescribed By
OF the Navy With good and EacsRt snvtie t
furnish he supplies proposed. No proposal shall be eonad
Of proposal and modification thereof the bid
der bidders he they shall fail into o5lga-
lion within the time prescribed By the Secretary OF the Navy,
with good and sufficient eties for furnishing the supplies,
then the Secretary Of The Navy s proceed 70 contract ih
some other for furnishing the sad
plies and shan forthwith tho difference between bs
amoaBt contained Ia the proposal guaranteed and hs
amount1r which he may have contracted for furnishing Tie
sid supplies for the whole peTgd of The proposal 20 DO
charged against said bidder bd4er and his OF her
United the OF the Navy De-
psrmsnt In action Of debt against eihsr or AZ o. said
peTsons'' &
Public No. 7.l
JOINT RESOLUTION re!ava To bdsiSr rroYs0ns, cloth
. fuz ana ANAL stores for . gs Cf tBs nEvy.
and BOuss or Representatives
the United States America Congress assembled. Tha
all bids supplies provisions. clothing and sma
for the 50 Of aetsf a. the option
etprer on regular dealer in the article propose 70 b
furnished the bs distinctly sta
In ofsred that bids OF all NAV
have slod comply with the eouGiiOs anv ennrae
may previously entered into with Un sIes
shall option department. be rfiscksd that f
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