Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-30
NAEY sUPPLIEs -Iss7-,5e.



Burslu Of Provisions aad Gotnlng, March u, 1 81
! {, EPARATE PROPUS Ais, sealed and endorsed "fro
- pOsls f1r Navy Supplies" vail be received at this
B5Te-u until O'c OK, A NJ on Monday, the 18th dsy
april mex tor furnishing and delivering (Ol TeceiFi
tea lays notice except DsGlit which FIVE days
notice shall be given fgr every twenty thousand undG
required at the United states Navy Yards Charles
t1na, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, new York and Cos
poT, Virginia such guam Ities only the following arit
cie5 may be required or trOIa the contractors
By The chief Of this bureau by the respective
naudBg officers OF the SAID navy yards during the 6sca
year ending June so, 1858
Biscuit -four, rice, di aP. les PICKLES. sugar. tea eof
fee, beans uaoasses. vinegar, and whisky
Ihs biscuit shall be maze wholly frnu sweet TuperfDe
ur Of the manufacture II the year is 81, out
81 III in al cas- be EGnut .cursd from hJGT made Ut the
crop Immediately preceding the dates Ct the rec
FOR he saluc shall be fully al in quality C,
rm in size shape TO the pies which Cepj.ie ed
ut said navy yards shall properly gGE1, thorough
iy ain AIRED, we packed, ard degGrtd lree e stGe
20 te Unite Sises, In EOud sound Well-cred, bright
Bg 01-ItB as g8Gvc 5uIGtd with the r45s well S.
IN air ana erug Gt whisky tpIrt Larruls
u the option 81 tue bureau
The fur shall be superDe and Of the manufacture Of
wheat grown the year 1856 1857 but shall IN ali
cases be manufactured Waeat OF The crup mmeda,ey
pr edng the dates If the requison the same; shall
be eCty sweet aud m all respects IL the best quality
slul be delivered good shipping OrdeF free OF all
charge the United states in the new, well season
ed SCUM bright barrels or halt rrels the may
bette headings 10 be Of red OAK OF the best
quality, strong and well hoped, vi uJug hoops around
lch head and equal in quality to sample barrel said
ua7y.yards L4t barrels 70 be considered barrel
and Dot more han one sixth tie required quantity to be
halt barrels
M rice shall be If the very best quality and Of the
1ed-t5y preceding the dates Of the rsquisitiou
for be same.
TIE dred apples shall be Of the best quality, AMI shall
be prepared by drying only and shall be Of the crop
OF the sumner Immediately preceding the dates OF the
QUESTIONS for the same,
The pickles shall be put Up in iron bound casks and
e. ca shall contain gallon OF onions ore gallon of
peppers, and eight lions Of medium cucumbrs, fifty 10
"a lon, lne eyetabss IN eagh sta Id weigh fifty
seven ptu ds and they only BE- Palo for; and eecl Ask
sl- then filed with vine vinegar OF at least ~ degrees
Of strength -nI Cqul TO Ereucl vinegar the casks vege
abes vinegar shall conform aud be equal in all res
peCs the samples d-pOs5d At the above Usmed navy
ARDS, aud the uIrsc,0Ts shall and guaranty
slat th wall keep good and sound tor st least years
The IrOa IS the barrels containing whIskeY mo
ases, wing ana pickles 70 be well painted with red
Inc sugar shall be according to samples at the said navy
yaId,, aud oe Dry aid f. iJr packing
Inc tea shall be OF good quality young hYsOH, equal T.
the samples ct said navy yarcs ami be delvereda ha
Eui quarter chests only.
Tie coffee na be equal to the best Cuba according to
sample
Tie Deans shall be Of the very best quality white beans
and shall he # tue crop Immediately preceding the dates
# the rsqustiOn for tins same G. pounds be taken
TIE loasses shall be " equal 10 the very hest quality
# N-w Orleans mOassss aud snail be deiytrei IL well
seasoned red barrels with pine hssds not less
Ia Is IucL % Ck TIE not less thar "a inch thick
bar.rs lie three quarters hoped and n sddiuOn
T. ba fur hoops Ole each bugs, - inch in
width ana l.. 9th nCb hlck and one on each Lh me Is
width anu -l6 inch n ok shall De thorough.
Is coo erel aud placed Ia The be-E rhipp condition
Tn Inegar hail be OF the GTsg IIuty, equa 10 he
STANDARD II The United states fhzrH sCO e - and shall
contain other lhan aCec acid; and shall be delivered
barrels similar ali to tROse required tor mo-
asses with exec yOn that Whe YES and heads
shall sU07 red oak and white pine heads
ana h sd De thoroughly cOOpsrld and placed in the b-s
shipping Ords.
lie WI ~ shall be mado wholly from grain sound aud
nelUIau,a5e be tu first proof according t. the Uu
Ted aez tom house da-d, snail be recti6si-
10 shah be de .veTed good new, sound, bright three
quarters h9CpeI we'll EezsO led WhIts Oak barrels with
1 OAK hsad5. the heads 10 be male Cf .hree D Gee
neaaug, aud well painted; tn not be IS than "a
uCl hCE tie heads not less than q lLch ID CS
GaCI barre email De lpeTed, ADDITION vi one
th PENN hoop each 0lge y nch Ia width and
lo. th cz three p-Uny hoop CnesCh chime
u inch HuJB and l-iblh inch ID c. as per d. gram.
lac whole l. &c put good suIPpiug order, fire, all
.6TSe 10 the U4lJJd states,
All ID foregoing dessnUed articles embracing casks
barrels halt -rfes aud bones sha be =u iect 10 sucl
inspection Ch,f f bureau may direct the IN
speeding utbC 70 Ce ayI ed b. the Navy Department
al ms to be 1t place del very Bscult
may, however BE- inspected the prc of mauulac ure
but WIIu al suit sCt mai inspection ~ the
pace Ol delivery before oils are sRned therefor.
The prices Il al the iOreSO NJ articles be the same
throughout he year. and bidders may o.r Tor
= tUles
all the Ca ks barrels and half barrels xes pack
ages Shs marked With their and cOnIrlc-
luI all he barred aud usf barrels OF -four 5rs
and pickles shall have, additOn the above tbs year
p Zen manu- cured or put up, marked upon them
Tue 1es referred IN THIS auvertIseen are those
selected To- the ensuing fiscal year. hive no reference
such As have PIE IOusy eXhIOted.
The quantity these sTt les which viii be required can.
no9 We precisely stated Ihey will probably be about