Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-12

NAVY DEPERTuEEF,
1--sAl ?, Ffoyi-ions aud calning, 81 srrh II. 81.
GEpAEATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorssd sPro-
- PoalIs ~ Navy Supplies viii b. rscsiVsd az this
Bareau until 9 o'eF ck A ~ On Monday. Tie 2th dav
npfi pe4s Tor furnishing and deFsrlns (oi rsesirv
- 4Sle7, exsspt Cor oiso1it '0r which I've daTs
Lu-oe aa pe glve1 fr every twenty thousand prunda
Ttquredl at TIE United states NAVY Ysrds ~ fbsrs
t9fa siassaeauseitss BruoEiEn Nslu Yes sBd Cos.
~ sIsl's such q19a tiles 0aty 4 The GLOWING ari.
By the chief Of this bureau or bv tbs rssnertvs cr
la1ang on5rs Or me said navyyasds during the fiscal
year ending june So 1855 ~:
Biscuit -four rice i'd az. lea pietIss spyar tsa .,e
lee, beans, m0lasse s. Vlueglr and whisky
tns biscuit shan o. made Wholly from sweet Fuper6ns
nluf 81 tbe sauuiacursut the ye-r 1875 or 1871 but
shall in al cnsss be manufactured from fur r.ss II -
crop Immediately preceding ihs dates cf tie rso1sto
or ne sa1ei ana shall Be fully Cqral in qnasy and D.
er ~ size and shape, o. the samples which are deusfsd
ly ndrlsd, Welpacked, ard delivered ines of e, ars
q ne unltei States, 10 good sound Wsi-dried brght
u'ur barrels as ABOVE described WITH Tie heads well Sc
al thsopton 81 the burs.u
The Hour shall be supsr-ne and Of the uauuaeiurs OF
"hsal gro"n m The year ss6 or 1857 but shall ia an
cases be nanuf ictured from WHEAT d fb e-r ir,s3iatv
Peeang me oates of The regu Gun iorthe sane; lhs
Dc pfeSy sweet and IN an respects ef the best quaiy
sud saa ne delivered 10 Eoad Shipping nrier es Of al
chsTge 70 the Unsi suites in die basf ngE vIl 49,,
ed. s1un bright barrels or halTb reels ss line ss nav
bethe slaves and headings 10 be Of sd oak Of the best
qulntF, sTug and well hoped, with lining hooss around
sach head and equal in Q1atv Oh s.ps 10 srr AZ sad
navy.yards twobat barrels 10 De c1usisr-d - barrI
ard not more than ore SIKH tie required quantity to be
il bali b4rJels
The rise shsH Be 4 he very best qlslft- ss5 cf he
GRIP IN redEts Preceding The dA,es Vt he acquisition
Tor he same
The dried apples shall be cf The rest quality an1 shan
BE- prepared b. su1 c ing ul end shall Be a s crup
ut The sumer nuetlatey preceding he dates o. Tie
Cu-iucus fJr lhe suIe.
Toe pickles ball be put Up ia iron bound casks, and
ca clsk shal eoaian one 1 Of onions, gallon Of
peppers aud sghi gaiO1s "a mt dim cccumb.rs bay 70
tne Eann, ami t1e 5Estzhies CaCh sa1d uSCh hfty
pCu-ds and they only be paid f and each Cask
shall t5eH te ded win -ire Eegar Of a. least % degrees
Of strength md equal % Frcrch vinegar the css vege
tables uri vinegar shall coLiJIm aud Be EQUAL 10 a res
poets to The samples d, posted q he above rauec navy
yars aaa The CJ1raclTs shall warrant ard guaranty
that they wlkep good and sUund Tor az least two years
Toe iFoa heo On the barrels containing Whlskey
lasses, vn IT aud pickles to be well painted with red
The sugar shall Be aeooIing to at The said raTy
yards, and BE arr aud itior packIrg
The sea shall be Of good quality youug bysou squal 10
he sanplss % sad navy yards and be deVersda b. Il
and quarter chests oniy.
The coffee shah be iqu4l to the best Cuba according to
ssmPIs.
TIE beans ssfbe q the very best quality white bssns
and shall be q TIC crp mmedstsy preceding he da,eE
Of The r4uisilon for Ihs same O. p0a1ds % be taken
ore buslsi.--
The noasses shall be lytquaI 10 the very beat quality
q New Orleans molsss and sEal be De vsred IN veil
reasoned red oak barrels With whe pire heads E0t ltss
tau1 = inch thick. he savssuo less thar g inch hicz.
tls barrels &c Re three qlar,ers h0oped and addition,
% hare four iron houpa one on slch 1ilgs = nch IN
width and ii 6ih inch thick aud one on each chime =
i,ch width oud -l6h inch ID ck shall be ihorough-
cred ard placed 10 the best shipping condition
Ths vuegar shal be Of the hrsJ qIlity Cqsa The
standard Of The United States FhaImaco B.s and shall
contain no other than aCsc aCid and shah be delivered
in blrFel3 similar all sepeCs required for mo-
llses with e exception tt uhIto ash ives aad heads
shall bs sub ue Tor red oak slaves and whits pine heas
and shall be thoroughly e1oPsred aad Pacsd IN hehesi
Shipping oder
Tie whisky shall be made Wholly from Eraiu sound .ad
msrehanabe ard be u! fst prOoi according % e fui-
TED states custom house ssadad, aud sla Be 7scded
It shah be delivered % coed, new, sougi bright three
lie oak hsads the heads % be made Cf three pscs
hCalrg aud well pInieG the slave MT 10 be less b % 8
inca ihck ana the heads less than e inch Ih c ana
an each barrel shall be cCDsred ia adaiun VIII o1s
three paBny iron hoop on eaCn bill inch In Eidth and
5th inch d ck and one hrce penuy hoop each chime
~ inch IN Fidth and lI6h inch thcS as per dsgran
The whole 70 be Pui good saiPpsg order frss Of a
charge to the United States.
All thu foregoing described articles em5-asius cesEr
barrels half barrels ard boxes shall be subject m grc1
inspection ths ohisf Cf is bureau may dirsci be IN
specrrg cicsr 70 be appointed bTthe Navy Uanarnont
may however be Inspected a. the pae Of manufacture
but within al &c sutci in4 INSPECTION n he
pIses of delivery before bills gred therefor.
Tns prcesCf al the OrsE0 * articles 10 be ba sane
hrcghcut she year and bidders may osr for uors
articles.
an the casks barrels and hlf barrels boxes q mack
ares shall be marked with thsr contents aud he conra
tors name All The baTrss and ha oarresof four hrssd
and pixies shall have edition the above he year
when ua1uac.ursd or pas Up, marked upon them.
Tue ssm2es referred @ n tlls aivssemeut are tdoas
selected Tor the s1SUlg fiscal year an have 20 rssfsass
% such as have been pre- 1Uus.T exhibited.
The Quaut7 Of thess arclss which viii be reunrsd can
not Re precisely slated They will PROBABLY be about