Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-02
NAVY SUPPLIES -Is57-,5s.


Bureau ofProVi'ions and CloIhlng, n arch IL 81 !
CEPARATE PROPOSALS sealed and endorsed PRO
/ pOsals for Navy Supplies will be received a this
Bureau until o'cl ck ~, on Monday, tie 2Cth dag
Apri neE for furnishing and delivering (OB receiving
tea days notice ept biscuit Tor which five days
notice shall he gvel fT every twenty thousand p undS
required at the United States Navy Yards Charles
town, 81 assacEusetsi Brooklyn, New I ORR and Cos
port Virginia such guam tiles only tae Glowing sr
Giles a. may be required ordered Om the cmlracoss
By The chief Of tas bureau, by the respective
maDdrg officers Of The laid nRvy yards during he hScal
year ending June 90, 1865
Biscuit -four, rice dIi {es poses, sugar. tea, eof-
fee beans mols .ses. vinegar, and whisky
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfns
ur Of the manufacture Of the year 1856 1911 out
shIl in al cas- be manufactured from Iur made Of tie
crop Immediately preceding the dates Of the req stoBs
for The same and shall be fully equal in qualify, and
fern sizs and shape samples which
in said navy yards shall properly baked thorough
ly kiln dried we packed ard dervsrtd free e aFge
to the Unitei States, in good sound, wedrled, bright
-four barrels, above described, With The heads vel
cured in air aad watertgh whisky spirit barrels,
Ut the option ST the buesu
The hIurshal be super ne and Of the manuacturs Of
wheat grown the year 1856 1887 but shall in ali
cases be manufactured IRON wheat Of the crop mnedatsy
preceding the dates Of the rsqui itoD Tor the same shall
be perfectly sFeet, and n al respects q the best quality,
shall be delivered IN good shipping order, free OF al
charge tothe Unite Sies in The best new, well season
ed scum , bright barrels half rrels the may
be-the slaves and headings be Of red Oak Of the best
quality strong and well hO0pe1, with lining hoops around
each head equal 10 lalty 10 sample barrel at sad
~
AID not more than Oh Xih tie required quantity to be
in halt barrels
The rice shall b. If the very best qlaitv and cf The
crcP i'm nedlatsly preceding the dates Of the rsq lson
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality AMI shall
be prepared BY drying only and shall be Of lh5 crop
OF the summer immediately preceding tbs dates OF Tie re-
CussItI, ns fc Tie same.
TIE pickles sbal ue PIT up in iron bjund c4sss and
en- shall cO-t2n gallon o. onions, one gallon OF
peppers aud gin ltuus u m-GjUm cdcumb.Ts Iy 10
q uD.n D
seyea p,u.ds snj thy only b. PAID for aEd eea csE
snail then filled with zine vIHe at least 4 degrees
Of strength mi Cqus FrsEch vinegar, The Cssts Yege
tables aud vinegar shall cOulrm and be equal all
pc 10 he samples posted be 40 uamei ua7y
Yards Gad The IutFa:Urs shall wurr-1- aud Ruareuy
bS they will Keep EU1C and sound ir a. est Two years
Tee hsO The barrels c.utaiCIuK WuIskey,
asses, vim ana pickles 10 te well pistsI with rel
Inc Euzlr shall be csorluz to san 1t the said ua7y
yards, and be ary q I8r packing
be lea saal be- Of good qu4ly young hyso1, equal to
the samples II aid navJ yarcs aud De elvsred Ia nall
TIE coffee saa s4u4 TO the beat Cuba according to
saupIs
and sHsl LIZ tae I.all-dlsf-y feeding The dates
&C The reqgivn 20 ihs tame, "a pounds 10 be tHken
O-e u ~
Ihe moosscs s5a. be r,qll 20 the very hes; quality
rf Saw Orleans LUlas AID suai De de i've ed Ia vel
felsa' - rel oak barrels tn wa'e pine heads not ss
"a p och 10 os avs urt less lh-- = iGch hIck;
jar bar ris re .tr5 -rlerz hoped and addition
& ha tar Irr1 hoops O1euu each 0lgs ] 4 inch in
width and GJu tns.r k and each n me ~
inch ~ width ami Is IN b ok shall be thorough
ly coo U-et aud aIac I'd Tbs Ue.- hi2pnk condition
Tn IuEZar hal he % ,u1 hr- qII.tv, equal 90 the
s.ald!rd # The UuIed states ha 4cUi sea End shall
llau other thau -t,G AT aud shall be delivered
IA bsrrels similar al srsLeCTa required for mo-
l4sSus. the yluI that - "a and heads
snail b, Subsi red o. stoves and white pine heads
and shall be thoroughly cJup-gsd Aid p4c ii the best
sh ping ode.
The Wi BY shall De ada hIy from grain sound aud
charitable be uii fist proJ ascending - the UnI-
ted States custom house STANDARD, snail be recudsd-
II shall be de YeTei do god new SQUAD, bright, three
quarters haope1, vel lC4sI led whit. Oak barrels with
W lie Oak h-ads The hgsGs TO be m4 is Il three piece
h,aing and vel, iu'g0i ths save To be s. tuaa x
81 barre shall be pzrea, IA zudIuon vi
three penny hoop 0lge p Inch 10 width and
l6A N Cs ami ETCe pruuy top each chine
i inch IN H. aud l-I6'l 10 as per disgrln.
be hole l. e put 10 sod sapiag order, frs5 u all
clBrge 10 The Uii5d SIstes
All ths foregoing Ge5 Iiged arlc e. embracing casks,
barrels half rreI1 aud boxes shall be SUI act
INSPECTION us Chsf q tIs buren, NAV direct the
specrrg uicsr appo uted b. tns Navy department
AL the asyt COus 70 De 20 tile IcH of del very. B-GJ
may however be inspected al he PaC; Of &C ure
but nil ID al sutJ 10 inspection a.
plfcs Of delivery 5eor. 5l 5 g5e1 therefor
Tue PrIcvsyf al tbs iOrego NJ artc-s 10 be the
throughout tbs year. sud Bidders may FER flr
sItcies
All the ca-ks barrels aud h4l5 5llre's s. r pack
ages shall be marked Tih thelr c0aeats and ae c5alc
to- ali he Darss aqd rail- barrels Of four 0rs
ant picke shall have, IN edition TO tbs ABOVE, the year
when manu- cured or t up, marked upon them
The samples T=le:rsd Jls i've tsemsnt those
elected foe the ensuing fiscal year regeLCe
10 such IS have been pre- Iuuyy exhibited
llIlty these articles hCh viii be repaired
precisely stated Ihsy will PROBABLY be about
TO te tfsred for