Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-15
NAVY SUPPLIES.
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BuTsau Of PTogisioas and Clothing, March Is, 1853
CRPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed "Pro
- Posals for Navy Supplies will be received ct this Bu
until O'clock q. m on Tuesday, the goth day o.
April next for furnishing and delivering on reosiying ten
days notice. except for bseu for when i've days notes
shall be given Tor ever: twenty thous1Rd pounds required
at the United States navy yards at CharleSoWn assa
Chusetts Brooklyn, New York; and GospOrs Virginia;
such quantities ONLY Of the following articles ss ma, be
required ordered from the contractors BY the chief
this bureau or By the respective Commanding officers Of
the said navy yards during the fiscal year ending June
so, 1859, viz:
Biscuit -four rice, dried apples pickles sugar. Tea, cOf-
fee, beans, mOasses, vinegar, aud Whiskey.
The biscuit shlll be made wholly from sWeet superh1e
-four Of the manufacture Of the year 1851 or 1855 bat
shall n ali cases be manufactured IRON Hour made d the
crop Immediately preceding the dates Of TIE acquisitions
for The same and shall be uIy equal il quaiy and
form 10 szs and shape TO samples which deposited IN
the said navy yards shall be properly baked thoroughly
kiln dried well packed, and delivered tree Of charge 10
the United States in good, sound well dried bright HJur
barrels as above cescrbsd with The heads well secured
in air and water tight whisky OF spirit barrels 81 The
option of the bureau.
The -four shall be superne and of the manufacture Of
wheat grown in the year 1857 1883; but shall in all
sss be anuactured from wheat Of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates Of the rebuson for same; shall
be perfectly sweet and in ali respects Of the best quality,
and shall be delivered in good shipping Ordsr free If all
charge TO the Uaied States, in the new well season
ed sound bright barrels half barrels the may
bethe slaves and headings be Of red oak Of the best
hAIULk LOOPS AROUND
each head, and equal n quality 70 sample barrel at said
navy yards; two half barrels 70 be oonsdered as baa
and not more than onexth the required quantity t. be in
hal barrels.
The nee shall be Of the very best quality, and Of the
crop Immediately preceding the dates Of the requsihO8
Tor the same.
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality, and shall
be prepared by sUSDRYNG only and shall be Of the crop
Ct the Immediately preceding the dates OF
QUESTION for the same.
The pickles shall be put up in irOn-bound casks, and
,,,Ti- in 81
peppers and eight gons Of medium cucambsrs fty 70
The gIlon and the vegetables shah weigh hy Sc
ven pounds and they only paid for; and each cask shall
then be filed with white vinegar Of at least AZ de.
rees Of strength and equa French Vinegar the casks
vegetables, and vinegar shall CONFORM and equal all
respects Tho samples deposited the above named navy
Yards and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty that
they will keep good and sound for al least years
The iron hoops the barrels containing Whskey mo-
asses vinegar and pickles 10 be well painted with red
lead.
The sugar shall be according to samples at the said navy
yards. ana be dry and BIZ tor packing.
The tea shall be Of good Quality young hyson equal to
the samples at said navy yards, and be denveTed hall
and quarter chests only.
The coe shall be equal to the belt Cuba according to
sample.
The besns shall be o. the very best quality white beans
and shall be OF the crop immodatey preceding the dates
Of the rtqmston for the same 81 pounds We taken
one busheI
The mOasses shall be fully equal to the very best qua-
tyot New Ol5ans m0lasses and stall be delivered in we'll
Than inch lhlek the slaves not less q inch thick:
tie baITes 70 be three quarters hoped ana IN addition
to have Jour ron hoops one on each bge ~ inch in
width and 10Th inch thick, and on each chime 4
inch in width and l. 9Th inch thick and shall be thor.
oughy cooPered and placed in the best shipping eOnd-
ton. 49,
The vinegar shall be of the first quality equal 10 the
standard Of The United States Pharmaeotssa and shall
contain 20 other than acetc acid; and shall be delivered
10 barrels similar ali poets those required tor mo-
lsSe Wlh the exception that WHrE OAK slaves and heads
IN. f0r rad nh
heads and shall be thoroughly eoOPered and placed the
best shIppirgorder.
The W1lsAsy shall bs made wholly from grain, sound
and merchanable, and be first proof according to the
United States custom hOu standard and shall Be double
rectned 1t shall be delivered IN good new sound bright
three quarters hoped well seasoned while Cak barrels
with white Ak heads the heads be made OF three piece
bead ng and well painted the slaves not to be less than
"a inch thick, and the heads not less than q inch thick:
AID each barrel shall be COcpered add0n with one
three penny iron hoop on each bilge x inch in width
and l. 9Th inch ID OK Ond one tbrte penny hoop on each
chime, \ lncn IN width, and l-6h inch thick as per
dsgttm: lhe whole 70 &c put IN good shipping Order,
free Of all chIrgss u the Uniied SAFES
All the foregoing described artc es embracing casks
barrels half barres and 5sXss shall be subject 70 such
Inspection as the chief # this bureau may direct the in.
speeding chcer TO be appointed By the Navy Department
All Inspections to be ~ the place of delivery Biscuit
may however, be inspected at The place Of manufacture
but will In all be suteCt to final inspection at the
place Of delivery before bills are signed therefor.
The prices OF al all the oregoI articles to be the
sane through the year. and bidders may for one or
more articles.
all the caskF barrels and half barrels boxes or packa-
g shall be marked with their contents and the contract.
Ors name
All the barrels and half barrels Of four bread end
pickles shall have, IN addition the above the year when
Manufactured or put up marked upon them
The ampss referred TO this advertisement are those
ected tor the ensuing fiscal year. and having no refer
enee 10 such as have BEEN previously exhibited
The quantity OF these articles which will be required
cannot be precisely stated, They will probably be
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