Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-10

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/ Beau Of Provisions and Cl0thing, March l9 1855.
| csPARATE PROOFS as, sealed and sndorsed .Ps0'
/ NpOsals for Esyy Supplies, vii Be received s ms ~
L ri until oelock, an, CD Tuesday, the 20h day q
Ali next or farnishine md delivering Zen receiving ten
/ 81 nonce except for Quit for which I've 1aga notice
M be given Tor every twenty ae1sasd POUNDS Tsqured)
/ 5he Udited States navy Yards 1t GhaEiesteYn Aassa
/ dsests; Brooklyn New York; and 6osporis Virginia
Cd qcabiites esIX Of as following articles g MAJ be
CURED or ordered toE The contractors By e chief OF
Is bureau or By the respective commanding ofhcers Of
s sad navy 5atds during tie fiscal ysar ending June
/ b 1859 VIA
Biscuit a9ur rice, dried apples pickles sugar, tea, co
IN bans moasses. vinegar, and Whlszey.
s BISCUIT 81 IA be made wholly ful sweet supeTiue
suF Of the uaacinrs o. the year 1883 o. 1888, but
hain ala clsss be mauuactured from Hug made OF tae
bop edatey preceding the daea q the rag isiious
or lie same and shah be July equal in qaallJ, and eoo-
rn III szs and shape to samples which dsposted IN
the said navy YARDS shall be properly baked, thoroughly
kiln dred well packed, aud delivered Tree Il charge 70
tn Trited States in good sound well dried bright
or la Is above Cesorib d. With he heads well secured
or In air and water tghI whisky spirit barres at the
M ur shall be supsrine and Of the manufacture Of
wheat grown in the year 1857 or 1858; but shah IN all ca
ses be anufactured nom wheat II Tue cop immediately
rcediug se dates e the e oulslton Tor the same; shall
k eclV sweet and IN al respects Of toe best quality,
and snail be delivered in good shipping Ord9r, tres Il AL
charge to the ULued States in the new vel season.
~ sound bright barrels hef barrels the may
bhe slaves and headings TO be OF red oak Of the best
tv strong and ell hoped with Inning hoops around
aeh head and equal quany % sample barrel 81 said
navy wards: two nall barrels 70 be considered bara
ana Dot more than oneszth the rqarsd quantity be in
The rics shall be of the very best quality and Of the
crop Immediately preceding TIE dates Of the rsqusihOH
O ' dried apples shan be Of the best quality and shall
s repsed b sUS-DRTING only and shall be Of the crop
# the autumn Immediately preceding me dates OF ihe 10
ouisitOn for the same. .
me pickles shall be put up in iron bound casks and
each cask shall contain enc gallon Of onions one gallon Of
peppers aud eight gallons Of medium sneumosr hly TO
he gallon and the yegstab es eacn shall weigh my Sc
ven bounds and they only paid foI; and each cask shall
then be filed with white VINE vinegar Of az least AZ de-
ICED of strength and tqua TO French Vinegar the casks
Segeabes and vinegar shall cOniOIm and equal N all
ects 10 he samples deposited at the above naed navy
Yards and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty that
they will keep good and sound for al least Two years
The iron hoops on the barrels containing Whskey, mo-
asses vinegar, and pickles 70 be well painted with red
/ lead.
/ wards and be dry and 1t tor packing.
The tea shall be Of coed IalIIy young hysou equal 70
the samples said navy yagds, and be delivered IN hall
All Tbs cote shall be equal to the bst Cuba according to
/ sample
and shall be Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates
Of the requsllOn Tor The same 81 pounds to De taken as
! one bushet
The moasses shall bey equal to the very best quail
tv of New 0l-ans m0asses and stall be delivered N we'll
seasoned red oak barrels with white pine heads not less
the bares to be three quarters hoped ana, addition,
to have four iron hoops each bilge, ~ inch IN
width and 10Th inch thick, and one each chime u
inch in width and L oh inch thick aud shall Pc thor
oughly cOOpsrsd and placed in the best shipping cond
dO0.
Tbs vinegar shall be Of the first quality equal to the
standard CT the United States PharmaeOEaa, and shall
contain other than acetc ac0 and shall be delivered
in barrels similar all respects those required Tor mo
sses with the exception that and heads
shall be substituted for red oak slaves and while pnG
heads and shall be thoroughly eoOPered and placed IN the
The WHISKY shall BE- made wholly from grain, sound
and merchandise and be first proof according 10 The
United States custom house standard and shall be doub'
rectihed 1t shall be delivered good, new sound, brgh
three quarters hoped well seasoned white Cak barrels
with white ak heads the heads be made of three piece
heading and well painted the slaves not TO be less thai
* inch thick and the heads not less than inch thick
and each barrel shall be cOOpered in addiuon, with on
THREE penny iron hoop each 5ilge 4 inch IN via II
and l. 9Th inch thick Ond three penny hoop eaei
chime \ inch in width, and l-l6lh inch thick as Pc
disgram. Tie whole to be put IN good shipping Or0er
! free of all charges 10 ths UniIed States.
/ All the foregoing described articles embracing casks
barrels half barrss and boxes, shall be subject suc
iugpecon as the chief Ct this bureau may direct the in
ypecng officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections to be at The place Of delivery. BscuI
may however, be inspected at The place Of manufaeturs
but vail in an cases be subject to lal inspection at tn
place Of delivery before bills signed therefor.
The prices Of all all the iOreg0I articles to be ID
sane throughout the year. and bidders may FER for one
more articles
All the casks barrels and half barrels boxes or packs
yes shall be marked with their contents and the contract
Or's name.
pickles shall have in addition the above the year Whs
nanu,ac .ured or put up marked upon them
tampss referred to IN this advertisement thos
selected Tor thu ensuing fiscal year. and having res
enee 70 such as have been previously exhibited
TIE quantity OF these articles which will be require
cannot be precisely stated, They will probably