Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-20
NAVY SUPPLIES,
l858-759.

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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March 49, 1858
GyEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed aud endorsed "PrO
y posals for Navy Supplies, will be received at this Bu
reau until o'clock IN, on Tuesday, the 10th day OF
April next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving
days notice except for biscuit for which i've days notice
snail be given for every twenty Thousand pounds required
ct the United States navy yards at CharestoW9 asss-
chusetts; Brooklyn New York; and GOspOrt Virginia;
such quantities Of the following ARTICLES 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
80, 1859 viz:
Biscuit four rice dried apples pickles sugar. tea cO
fee beans mOlssses, vinegar and Whiskey. ~
The biscuit all be made wholly from sweet superfne
-four Of the msuuacurs Of the year 1851 1885, but
shall in all be manufactured from -four made of the
crop Immediately preceding the dates OF the acquisitions
Tor The same and shall be FULLY equal in quality and
form in size and shape, samples which deposited in
the said navy yards shall be properly baked, thoroughly
Kindred, well packed, and delivered Tree OF charge 10
the United States in g6Od, sound well dried bright fur
barrels as above described with The heads well seeured
or and water tight Whiskey spirit barrels the
option of the bureau.
me -four shan be superne and of the manufacture of
heat grown in the year 1857 1858; but shall in all ca
ses be anufacured tom wheat Of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates Of the rebusOn for same shall
be perfectly sweet and IN all respects OF the best quality
and shall be delivered IN good shipping OrdS free If a
charge TO the ULited States new well season.
ed sound bright barrels half barrels the case may
be-the slaves and headings be of red oak Of the
vuay, strong and we'll hoped with lining hoops around
each head and equal in quality 70 sample barrel at said
navy yards two half barrels 70 be considered barrs
and than Onexth the inquired quantity to be in
halt barrels.
The rice shall be of the very best quality, and of the
crop Immediately preceding the dates Of the requsihOD
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality and shall
be prepared BY only, and shall of the crop
Of the autumn immediately preceding the dates OF the
The pickles shall be put up in iron. bound casks, and
each shall contain gallon Of onions gallon of
peppers and eight gallons Of medium cucumbers tV 10
r-aIl1 thav
ven pounds and they only paid tor and each cask shall
then be filed with white wine vinegar Of at least AZ de
gees OF Strength ana eq9a 70 Frenen vinegar the casks
vegetables and vinegar shall conform and De equal all
respects the samples deposited at the above named navy
Yards and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty thai
they will keep good and sound for at least two years
The iron hoops the barrels containing Whlskey mo-
asse vinegar, and pickles to be well painted with red
lead
The sugar shall be according samples the said navy
yards. and be dry and DIT for packing.
The tea shall be Of good quality young hysOn, equal 10
the samples said navy yards, and be delivered hail
and quarter chests only
The coffee shall be equal to the beat Cuba according 10
sample
The beans shall be o. the very best quality white beans
and shall be Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates
Of the TequsOn for the same, "a pounds TO as
one busbel
The mOssses shall be fully equal to the very best quail
ty Of New Orleans mOlssses and stall be delivered we'll
seasoned red oak barrels with white pine heads less
than Il inch thick; the slaves not less Than q inch thick
the barrels to be hleeq uaTters hOoped anu addition
70 have four iron hoops each bilge, IL inch in
width and II 9th inch thick, and one on each chime
inch in width and i 9th inch thick and shall be thor
Oughy cOOpered and placed in the best shipping cOnd-
ton.
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality equal to the
standard Of the United States PharmacoLeia and shall
contain other than acetc acid and shall be delivered
in barrels similar IN all respects 10 those required Tor
lasses Wlh the exception that slaves end heads
shall be substituted for red oak slaves and white pine
heads and shall be thoroughly cOOpered and placed the
best shipping order.
The WhisEey shall be made wholly from grain, sound
and merchanabe, and be first proof according TO the
United States custom house standard and shall be double
rect6ed. 1t shall be delivered good new sound bright
three quarters hoped well seasoned white Cak barrels
with white sk heads the heads be made Of three piece
heading and well painted the slaves not to be less than
Is inch thick and the heads not less than * inch thick
and each barrel shall be cOopered in addition with
three penny iron hoop on each bge 4 inch in width,
and / 6h inch thick Ond one three penny hoop each
chime, Is inch in width, and l-l6tb inch thick per
diagram. The whole TO be put good shipping oroer,
free Of all charges to the UniIed States.
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks
barrels, half barre and boxes, shall be subject such
inspection the chief Of this bureau may direct the
speeding officer to be appointed by the Navy Department
All inspections to be at the place of delivery. Biscuit
may however be inspected at the place of manufacture
but will in all be subject final inspection at the
place of delivery before bills are signed therefor.
The prices Of ell all the foregoing articles TO be the
throughout the year. and bidders may fer for
more articles.
All the casks barrels and half barrels boxes or pscka
ges shall be marked with their contents and the contract
Ors name.
All the barrels and half barrels of -Four bread and
pickles shall have, in addition the above the year when
Manufactured or put up marked upon them
The ampss referred to in this advertisement are those
selected the ensuing fiscal year. and having no refer
encs such as have been previously exhibited
The quantity Of these articles which will be required
cannot be precisely stated, They will probably be