Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-31
NAVY SUPPLIES,
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NAVY DEPARTMENT..
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March I9. 1853
CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed aPro.
- posals for Navy Supplies" will be received at this Blu
reau until Oolcck, "a, on Tuesday, the Goth day Of
April next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten
days NOTICE. except for biscuit for which five days notice
shall be given for every twenty thousand pounds Tsquired
at the United States navy yards at CharestoWn Masss
chusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and Gosport Virginia.
such quantities Of the following articles a. sy he
required or ordered from the contractors BY the chief of
this bureau or by the respective commanding officers Of
the said navy yards during the fiscal year ending June
60 1883 viz:
Biscuit -four rice, dried apples pickles sugar, tea eof
Zee beans nolssses, vinegar, and Wniskey.
The BISCUIT sh III be made wholly from sweet supsr6ne
four OF the manufacture OF the year 1857 or 1855 but
shall IN ali be Manufactured from hJur made Of the
crop Immediately preceding the dates OF the REQ lisitons
tor The and shall be July equal in qHality and con-
form 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 ur
barrels as above described with The heads we'll Secured
in and water tghE whskey spirit barrels at the
option Of the bureau. H..
The four shall be superfne and Of the manufacture of
wheat grown in the year 1857 1885, but shall in all ca
ses be anufaetured from wheat Of the crop Immediately
preceding tAe dates Of the rebuisOn for the same. sb
De psriecy sweet and IN all respects Of the best Oatr
and snail be delivered IN good shipping Ordsr free Of
charge to the ULled states, in tue new well Sc aslu
ed sound bright barrels half barrels as The case NAV
0sthe slaves and headings bsO red oak Of the best
vuay strong and well hoped with lining hoops around
each head and equal quality sample barrel At said
navy yards; tEo nAf barrels be as barra
and than sixth the required quantity to Be in
hall barrels
The rice shall be Of the very best quality and of the
crop immediately preceding the dates Of the reqaisitou
The drei apples shall be Of the best quality, and shall
be prepared by sUy-DHYNe only and shall be Of the crop
Il the autumn immedIhtey preceding the dates OF the re-
QUESTION tOr thesame.
tie PICKLES shall be put up in bound casks, and
eaCh cask shall contain gallon onions one gallon of
peppers and elgbt glOns Of medium cucumbars fifty to
the gIlIn and the veget1b Is ii each shall weigh v Sc
pounds and they only paid for; and each cask shall
then be filled with white vinegar of at least 40 de
gTses OF strength and equa TO French Vinegar the casks
vesetlble and vinegar sh conform and be tqua ID all
respects to The samples deposited the above named navy
yards and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty that
they will keep good and sound for At least two years
The iron hoops the barrels containing Wlsksy mr.
lasses vinegar, and pickles 10 be we'll painted with red
lead
The sugar shall be according to samples the sad navy
yards anu be dry aud to TOR packing.
The tea shall be Of coed quality young hvBOn equal 10
the samples a. said navT yards and be delivered half
and quarter chests only.
The coe shah be equal to the bet Cuba, according to
sample
The beans shall be o. The very best quality white beans
and shall be Of the crop Immediately preceding The dates
OF the rqusItiOn Tor the same 81 pounds taken as
one bushet
The moIssses shall befuy equal to the vsrv best quail
ty Of New Onans m0lasses and stall be delivered in we'll
seasoned red oak barrels, With white pine heads less
the paIe to be three quarters hoped, anu addition
70 have four iron hoop one on each bilge d inch il
width and 10Th inch thiSk, and one each chime \
inch II width and l. 6th inch thick and shall be thor
oughy eooPered and PLACED in the best shipping coDd-
ton.
The vinegar shall be of the first quality. EQUAL to the
standard CT the United States PharmaeoIeis and shll
contain other taan scetc acid and shall be delivered
in barrels similar al respects those REQUIRED Tor mo-
lsse5 Wh the exception that WHITE OAK slaves and heads
shall De substituted for red slaves ard while pine
heads and snail be thoroughly oOoPered and placed IN the
best shipping order.
The W6lssey shall be made wholly from grain, sound
and merchantaDe and he first proof according to the
United States hOue standard and shall Be double
recthed 1t shall be delivered good new sound bright
three quarters hOOpeC well seasoned white cak barrels
with white Csk heads the hedstO be made OF three piece
heading and well painted The slaves not to be less than
inch thick, and the heaOs not less than "a inch thlck
aud each barre shall be cOOpered sdditl0n with one
three penny iron hoop each bge u inch in width
ana 18th inch thick ond one three penny hoop each
chime, 4 irch in width and l-l6th inch thick as per
dfgram. The whole to be put good shipping ORDER
free OF all charges u the Uniied States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing casks
barrels half barrss, AMI bs1ss shall be subject such
inspection tue chief # this bureau may direct the in.
speeding officer TO be appointed by the Navy Department
AL Inspections to be at the place of delivery. Biscuit
may, however be inspected at the place Of manufacture
but will IN ali be subject 70 1G inspection at the
place Of delivery before bills gned therefor.
The prices Of oil all the IOrego articles to be the
sane throughout the year. and bidders may fer for or
articles
All the casks, barrels ard half barres boxes or packa
ges shall be marked with their contents and the contract
Or's name.
All the barrels and half barrels Of Rour bread, snd
pickles shall have in addition the above the year when
Manufactured or put up marked upon them
The iamplss referred to this advertisement those
selected to- the ensuing fiscal year. and having refer
ence TO such as have been previously exhibited
The quantity o. these articles which will be required
cannot be precisely stated They viii probably be
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