Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-09
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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March be. 1883
| CEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed aPro
y posSs for Navy Supplies viii Be received ct this Bu.
reau until o'clock, m, on Tuesday, the Goth day Of
April next for furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten
days notice. except for biscuit for which I've days nice
shall be given for eFs-y twenty thousand pounds req
the United States navy Fards az Chart stOWn ssss
chusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and GospOr Virginia;
such quantities ONLY Of the following articles IS MAJ be
required ordered from the contractors bv the chief Of
this bureau By the respective commanding ocsrs Of
the said navy yards, during the fiscal year ending June
/ 80, 1859, viz:
Biscuit four rice dried apples pickles sugar, tea oof
/ fee beans, mOlassss vinegar, and Whiskey.
The biscuit sh VI be made wholly from superhne
our Of the manufacture Of the year 1887 or 1858 but
shall in all be Manufactured from -four made Of the
crop edatey preceding the dates Of the rtqlsdona
Tor hs same and shall be fully equal in qaaly and COZ
form szs and shape, to samples which deponted in
the ssid navy yards shall be properly baked thoroughly
kilndred well packed, snd delivered free Of charge 70
the United States in good, sound, well dried bright ur
barrels above described With the heads well secured:
in air and water tight whisky Or spirit barrels at the
op4On OF the bureau
The -four shall be supsrfne and Of the manufacture Of
wheat grown in the year 1857 1885, but shall in all ca
ses be anuiactured from wheat Of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates Of the rebus0n for the same: shall
be perfectly sweet and in all respects Of the best quality
and shall be delivered in good shipping oFdsr free Of al
charge to the ULied States in the new well season.
ed sound bright barrels half barrels the case may
be-he slaves and headings be Of red oak Of the best
Vuality strong and well hoped with lining hoops around
each head and equal in quality sample barrel said
navy YARDS two half barrels 70 be considered Is barrs
and not more than onesxth the required quantity t. be in
The rcs shall be of the very best quality, and Of the
crop Immediately Preeeiing the dates Of the requsihOn
Tor the same
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality and shall
BE- prepared by only and shall DO of the crop
f the cuumn immedlstsly preceding the dates Of the
qusitlOn for the same
The pickles shall be put up in iron. bound casks and
each eask shall contain gallon Of onions one gallon of
peppers and eight glllons Of medium eucumbsrs fifty to
] ah, -. 80
ven pounds and they only paid tH and each cask shall
then be filed with white vinegar of least a De.
graes Of strength and equa to French Vinegar the casks
vegetables, and vinegar shall conform and Equal all
respects the samples deposited at the above navy
Yards and the shall and guaranty that
they viii keep good and sound for al least yeaIs
The iron hoops the barrels containing whsksy mo-
lasses vinegar and pickles to be well painted with red
lead
The sugar shall be according samples the said navy
yards and be dry and be for packing.
The tea shall be Of good quality young hyEOn equal to
the samples al said navy yards, and be delivered half
and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the bet Cuba according to
sample
The beans shall be o. the very quality white beans
and shall be OF the crop Immediately preceding the dates
OF the rquslton Tor the same "a pounds taken
one bushel
The mOlasses shall be fully equal to the very best quail
ty Of New Orleans mOlasses and stall be delivered IN we'll
soned red oak barrels with white pine heads not less
than Is inch thick; the slaves not less Than inch Thick
the oaIres to be three quarters hoped ana IN addition
to have four IRON hoop, on esCh 5ge ~ inch in
width and 10Th inch thick and each chime 3
inch in width and / 9Th inch thick and shall be Thor
oughy eooPered and placed in the best shppRg eOnd
tiO1.
Ths vinegar shall be of the first quality eauni to the
standard Of the United States PharmacoLsa and shall
contain other than acec scd and shall be delivered
in barrels similar all respects those required Tor mo-
sse WAN the exception that slaves and heads
shall be substituted for red oak slaves and white pine
heads and shall be thoroughly cOOpered and placed in the
bsst shipping order.
The Wniskey shall be made wholly from grain, sound
and merchantable and be first proof according to the
United States custom house standard and shall be double
rectihed 1t shall be delivered good new sound bright
three quarters hoped well seasoned white oak barrels
with white ak heads the heads be made Of three piece
heading and well painted; the slaves not to be less than
inch thick, and the heads not less than "a inch thick:
and each barrel shall be eOopered addition with one
three penny iron hoop each bige 4 inch in width
and l-6h inch thick Ond three penny hoop on each
chime, = inch in width, and l-6Ih inch thick a. psr
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 barres and bsxes shall be subject 70 such
inspection as the chief C this bureau may direct the in
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 anufacturs
but will in all cases be subject final inspection at the
place Of delivery before bills are gued therefor
The prices Of al ell the oregoi articles to be the
sane throughout the year. and bidders may s for
more articles
All tie casks barrels and half barrels boxes or pseks
gss shall be marked with their contents and the contract
Ors name.
ALI 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
gmplss referred to IN this advertisement are those
selected tor the ensuing fiscal year. and having no refer
enoe TO such as have been previously exhibited
The quantity of these articles which will be required
cannot be precisely Stated They viii probably be
about