Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-17
NAVY SUPPLIES 8,
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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March 70, 1855
CEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed aad endorsed sPro.
~ posas Tor Navy Supplies viii be received az this Bu.
reau 1ntil o'clock on Tuesday, ths 10Th day Of
April next for furnishing and delivering lou receiving ten
days notice except tor Biscuit for which Eve days n0ce
shall Be given for every twenty thousand poun rsque
ct the Uoed states navy yards a. Char ss0Fn iasss-
eh1setsi Brooslyn, NsE York and 6Osporti Virginia;
such quantities OILY Of the following articles as "a, be
required ordered from the contractors BIZ the CHEF on
this bureau BY The respective commanding officers Of
the SAD navy yards durng sas heI year sadrg June
Bseus A1ur rice. dried apples pickles, Iugar, tea, oo
fee, beans, mOlasses. vinegar aud Wniskey.
The biscuit Sd III be made wholly from sweet superHDs
flour Of the mauuaeurs Of the year 1857 or 1858 but
shall in ali be manufactured from Hour made Of toe
crop sdatsy preceding the dates OF the tqaisitous
for ne same aud shall te uly equal in quality and
form n slz5 and shape 70 samples which deposited
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 bur
barrels IS sboTe oescnbd with he heads well secured
option OF the bureau.
The fur sha be supsr6ne and Of the manufacture OF
wheat grown IN the year 1857 1855 but sha in an ca
SEES be a1ut1ctued tom wheat Of TIE crop Immediately
preceding tie o8es Il the rebuisihOn for same; shall
be pee SWEEP and in ell respects Of the best quality
and sAa be a-vered in good shipping ordsr free Ct al
charge to the U1ea States the new well season.
ed sound bright barrels half barrels as the case may
bshe slaves end headings beOf red 0ak Of The best
Vuaty strong and well hoped with Inning hOOpa around
each head. and equal qualify sample barrel az said
navy yards; two half barrels u be considered az barr
and not more than ouezh the required quantity - be
hall barrels
The nee shall be Of the very best quality, and Of the
crop Immediately preceding Vie dates Of the requishOB
Tor the
The dried apples shall be Of the best quality and shall
b. prepared BY sUDRYINa only and shall be OF the crop
Il the autumn immediately preceding The dates Of the
guisIuon 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 gons Of medium eucumbsrs ty 10
the gallon and the Vegstab each shad weigh MY Sc
pounds and they only PAID for; and each cask shall
then be filed with white vinegar Of az leasl a de-
grses of strength and tqua 70 French Vinegar the casks
vegetables, aud vinegar shall cOni0m and 6e equal IN all
respects The samples deposited st the above named navy
yards and the contractors shall warrant guaranty thai
they viii keep good and sound for least Two years
The iron hoops the barrels containing Whlskey mo.
lasseA vinegar, and pickles 70 be well painted with red
The sugar shall be according to samples at the said navy
yards. and be dry and be tor packing.
The tea shall be Of good quality young hyEon equal to
the samples al said navy yards and b delivered half
and quarter chests only.
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba, according to
sample
Tie beans shall be O. the very best quality white beans
and shall be Of the crop Immediately preceding the dates
OF the requsion Tor the same "a pounds be taken as
one bushet
The mOases shall befuy equal to the very best ousli
~ OF New Orleans moasses and shall be delivered in we'll
seasoned red oak bgrre with white pine heads not less
Than q nch hlesi the slaves not less than inch hck
AI-
10 have four IRON hoops, one on each bge ~ inch il
width and 10Th inch thick, and one on each chime <
inch in width and l. 9Th inch thick and shall be thor
oughy eoOpered and placed in the best shipping Cond
tO1
The vinegar shall be of the first quality equal to the
standard CT the United States Pharn ala and shan
contain 20 other than acetc acid: and shall be delivered
IN barrels similar N all respects 10 those required
asse3 Wih the exception that OAK slaves and heads
shali be substituted for red ak slaves add white pine
heads and shall be thoroughly ooopered and placed IN the
best shppDgOrder
The WhisAsy shall be made wholly from grain, sound
and understandable, and be FIRST proof according to the
United States hOu standard and shall be double
recthed. II shall be delivered good new sound bright
three quarters hoped well seasoned while Cak barrels
with white ak neads the heads made Of three piece
bead 1g and well painted The slaves not to be less than
"a inch thick and the heads not ess than 81 inch thick
aud each barrel shall be cOopered in addiIon with one
three penny iron hoop each bge y inch in width
and J. ON inch lhek ond one three penny hoop on each
chime, \ inch IN width, and l-l6Ih inch thick as per
disgsm. The whole to be put N good Shipping order
free Of all charges to the Uniied States.
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks
barrels, hall barres and bsXes shall be subject 70 such
Inspection as the chief # this bureau may dree the in
speeng Cfcer 70 be appointed bv the Navv Dpsrn,ept
All Inspections to be the place Of dslivsry Biscuit
may however, be inspected % the pacs Of manufacture
bus will IN all cases Be SUBJECT to a aa inspection at The
place Of delivery before bills are signed there for
The prices Of al all the iOregoi 2 articles to be the
sane throughout the year. and bidders may for one or
more articles
AL the casks barrels and half barrels boxes or pscks
Or's name.
All the barrels and half barrels If -four, bread. and
pickles snail have in addition the above the year when
manu- &C ured or put up marked upon them
Toeiamplss referred to this advertisement are these
selected the ensuing cal year. and having no refer
encs 10 such as have been previously exhibited
The quantity OF these arices which will be REQUIRED
cannot be precisely stated, They will probably be