Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-19
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Bureau Of Provisions and Clouhng, March IL 1859.
Separate PROPOSALS, ssaied and embossed 1PropOsas
o'clock a. M Wednesday, 10Th day Of April next
~ st - winch bvs ssvs, tsi ~ 800 - 49,
twenty thousand pounds requred the United States
yards Chaesosn Massachusetts Brooklyn YORK.
Gosport Virginia, qusntes only following articles
as may requird ordered from the BY
CT this bureau or y the respective commanding officers OF the
said yards, during the h ending une 50 lsO0,
Biscuit -four, rice dried apples pickles. tea, Coffee
The biscuit shall be made wholly uperdne -four Of
the Of the 1855 e but shall cases
he manufactured from aour made Of he ciop Immediately proceed
ing Of the re ustons for the and shall fully
which deposited IN the said yards shall be properly
baked thoroughly ki d, we'll packed aud delivered free Of
charge TO UniJed STAKES good, sound, Weilried bright
,I iE = ar irit Is at tie option Of the ar WAFER
The -four shall be equal tue best Richmond and baltimore
BRANDS OF t manufacture cf wheat grown the year s
or Is5gbut shall taetur from ire son5
fresh ground OF the crop immediately preceding lie dats
Of the rquon for tie same; shall perfectly sweet and In
all respects OF tie besg quay; and shall dsigre In od
shipping order free o. ali charge tie United States in the
best we'll sound, 1rshl barrels or haif barrels
the LAY -e slaves and headings 10 be Of Of the
quality, strong aud well hooPed lining hoos roud
each head and equal in quality 70 sample barrel snd navy
yaras Two nail tISls 70 re CONF ierei as rrei, and
than Ouext The urea quantity to be in half barrels
The shall BE- o. The very quality, and Of III. on i'm
lneaey pSeeNs u d1es 81 The reqaistions for the
The apples shall be Of the quality and shah -
pared by sun dyiag only aud Of the crop autumn irn
diately pressing Vac dates oil us requsitons for The
snail be delivered in Packages containing nun
dred pounds
PICKLES shall put up ironboand casks and each ,se
shall contain gallon OF onions, gallon Of pDers ami
aud lie
Aege,aDesin each shall weigh my pounds and tey when
be paid fOr and each csk shall then be hed teFecon
vinegar OF lea - degrees OF strength, equal 10 rIk
the Casks yesetDes. and SHALL conform and m
equal respects ts samples deposited above named
navy yards, sail and guarspt ta
they viii Eep goOI aUd SQUAD Tor 81 least years.
The hoops barrels containing whskey moas,es
vinegar and pickles be we'll painted with red lead
The sugar snail according to samples at the said nayyyard
and be dry ana ut Cor packing.
The tea shall col GOOD quality young hyson equal the sam
pies at said nayyyar, anu pe delivered quarter
The c0nee shall equal the best Cuba according to samp
The beans shall he o very best quality ueal and
for the same, "a poundsto be taken bushel.
The molasses SHAH he fully equal to the very quality Of
New orleans mosse and SHAH be delivered new, well
sOned red oak barrels, with pine than
inch thick the slaves not less than inch Tick The barrels
three quarters h0oped and addcn, have iron hoops
each Lige, Ia nch in width and l5,huch thick AID
each chime Ia inch in width and llGtn thick and
diton.
vinegar shall be quality, equal to the standard
of the United States PhanacUI shall contain 10 other
than acid barrels similar in All
q0e oak slaves and heads shall be substituted red oak
slaves ami white heads SHAH be thoroughly
The whisky shall made wholly from grain, sound and mer
ehantae and be fu hsI proof according to the Cnted States
cusonlhouse stsu-ard and shall recfed 1t shall
be delivered good sound, bright quarters hoped
wesessone steOak barrels, with white oak heads
Il be made three piece heading. and we'll painted;
not 70 be less than inch thick, ami the heads not less than
thick and e barrel shall be coopered in addition vii.
three penny hoop each bge IL inch width
ll6hnch thick, aud one three penny hoop on each chime, IA
inch WIDTH I6thnch thea, per diagram. HE Whole
put IN good shipping order Of all charge the United
States.
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks barrels
hs barrels, ami boxes shall he subject 10 such inspection the
che Of this bureau drect the Inspecting ocer APP
pointed by the Navy Department All inspections to be
place OF delivery Biscuit however, be inspected he
place Of manufacture, viii all SUBJECT
inspection place Of delivery before nils signed
The prices OF ali the foregoing articles to be the through
out the and bidders iorone articles.
All the casks barrels sfbGrres, boxes Packages
he marked with their cOateuts and Tie contractors All the
barrels and hall barrels Of nouT bread and pickles shall
addition to the aboTe the manufactured put up
marked upon them.
The samples referred this advertisement those
for Tie fiscal year and hGCe reference 10 such
hd6e 6eeR previously erhibited
The quantity arces which will be required be
precisely stated. They viii preisbly be about