Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-05
NAVY sUPPLIES-Is59-'GO.

Burear Of Provisions and Clothing, sIarch II, 1889
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed proposals
O'clock Wednesday, the goth day Of April next, for
furnishing and delivering ION receiving ten days notice.
for biscuits for which five days notice shall be given every
twenty thousand pounds requred at the United States
yards at Chareown Massachusetts, BROOKLYN New York; and
required ordered from the contractors the chief
said during the scal year ending June &c. $500 viz
Biscuit hOur rice dried apples pickles. sugar. tea, coffee,
beans. molasses, vinegar, and whisky.
The shall be made wholly from superfne -four,
the manufacture of the 1858 1885, but shall in all
be manufactured crop preced
ing of the Iuons shall be fully
equal quality and conform in size and shape the samples
which deposited in the said yards shall be properly
baked, thoroughly kin ed well packed and delivered free
charge the United Stas in good sound Eeed, bright
-four barrels with the heads well secEred in air and water
tight spirit barrels the option Of the
The -four be equal the Richmond Baltimore
brands aud of the manufacture Of wheat grown in the 1888
s59bu shall in all he manufactured from pure sound,
fresh ground wheat the crop Immediately preceding the
Of the requon Tor the same shall be perfectly sweet and in
all respects of the best quality; and shall be delivered in good
shipping order free OF all charge TO the United States in the
best new" we'll seasoned sound bright barrels or nail barrels
the may slaves and headings to be OF red oak of the
best quality strong and well hoped with lining hoops ground
each head and equal in quality to sample barrel at said navy
half barrels to be conered abfel and not
than Onexh the required quantity to be in half barrels
The rice shall be OF the very best quality and OF the crop I'M
medatey preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for the
The dried apples shall be Of the besqua and shall be pre-
dae preceding the dates Of the acquisitions for the and
TIE pickles shall put up bound casks and each cas
shall contain gallon OF onions, gallon Of peppers and
eight gallons of medium eucumbeTs hty to the gallons and the
vegebsn each shall weigh fifty pounds and they only
vinegar Of at least A degrees Of strength and equal to French
vinegar casks vegetables vinegar shall conform and be
equal all respects the samples deposited at the above named
navy yards and the contractors shall warrant and guaranty tina.
they will keep good and sound for at least tgoyears
The hoops the barrels containing Whiskey, molasses
vinegar, and pickles TO be well painted with red lead
The sugar snail be according samples athe said nayyyad,
and be dry fit Cor packing.
good quality young hyson equatO the
pies at said nayyards and be delivered in hah and quarter
chests only.
The coffee shall be equal Cuba according sample
shall quality white beans and shall
be Of the Immediately preceding the dates OF the rusons
for the same, Ga pounds to be taken as one bushel
be fully equal to the very quality Of
New Orleans and shall be delivered in well
barrels with white pine heads than IL
inch Thick the slaves not less than inch ck the barrels to be
quarters and addition, to have four hoops
each blge 4 inch in width and l6thinch thick, ald
one on each chime width and l5th inch thick,
shall be thoroughly cOopd aud placed in the best shipping
dition.
The vinegar shall Of the first quality, equal to the standard
CT the United States Pharmaeopaa shall contain other
rpects required for moases with the exception that
3 oak and heads shall be substituted for red oak
pine heads and shall be thoroughly coopeied and
kced a the shipping order
eantabe, proof according the United States
custom house auaard and shall he double reciied It shall
be delive ed in good new ound bright three quarters hool cd
wesessoned wieoAk barrels with white oak heads the beads
nat 10 he 81 ban inch timex and the heads not less bsa -
inch thick barrel shall b coopered in addition witt
hreepenuy hoop each be inch IN width, and
IGtllnch thick and one three penny hoop chne X
inch width and 6thBch thck pc; diagram lhe vh0ie
put good shipping order free of all charge the United
States.
foregoing described articles embracing barrels,
haf barrels shall be subject such inspection the
chief of this may direct the inspecting officer ob
pointed by The Navy Department. All in econs to lie
place Of delivery Biscuit may however, be inspected al
place Of manufacture, will in all be subject TO LAal
inspection place delivery before bills signed therefor
The prices Of all the foregoing articles t. be the same through
the year. bidders Oe for articles
All the casks barrels aud barrels boxes or packages shall
marked with their contents Al the
barrels barrels -four bread and pickles shall have in
above year when manufactured put up
marked upon them
samples referred this advertisement those selected
for ensuing year, and haze reference to such as
haze been previously erlibited
The quantity articles which will be required cannot be
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