Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-21
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Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing. Mach ID is6n
SEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed Proposals
o'clock, M wednesday the 18th day Ct April next for
furnishing and delivering Zen receiving day notice. except
twenty thousand pounds requred al the United States navy
yards a. Gharst0Wn, Massachusetts, Bsook York; and
GospOrt, Virginia. such quantities Ol following articles
may be required ordered from the contractors By he chief
Of this bureau or BY the respective commanding os Of the
Biscuit dour, rice, dried apples, Pices, sugar eoaee,
beans, mossaes' vinegar and whisky
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfne -four,
Of the manufacture Of The 1859 or $50, bur shall all
cases be manufactured from hour made Of The crop Immediately
preceding the dates Of the equis tons for the same; shall
SAMPLES Ehich aTe depstsd Id he l nav YARDS nan IL
properly baked, thoroughly sin dried, well pace
bri, In fiouT Srsls b he beds we'll seemed or In .i and
water tight WHISKY Spirit barrels at the option Of the
No biscuit vii be required at GosPort in tight barrels
The Hour shall be equal the Richmond aud BALTIMORE
brands, add Of the manufacture Of wheat grown the s9
or lo6O but shall in all be Manufactured from pure, s0Uud
fresh grou.d Whsatof TIE crop Immediately preceding tie dates
ofthe rsquson The same shall be persty sweet and all
respects Of the best quality and shall be delivered good ship
ping 0eer free OF ali charge to the Uoted states In the
new we'll seasoned, bright barrels oraf barrels az the
ease may bethe save AID hsadnE cak Of the be
qualify strong and veil ho0ped lining hoops around each
head, aud equal equality sample barrel az said navyysd1
two haf barIels to b considered harre than
one sixth Of me required quantity 10 be in half barrels
The rice shall he Of the sery qusty and CT the crop
mdateiy preceding The dates OF TIC requston for the same
Inc eed apples shall be Of the best quality and shall Be pre-
pared b sun dsgg only, and Of the crop he
diey Prseedirg dates Of the reguor for the and
sAl pc aefea N packages containing not mere than three
s pickles shall be pat up iroa bound casks and eaea ek
saa contain one gallon Of oniens gallon Of peppers and
eight gallons OF medum cucGmhes, nifty the gallons and the
vegetables IN 9eh snail weigh fly Pounos and hey only
Pc paid to and ee8 csk snail then Be hed with white vine
vinegar at least - degrees enlh and equal to Preach
vinegar; the casks vegetables and vinegar conform aud be
equal IN all respects 70 Inc samples deposited al the above named
navy yards, the shall warrant and guaranty that
they viii keep good and sound Tor at least two years
The iron hoops The barrels containing WHISKY oassas vim
egar, and pickles TO be we'll painted with red Lead
The sugar shall be according sapss at the said ya-
and be dry and dt for packing
The shall be of good quality young byon equal the
samples az said avyyaTs and be delivered in half quarter
The coffee shall be equal to the best Cuba according
The beans shall be the very best quality Ehe beans,
shall beof the crop Immediately preceding the re
quon fer the a pounds 70 be taken bushsl.
The moasses shall be fly equal to tie best gaaty OF
New Orleans mclasses and shall dv red in new well s
sOned red oak barrels with white pine heads less than
inch thick the less than e inch thick the
be threq uarra hoped and IN addition 70 have four on
hoops each bge Ia inch in width aud 10th inch hi X
and one each chime - in width and ll6h inch thick, and
duon
CT the United States Pharmac0Pa ssa contain other
than acsc acid; and shall delivered
aoEis OAK and heads shall substituted
and white pine heads and shall be thOrOugy cOpeed
The whisky shall be wholly from grain. sound and
chsntbe and be fun -t proof accoTng 70 the United states
standard, shall ecIed.
be delivered good socnd, bright, three quarter h00pd
Eeseasoned whcak barrels, and wheoak heads, the heads
TO be ade OF three piece hedng, and we'll painted the
inb mick and 1ef rrel gbsI be eoper in sddirjoD Win
three penny iron hoop each bge = inch wh and
Il6th thick, three penny hoop each chime
in width, and ll6h inch thick per diagram. The
be put good shipping order, free OF ell charge &c the United
All the foregoing described articles embracing casks barrels,
half barrels boxes, shall be subject inspection the chief
Of the Bureau Of Provisions ard Clothing may direct the
spectng officer to be appointed by Navy Department All
inspections the pace delivery Biscuit may hoUey
be inspected al tie place manufacture. but viii in all
be subject to anal inspection at he place Of delivery before bills
are signed therefor
The ices OF ali m foregoing articles to be e. through
the year. and bds may offer tor articles and
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be the lowest
All the ess, barrels and half barrels boxes packages, shall
be marked with their and the contractors All the
ban els and half barrels Of flour, bread and pickles shall have,
in addition the above the when manufactured put
up marked upon them.
The samples referred in this those selected
for th ensuing fiscal year, and haCs reference 10 sRc
hare been DFsCi0HSly sztibi s1-
The quantity Of these articles which will be reu ed cannot be
precisely stated. They will probably be about
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