Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-18

Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March 10 1861.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed Proposals
o'clock a. m Wednesday the 18th day April next for
furnishing and delivering ION receiving day notice. except
twenty thousand pounds require the Omitted states navy
yards az ChsrestoWn, Massachusetts, Brook m New York. and
as may be reqred ordered from the By the chief
Of this bureau By the respective commanding officers Of the
said navy yards, daring the fiscal ending une 30 G viz
Biscuit tour, roe dried apples PcElrs sugar tea coffee,
beans, molasses, vinegar aud whisky
The biscuit shall be made wholly fro sweet superhne dour,
The manucturs Of the year le59 is0 buI shall all
be manufactured from tour made Of the crop Immediately
preceding the dates Ct the requ cn Tor me sane and shall
be fully equal quality snd conform 10 and shape The
samples which deposited in the sad nav yards shah be
free charge the United Saes good. sound, Welldre
briht our barrels, with lhe heads we'll ecur in air ana
water tight WHISKY SORT barrels az the option Of the oueaa
no biicuit will be required at GospOr in tight barrels
The our shall be equal the best Richmond and Baltimore
or lo but shall in all be manufactured from sound
fresh grouLd wheat Of tbs crop Immediately preceding tie date.
respects Of the best quality and shall be delivered good ship
ping orcer free Of all charge tie United States in the beat
case may bhe slaves headings be Of cak Of TIE best
quality, strong we'll hOOped h lining hoops around each
two ha barrels to be considered barre and than
one sixth Of the required quantity to be halt barrels.
The rice shall he the very quality. crop
meiatey preceding the dates Of the requson
The dred apples shall be Of the best quality, and shall be pre-
pared By drying only and Of the crop the
aately preceding thedats Of the requor sane;
shall be delivered N packages containing MT than three
hundred pounds.
she pickles shall put Up in iron bound casks and each @
shall contain one gaon Of onions one gallon Of pspper and
eight gallons Of medium cucnbers hy % the gallon and the
he 1aid IN. and eaeb 81, san tte1 bs hed vb fs ire
vinegar Of at least = degrees Of strength and equal French
vinegar the casks, vegetables, and vinegar shah and be
equal in an respects 10 the samples deposited al the above named
navy YARDS and the contractors shall warrant and rTarn I'D
they viii keep good and sound for at least two years
The iron hoops the barrels containing WHISKY olsses
egar, and pickles be we'll painted with red lead.
The sugar shall be according 20 sampesa the said yards
and be dry and II for packing
be D %
samples at said navyyas and be delivered IN half and quarter
chests only.
The coffee shall be equal the best Cuba according to sample
The leans shall very best quality white beans,
shall be Of the crop Immediately preceding the Of
quson for the se "a pounds to be taken as one bushel
The m0lasss shall be fay equal to tie best quality Of
New Orleans mcasse and shall be dev red in new we'll sz
soned barrels with white pine heads not less 4
thick; less than s inch thick; the barrels
three quarters hooped and addition, have four
bo, &c oo aacb hipp Z inch In width INA l. inch ri ~
and each chime - 10 width and 6ta inch thick, and
shall thoroughly cOoped and placed in the best shipping
The vinegar shall be of the first quality equal to the standard
Ct the United States Pharmacop sail contain
than scetc acid and shall be delivered barrels il all
respects those required far m0ass, with tue exception s
ars oak heads shall substituted for red oak
white pine heads and shall be torOugy coopeTe aid
placed in beat shipping order
The whisky shall be MADE wholly from grain sound and mer
charitable, proof according the United States
standard, and shall be double reced- IL shall
delivered good, sonnd, bright three quarter hoope
Weseasonsd Whoak barrels and Whoak heads, the hssds
Of three piece heading, and we'll painted the slaves
less thick. and the heads less than =
inch Thick aud shall be cOper in addition, with
penny hoop each bge - inch Widh and
I0tA inch Thick penny hoop each chime y inch
in Width l6th inch thick per diagram the Whole 20
put good shipping order, free Of Ell charge c the United
Statcsg
The foregoing DESERVED articles embracing casks barrels,
half barrels and boxel stan be subject 70 inspection as the chief
Of the Of Provisions and Clothing direct the in
spectng be appointed by tie Navy Department, All
inspections be the place Of delivery Biscuit may hoWev
inspected tie placed manufacture but vi in all cases
subject final inspection at lie place Of delivery before bills
ars signed therefor
Of all the foregoing articles 90 be tie same through
year bidder may OeT for articles and
accepted yard for which his proposal may
be the lowest.
All the ea barrels and half barrels boxes packages shall
be marked with their contents and contractors Al the
and half barrels Of four bread and pickles shall have
the above the when manufactured or put
up marked upon them.
The samples referred in this advertiser nt are those selected
for t ensuing year, and haze rTe1cs 20 Sach a.
hare been DreCiOusly srhiot ed.
me quantity articles which will be required cannot b
precisely stated. They will probably be about
To be offered for.