Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-03

Navy DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, March 16, 1861
SEPARATE PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed proposals
for Navy Supplies" VIII De received ct this Bureau until
o'clock m wednesday the 18th day Of April next,
furnishing and delivering ION receiving notice. except
On biscuit for which Eve days notice shall be given fer every
twenty thousand pounds equirod al the United States navy
s at Charlestown. Massachusetts Brooklyn, New York: ana
Gopo Virginia. quantities only Of the following articles
as may be rec red ordered from The contractors By the chief
of his bureau or by the respective commanding os Of the
said navy yards during the fiscal year ending 1851
Bscu -four, rice, dried apples, pickles, sugar tea coffee,
beans, molassos, vinegar and WHISKY.
The biscuit shall wholly from sweet superhne -four,
the manuiaeture Of the 1859 $50, but shall in all
manufactured from our made Of The crop Immediately
preceding the dates Of the acquisitions the and shall
samples which deposited in the said nav, yards shall be
properly baked thoroughly liln drsd well d
free Of charge to The United States, in good sound, welde
h dour barrels with The beads we'll secured air and
water tight WHISKY brit barrels at the option Of the bureau
10 bcuit viii be required at Gosport in tight barrels
The -four shall be equal to the best Richmond and Baltimore
brands, and % the manufacture Of grown in the year 10
or 6O but shall IN all cases be ro
fresh gr0ud wheat of the crop Immediately preceding the dates
Of The rquson for the shall be pesg sweet and n All
respects Of the best quality and shall be delivered 10 gooe
ping order, free Of ali charge 10 the United States IN the pt
new, we'll seasoned sound bright barrels, or hat barrels as me
case may bhe stsves AID headings 10 be Of req oAA o. -s
quality strong and we'll hoped with lining loops arouho e4
held and equal in equality to sample barrel - sac
two hat barrels to be considered as 1t ~. 0e ~
sixth Of the required quantity to Be in nail barrels
The rice shall be Of the very Dess quality ana o. me eIo I'M
medately pressing the dates Of the Telul7on ol ls
The dried apples shall be Of the best gua and sha p pre-
pared BY sun drying only and o. ae etoP o. se @ % J
shall be delivered IN packages containing not mere Ah 'nEe
snail be pat up in iron bound casks and each eas
shall contain one gallon onons gallon OF Peppers and
eight gallons OF neium a91lneSts' MY 70 s ~ ~
vegetables in each shall gets ii.sy se 49, - ~ Wy
he paid fr and each cask shall then be hted with white VIM
VINEGAR Of a. least degrees Of suengh. and equal to EreEe
vinegar The casks Vegetaties 1o 81 !
equal in all respects the samples deposited al the above name
v wards and shall warrant and guaranty tina
they viii keep g20d and sound ior az least we years
The iron hooPs the barrels containing WHISKY nol4ss vn
erar, and pickles to be we'll painted with red lead
The sugar shah be according samples al the said
and be dry and ht for packing a,
The tea shall be Of good quality young hysoni equal to u
samples said yards and be delivered in half and quartz
chests only.
The shall be the very best quality white beans, an
shall crop Immediately preceding the dates OF the r.
qusiton the "a pounds to be taken as one 6uhel
The mulasss shall faly equal 70 tie very best quality
New Orleans mclasss and shall be delivered in new, we'll 81
inch thick less than q inch thc the barrels
be hre hoped, and, in addition 70 have four iro
and one on each chime width and ll6h inch thick az
thoroughly eoopere and placed in the best shipping col
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality equal to the standal
CT United States Pharmacops, and sasl contain no olh
than acec acid; shall delivered in barrels siar IN
respects those required FOR molassesi with the exception IA
lce oak and heads shall Dc substitute Ter red %
AYES white pine heads and shall be horougy coopeed a.
M ybt sbaii f made wholly from gran sound and me
chaute aud be proof according 70 the United Stat
house Standard and shall be double rcd Il sha
be delivered in good new sound bright three eusLe[ noSpe
- - - - I;Tcb lbicg md he heads not less than
inch thick and each shall be cyope, in addition, wi
one three penny iron hoop each bhge 4 inch in wd al
llBh inch thick penny hoop each chime, "a in
IN width and thick per diagram The who're
put good shipping ORDER free OF ell charge to the Unit
states.
An the foregoing described articles embracing casks, barre
half barrels and boxes, shall he subject inspection the chi
ef the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing direct the
specng officer to be appointed by tie Navy Department
inspections the place Of delivery Biscuit may howe
err Inspected place manufacture. but will in all cs
subject final inspection at the place Of delivery before m
are signed therefor
The all the foregoing articles to be the same throug
out the year and may offer for articles
his offer viii accepted for that yard for which his proposal m
7 be the lowest
All the cas barrels half barrels, boxes packages sh
be marked with contents and contractors Au
and half barrels Of four Bread and pickles shall ha
in the above, the when manufactured or
1 up marked upon them
samples to in this Advertisement are those select
for the ensuing year, and hdCe rFencs 70 sUeh
haze been previously sahiot cd
The quantity OF these articles which will be required cannot
precisely stated. They viii probably be about
To be offered for.