Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-04
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NAVY DErkETlEEE.
Bureau Of Provisions and Clohiag, March l6 ie6U.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed proposals
for Navy Supplies viii be received this Bureau ant
furnishing and delivering ION receiving days notice. except
% biscuits for shoh I've days notice a Be given for
teeay oesa pous required az me United states navy
yards az CharestoHn, Mazchuses, Brooklyn New Ycr
sospor Virginia sneh Quantities OILY Of the following articles
q nay ee required OF orerea @ me contractors BY me CHEZ
Of this bureau or BY the respective commanding ocrs Of the
said navy yards, during he hs ending June 30 1851 viz
bcnii nour rice cried apples pickles. sugar tea coaeei
beans Eaclasses' vinegar and whisky.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from sweet superfne -four,
Of Che manufacture Of me year 1859 or $3.50 but shall in All
manuetnre from Of the crop Immediately
De iay eqo II qaa and conform n size and shape, 20 ne
samples which deposited in the said nav yards shall be
properly baked thoroughly ln dried well pacE delivered
ee OF charge % me ontea sles N good, soano Weafe-
bril- n -four barrels with he heads we'll secured, air
water tight WHISKY t barrels, The option Of the bureau
no biscuit Rlh ne required at 6osport IN light barrels
The -four shall be equal the Richmond and Baltimore
brands and OF the manufacture OF wheat grown ia the year 1919
u 49, ~ slsll " ~ cases pc In =
fresh grouLd wheatof the crop Immediately preceding me oates
othe rquon for the shall be perfectly sweet and n All
respects Of the best quality and shall be delivered in good ship
ping orcer free Of all charge tie United States In the best
may bthe slaves headings be Of req ca Of the best
quality, strong and hooped with lining hoops around each
haf barrels considers barre and not more than
sixth OF the required quantity to Be in hall barrels
sdaey preceding the dates Of the requon ioE me same
The dried apples shall be Of the best gasl ana sns = pre-
daeIy preeeir OF the requsoR for the same and
shall be delivered IN packages containing not more thAn three
We tIs s he mt M in iron bound casks, and each cs
shall contain one gallon Of onions, enc g.9h o. gee, enc
vegetables in shall weigh hy seven POUNDS and they only
h ad fr each cas then be filled with white wine
VINEGAR OF At least q degrees Of strength, and equal TO French
VINEGAR the casks vegetahlesS and vinegar SHAH conform and b,
equal in an respects the samples deposited the above named
49, arde and the contractors and guaranty tina
they Vii keep g3od and sound for az least two years
The iron hOors the barrels WHISKY oasss Y'n
erar, and pickles 70 be we'll painted with red lead
The sugar shall beaccordng samples the said nayyards
The tea hsl be Of Eood quality young byson equal tn
samples said and be delivered in half and guar e
Tie coffee shall be equal the best Cuba according sample
Theb shall be the very best quality white BEAMS an
s mmedaely preceding the dates Of the re
cushion the "a pounds to be taken one bushe
The m0lass shall be fay equal to the very best quality
New Orleans mcasse and shall be delivered IN new, wen sea
sone5 redoa barrels with white pine heads not less than -
inch thick; the not less than inch thick the barrels
be three quarters hooped and in addition, % have four iro
hoops each bge "a inch in width and thi =
each chime IL in width and l6th ineh thcA an
shall be thoroughly eooer and placed IN the De spug con
dtion
Ct the United States Pharmacop and san contain 40 o5
than acete acid; delivered in barrels SIM In 81
respects to those required oaes, with the exception ha
aohffe odE slaves ana heads s1AJ pc ~ -.
and white pine heads and shall be torouy coered az
placed in best shipping order.
chantab be fun first proof according 70 the United state
custom house standard and shall be double reched Il sh
be delivered good new sound bright, three quarter hoOpeC
eeasoned whteok barrels and wheOak heads, the hesd
not to be less than inch thick and the heads not less than
inch thick and barrel shall be c5opered in addition, wit
IIbth inch thick hoop each chime, - inc
in width and inch thick per diagram The Whole
be put in good shipping orde free Of m charge to the Unite
States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing casks barrel
half barrels boxes shall be subject TO Inspection as the CHI
Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing may Direct the
spectng be appointed by TIE Navy Department
inspections place Of delivery Biscuit may, hoWe
inspected tie place manufacture but will in all cast
subject final inspection at the place OF delivery before b
ures signed therefor
The pcs OF all the foregoing articles to be tie same hroug
year and bidders offer for more articles az
his offer will be accepted that yard FOR which his proposal ms
7 be the lowest
cas, barrels and half barrels boxes packages, sha
marked with their contents the contractors Au
and Of -four, bread, and pickles shall hav
in addition to the when manufactured or p
1 1 up marked upon them
The samples in this advertisement those select
ensuing fiscal year, and hdUe no 7sTeace 70 SHch
| lace been DT6Vl0usg estioi ed.
The quany which viii be required cannot
Z precisely stated They viii probably be about
. To be offered for.