Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-24
NAVY SUPPLIES--Is6O-0I.


NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau o. Proyisiens and ciothing March l6, 1900
Tor Navy supplies viii he received At this Bureau until
o'clock m Wednesday the 18th day q April next,
furnishing and delivering ION receiving days notice. except
90 0aeu for which I'VE days notice shall be given for every
twenty thousand pounds equredl the United navy
yards at CharestoWns Massachusetts, Brooklyn,
may be required ordered from contractors BY chief
Of this bureau by the respective commanding officers Of the
said navy yards, during fiscal year ending 1851 viz
Biscuit, four rice dried apples pickles. sugar tea coffee,
beans molasses, vinegar and whisky.
The biscuit shall be made wholly from superne dour,
Of the manufacture Of the year 1859 ESQ,
preceding dates the requ tons for the same and shall
be fully equal quality, and shape the
properly baked, thoroughly dried
free Of charge to the United sts good, sound, wedre
tight whisky spirit barrels, option
NO biscuit will be required at GospoTt in tight barrels.
The -four shall be equal to the best Richmond and Baltimore
brands and OF the manufacture Of wheat grown the year 1879
6O but shall in all be manufactured from pure, sound
Of the requisiOn for the shall perey and all
respects Of the best quality and shall be delivered good ship
ping orter free Of all charge the Uued
we'll seasoned sound bright barrels, ha barrels the
case mag bhe stses All heaank be Of req csk Of ne best
quality strong we'll hoped Eth lining hoops around
Two bssf tareis 10 ~ eoBsier@ "a a frr ana ROD rrs tba5
sixth Of required quantity be halt barrels
The shall be the very quality and OF the crop i'm
msdately preceding dates equiston sane
The ded apples shall be Of best quality shall pre-
pared BY drying only, and Of the crop the
daty preceding the dates Of the requsor for The sane; and
hundred pounds.
hs pickles shall be pat up in iron bound casks and ecl k
shall contain gallon Of onions gallon Of PEPPERS aud
eight gaols Of me1um cucumbes, hy the gallon, the
vegetables each shall weigh fifty pouncs, they only
be pad cr and each shall then Be filled with white vine
vinegar ~ degrees Of Strength and equal French
vinegar; the casks, geatle and vinegar shall be
equal 10 all respects 10 the samples eped al The above named
navy yards, the shall guaranty that
they Will kser gsoi sound fof least years
The hoops the barrels containing WHISKY olsss vim
sgar and pickles to be we'll painted Win red lead
The sugar shall be according to amPssa the ad
and be dry and ht for packing
The shAi god quality young dyson, equal TO the
samples said navy ards, and be Delivered in half and quarter
The coffee shall be equal to the ei Cuba according sample
shall be the very best quality white BEAMS and
shall be OF crop Immediately PRECEDING the dates Of the
quson "a pounds to be Een bu-hel.
Inc Iaolas sna oe Ily e. a 70 te very Dssl qaay Of
New Orleans mcass and shall be delivered new, veil
sOned red oak Barrels with white pine heads not less than IA
inch thick the less than inch thick the barrels
be three quarters hoop and in addition, 70 have four "
hoops, each bge Ia inch in width and h inch Thick
and one chime width and ll6th thick. and
shall be thoroughly cocperd and placed in the hest shipping
dition
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality equal 70 the standard
Pharmac0pia, and sail contain other
than actc acid and shall be delivered IN barrels sar IN all
rA OAK heads shall substituted for red
and white pine heads, and shall be horougy cOop and
placed in beat shipping order.
The whisky shall be wholly from grain, sound and
chanbe fun proof according the United States
custom house Standard and shall be double rced Il snail
be delivered in good sound, bright three quarter hoped
we'll seasoned WhitG barrels and whtoak heads hs hesds
than s. inch thick the heads less than q
three penny hoop each bge Ia inch in Wdh ard
lbth inch thick, three penny hoop On each chime = inch
in widh and 10th inch thick per diagram Inc Whole to
pu good shipping ORDER free Of al charge to the United
States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing casks, barrels,
half barrels and shall be subject to Inspection the chief
Of the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing direct the in
sFeCtng officer to be appointed by TIE Navy Department All
inspections to he at the place Of delivery Biscuit hoEev-
be inspected at TIE place Of manufacture but v in all cases
be subject final inspection at the place 0f delivery before bills
signed therefor.
The prices OF an the foregoing articles to be the through
the and bidders offer for articles and
his Oder will he accepted for that yard for which bis proposal may
be the lowest.
All the cas barrels and half barrels, boxes packages shall
be marked with their and contractors Au the
half Of hOur bread and pickles shall have
addition above, when manufactured put
up markell upon them.
The samples this advertiser those selected
for the ensuing fiscal year, and haze reference % such
hdre been previously eshi5ted
The quantity Of these articles which viii be required cannot DO
preci- ely stated They will probably be about
To be offered for