Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-19
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Navy Supplies" via he received Bureau unt
furnishing and delivering ION resolving days notice. except
biscuit, for which I've days notice shall be given every
yards az Chsrlesown, Massachusetts,, B7oo New York and
Gopor Virginia. such quantities OE Of the following articles
Of this bureau or by respective commanding officers Of tie
said navy yards during the fiscal year ending June D. s6l
Biscuit hour ree, dried apples pickles sugar tea, eodee,
beans, molasses, vinegar and whisky.
The biscuit shall made wholly from sweet superhne aour,
be manufactured from aour made Of the crop Immediately
precng the dates Of The requston for the same; and shall
sanples which deposited in the said yards; shall be
properly baked, thoroughly Ain drea we'll eda1s delivered
bh flour barrels with he heads we'll secured in air and
water tight whsy srt barrels, the option OF the bureau
The -four shall be equal to the best Rchmond and Baltimore
nA ana % ne Uanuiactrre OF wheat grown IN he ear les
or e5u but shall in all manufactured from soUnd
ofthe Te1uisitio1 fr tbe h. sweet IN an
respects Of the best quality and shall be delivered in good ship
ping oe free o. ali charge the United States, the
new we'll seasoned sound bht barrels or barrels as he
may be slaves headings Of the best
quality strong and we'll hOoped h lining hoops around each
head and equal in equality 10 sample barrel AZ aid nayyards;
two ha barrels to be considered barrel,
one sixth Of the required quantity to be half
The rice shall be OF the very % auaty and OF he erop i'm
medatey prsosing the ths reuon for thesaue
The dried apples shall be Of quality, shall be pre-
pared BY drying only and Of the crop autumn mme
diatey preceding the requsor for The same; and
shall be delivered N packages containing than three
@hepeke shall put up in iron bound casks each ~
shall contain gallon Of onons gallon PEPPERS
vegetables shall weigh hy seven pounds and they only
be paid for leach cask shall then be hei with white
vinegar Of at least q degrees Of seng and equal TO French
vinegar the casks, vegetables and vinegar conform and be
equal in all respects to the samples deposited at the above named
navy yards and the warrant and guaranty that
they VIII keep good and sound for at least years
The iron hoops the barrels containing WHISKY osses, v:n
egaT and pickles to be we'll painted with red lead.
me sugar shall be according to sapssa the said yards
and be dry and 6t for packng
me tea s be OF good quality Young lsoni equal 70 the
samples at said navyyaT and be delivered in half quarter
The coffee shall be equal to the besi Cuba according to sample
The beans shall be the best quality white bans aad
s-il ue ts troP Piecelns 1ns u OF he re
The Eoas shall be f1ly equal TO tie very best qaality Of
New Orleans mClasses shall be dsliv red in neW
sone1 req oak oarres Win Wao pine heads not less than ls
thick; inch the barrels 10
be three quarters hOope and in addition, have four
hoops each bge, IL inch in width and 10th inch @
and each chime - in width and 6tn inch thck and
shall oe thoroughly eooed and Face in the best shipping
diu0n
The vinegar shall be Of the first quality equal to the standard
Ct the United States PharHacoP and s1a contain other
than acsc acid and shall barres sim,ar
respects to those required for Olaes, with exception that
white pine heads and shall be thoou coopeed AID
placed in best shipping order.
The whisky shall be mace wholly from gran sound and mer-
chanbe, and be full first proof acc0r1Dg United
custom house standard, and shall be double red II shall
Eelsea9nsd whsak barrels, and whitoak heads the hesds
be made Of three piece heading and we'll painted the
thck. u
inch thick; and each barrel shall be cOpe, in addition with
three penny iron hoop each blge Ia inch width, and
ll6h inch thick, three penny hoop each chime IA inch
in wdh and l6th inch thick per diagram. Tne Whole
be put good shipping order free Of all charge to the United
States.
All the foregoing described articles, embracing casks barrels,
half barrels and boxes Ea be suec inspection the chief
ef the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing may direct the
spectng officer to be appointed by Navy Department, All
inspections be ct the pace Of dery Biscuit h0Eev
be inspected the place manufacture but sill in all
be subject to final inspection e he place Of delivery before bills
signed therefor
The all the foregoing articles TO e tie through
out the year. and bidders may offer o- articles and
his oer viii accepted for that yard og which his proposal may
be the lowest.
Ali the eask barrels and half barrels, boxes packages shall
be marked with their contents and the contractors Au the
els and half barrels Of -four, bread, and pickles shall have
addition the above, the when manufactured put
up marked upon them.
The samples referred 70 in this advertisement are those selected
for hs ensuing fiscal year and hGgg reTsRcs % such
hGUs been DrCJiOHsty szhi5i ed.
The qusnCty OF these ar, which will be reui ed cannot be
precisely stated. They will probably be about
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