The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-19
BuaEAu OF CoNs1RuerIoN, EayIrMENr AND RErAlns

July Is, 1874.
YNO carry into effect hat part of the act of Con-
l. gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice tor the fiscal year, ending June 80, 1915, which
relates to the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until
o'clock, 7. M. of the 29th day of August next, Tor
delivering at the Navy Yard Charlestown, Mass,
, two hundred tons of American water rotted Hemp.
This hemp must be equal in quality TO the Riga
Rem Hemp heretofore purchased for the Navy,
samples of which are now In the said navy
yard-must be delivered free of all expense to
the United States, and be subject to the
inspection and approval Of persons who will be ap-
pointed by, and act under instructions from the Navy
Department.
Persons making offers must state the price asked
per ton of 22i0 pounds, delivered at the Navy Yald,
and must forward with them the Offers of persons of
sufficient property to become suretes in third the
amount of the contract for its performance, if the
offer should be accepted
Separate proposals will be received for quantities OF
not less than ZEN tons, nor more than two hundred
tons To diminish the hazard to contractors of for
weIdiDg hemp from the Western States, which may
| not be of proper quality or sufficiently well pre-
pared, the Secretary of the Navy has appointed two
agents, who will, when requested, inspect hemp that
may be prepared fulfil contracts to be made under
This advertisement. One of these agents will in
spect the Hemp that may be sent to Louisville, Ken
lucky and the other that which may be sent TO st.
| LOUIS in Missouri. These agents will be furnished
With samples of Riga Rein Hemp, and with the means
of testing the strength Of Hemp, and will be ready
to give all information 10 their power, to enable con
tractors have their hemp properly prepared and TO
ascertain the strength and character of It, before the
expense of sending 1t to the navy yard is incurred.
IL must be distinctly understood, however, that the
inspection aud opinion Of these agents is merely to
diminish the risk TO contractors by furnishing useful
| Information. The only inspection by which the
hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that at the navy yard where it is 10 be delivered
The whole quantity of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles
town, Mas, on OF before the first day of August,
| lS4J.
! la addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance of contracts, ten per
centum will be deducted from all bills for deliveries
and retained until the completion Of the contract
additional security for its performance. The remain
ing ninety per cenum will be pad within thirty days
after the bills, duly approved, shall be presented to
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times week I'LL the 29th
August next, in the Madlsonan and Spectator
Washington d. c. Eastern Argus, Portland Me. ;
Augusta Age, Augusta, Maine; Hil's Patriot, New
Hampshire Morning Post and Daily Times Bos-
ton, Massachusetts; Journal Of Commerce and Au-
rou, New York National Enquirer and Demo
cratic Signal Harrisburg Pennsylvania; Sun
and Republican, Baltimore; Enquirer, Richmond,
Virginia Old Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk,
Virginia Kentuckian at Louisville, Gazette at
Lexington, and Maysville Advocate Kentucky; Old
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati Re
publican Ohio; Register and Chicago Democrat, IL
linois Old School Democrat and Reporter, Missouri
New Orleans Republican, louisiana Detroit Free
Press, Michigan; Morning Gazette, Buffalo, N. L.,
American senuneI and Public Ledger, PhIlodelphai
Daily Morning Post Pittsburg. Pennsylvania Co
lumban Register New Haven, Connecticut and
State InteIlgencer, Geneva, New York.
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