The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-23

BUREAU OF Constructions, EQUIPMENT AND RgpAIRs.
July 10, 1874
ITO carry into effect that part of the act of Con-
Il gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice for the fiscal year ending June 80 1915 W hch
relates To the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
o'clock, p. M, of the 29Ih day of August next, tor
delivering at the Navy Yard Charlesto Town, Mass
two hundred tons of American watef-rotted Hemp
This hemp must be equal in quality to the Riga
Rein Hemp heretofore purchased for the Navy,
samples of which 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 APP
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 Yaid
and must forward with them the offers of persons OF
sufficient property to become sureties in third the
amount Of the contract for It's Performance if the
offer should be accepted
Separate proposals will be received for quantities OF
not less than thirty tons, than two hundred
tons. To diminish the hazard contractors of for
warding 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 to fulfil contracts 10 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
give all information In their power to enable con-
tractors have their hemp properly prepared and Il
ascertain the strength and character of IT, before the
expense Of sending 1t to the navy yard Is incurred
must be distinctly understood, however, that tn,
inspection and opinion Of these agents is merely &c
diminish the risk 10 contractors by furnishing useiu
! information. The only inspection by which tn,
hemp be finally received and paid for, will b,
that at the navy yard where II Is 10 be delivered
The whole quantity of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered the navy yard Charles
town, Mass, on OF before the first day of August,
! lS45.
In addition to the bonds which will be require,
for the faithful performance of contracts, ten pc
centum will be deducted from all bills for deliveries
and retained, until the completion Of the contract, a
additional security for its performance. The remain
ing ninety per cenlum will be pad within thirty day
after the bills, duly approved, shall be presented L
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times a week till the 29t
August next, in the Madsonan and Spectator
w ashington, d. c Eastern Argus, Portland, Me
Augusta Age, Augusta, Maine; Hill. Patriot, Ne'
! Hampshire; Morning Post and Daily Times, Boz
, ton, Massachusetts; Journal of Commerce and Al
rora, New York; National Enquirer and Demo
cratic Signal Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; So
and Republican, Baltimore Enquirer, Rchmon,
Virginia Old Dominion and Beacon Norfoll
Virginia Kenuckian at Louisville, Gazette,
Lexington, end Maysvie Advocate, Kentucky; Oh
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati r.
publican, Ohio; Register and Chicago Democrat, !
llnois Old School Democrat and Reporter, Missouri
New Orleans Republican, louisiana Detroit FIR,
Press, Michigan; Morning Gazette, Buffalo, n Y
American Sentinel, and Public Ledger, PhiladelphI
Daily Morning Post Pntsburg, Pennsy lvania; G,
| Navy
State lnteilieencer, Geneva, New York.
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