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BuaEAu OF CoNsrRucrIoN, EQUIPMENT AND RErAIRs
July 10, 1874.

BUaEAu OF CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRs
July Is, 1874.
1NO carry into effect that part of the act of Con-
Il gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice tor the fiscal year, ending June &c. 1885, which
relates to the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
O'clock, p NJ, Of the 29.h 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
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 mus, state the price ask
per ton Of 22i0 pounds, delivered at the Navy Yard
and must forward with them the offers of persons OF
sufficient property TO become sureties 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 thirty tons, than hundred
tons. To diminish the hazard to contractors of
warding hemp from the Western States, which may
not be Of proper quality or sufficiently we'll pre-
pared, the Secretary of The Navy has appointed two
agents. who will, when requested, inspect hemp tina,
may be prepared fulfil contracts to be made under
this adyer'Is, One OF these agents will in
spec the Hemp that may be sent to Louisville Ken
lucky, and the other that which may be sent to St.
l. Ius, IN Missouri. These agents will be furnished
with SAMPLES of Riga Rein Hemp, and with the mea n
of testing the strength of Hemp and will be ready
TO give all information in their power TO enable CON
tractors to have their hemp properly prepared and
ascertain the strength and character of n, before the
expense OF sending ii 10 the navy yard is incurred.
1t must be distinctly understood however, that the
inspection and opinion of these agents is merely 10
diminish the risk TO contractors by furnishing useful
information Toe only inspection by which the
hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that at the navy yard where it is TO be delivered
! The whole quantity OF the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles
town, Mass, before the frs, day of August
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la addition to the bonds hich 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 ior it's performance. The remain
ing ninety rer cenum will be paid within thirty day
after the bills, duly approved, shall be presented to
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times a week till the 29tf
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