The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-09

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTIONS, EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS
July 10, 1874.
7NO 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, which
relates to the purchase Of American watef-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
o'clock, +. M of the Goth day Of August next, Tor
delivering at the Navy Yard, Charleslown, 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 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 2240 paunds delivered at the Navy Yard
and must forward with them the offers of persons of
sufficient property to become suretes in one third the
amount of the contract, for ills 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 heard to contractors Of for
wardiog 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 that
may be prepared to fulfil ntracts to be made under
his advertisement. One of these agents viii in
spect the Hemp that may be sent to Louisville Ken
lucky and tho uthcr the, which may be cont TO ST
LOUIS IN Missouri. These agents will be furnished
with samples of Riga Rein Hemp and with the mea ms
of testing the strength of Hemp, and will be ready
TO give all information in their power 10 enable
tractors TO have their hemp properly prepared and
ascertain the strength and character Of IT, before the
expense Of sending it TO the navy yard is incurred
1t must be distinctly understood, however that the
inspection and opinion of these agents is merely TO
diminish the risk to contractors by furnishing useful
information The only inspection by which the
car be nall vcsl far will to
that al the navy yard where it is TO be delivered
The whole quantity of the hemp embraced in any
contrac, must be delivered the navy yard Charles
town, Mass, on OF before the frat day Of August
is45.
Ia 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 pc rformaDce. The remain
ing ninety per cenum viii be paid within Thirty days
oftcr the bills duly approved, shall be esenied to
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times a week I'LL the 29,h
August next, in the MadisonIan and Spectator,
w Washington, ID. c Eastern Argus, Portland, Me
Augusta Age, Augusta, Name; Hi's Patrol, New
Hampshire; Morning Post and Daily Times, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts; Jurnal of Commerce and Au-
rors, New York; National Enquirer and Demo
cratic sigma Herrisburg Pennsyivsnis; Sun
and Republican, Baltimore; Enquirer, Richmond
Virginia; Old Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk
Virginia; kentuckisn at Louisville, Gazette, at
Lexington, and Msysvile Advocate, Kentucky; Old
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati Re
publican, Ohio; Register and Chicago Democrat "
nois; Old School Democrat AMI Reporter, Missouri;
New Orleans Repu blican, Louisiana; Detroit Free
Press Michigan; Morning Gazette, Buffalo, N. Y,
American S.nlineIand Public Ledger, Philadelphia;
Daily Morning Post, Pitsburg, Pennsy lvania Co
ua,bian Register, New Haven, Connecticut and
State InteiIigencer, Geneva New York.
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