The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-26
BUREAU OF CoNsTRUcTIoN EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRs.
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July IS, IS4A.
TNO 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, lS45, which
relates to the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau until 3
o'clock, f. Nj Of the ooh day of August next ior
delivering at the Navy Yard Charleslown, Mass,
two hundred tons of American wate,-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
Depart ment.
Persons making offers mus, state the price asked
per ton Of 22i0 pounds, delivered a, the Navy Yard
and must forward with them the Offers of persons of
sufficient property to become surete in one third the
amount Of the contract, for is performance if the
offer should be accepted
Separate proposals will be received for quantities of
not less than Ten tons, nor more than two hundred
tons To diminish the hazard to contractors of for
warding hemp from the w estern 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 TO be made under
| ihIs advert s,menl. 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 wl be furnished
with samples of Riga Rein Hemp md with the NEAR
of eslng 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 il, before the
expense of sending to 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. The only inspection by which the
| hemp can be finally received and paid tor will I've
that at the navy yard where it is TO be delivered
The whole quantity Of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered the navy yard Charles
town, Mass, on Oi before the first day Of August,
| ls45
la addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance of contracts, ten pei
centum viii 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 centum will be paid within thirty DAYS
after the bills, duly approved, shall be presented to
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times a week I'LL the 29th
August next, IN the Madsonian and Spectator,
w sshington, d. c Eastern Argus Portland, Me
Augusta Age, Augusta, Maine; Hill. Patriot, New
Hampshire Morning Post aud DAILY Times, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts; Journal of Commerce and Au-
roa, New York; National Enquirer aud Demo
cratic sigma, Harrisburg, Pennsy wanna; 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 aud Reporter, Missouri;
New Orleans Republican, Louisiana; Detroit Free
Press, Michigan; Morning Gazette, Buffalo N. l.,
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia;
Daily Morning Post Pitsburg Penney wanna Co
luuban Register, New Haven, Connecticut, and
State InteIlgehcer, Geneva, New York.
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