The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-13

BUREAu OF CONSTRUCTIONS, EQUIPMENT AND RepAIRs.
July IS, ls44.
ITO carry into effect that part of the &C, If Con-
4 gress, making appropriations for the na'al ser
vice tor the fiscal year, ending June &c. 1916 which
relates to the purchase of American waler-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau until
O'Clock, +. NJ, Of the 29th day of August text, for
delivering at the Navy Yard, CharIestown Mass,
Two hundred tons of American water rotted Hemp.
! This hemp must be equal in quality to The Riga
Rein Hemp heretofore purchased for ttr Navy,
samples Of which are now in the aid 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 fron the NAVY
Department
Persons making offers must state the Price ask ed
per ton of 22i0 pounds delivered at the Navy Yard
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 thirty tons more than two hundred
tons. To diminish the hazard to contractors of for
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 inspec hemp that
may be prepared TO fulfil ntracts 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 to ST.
LOUIS IN Missouri. These agents will he furnished
with samples of Riga Rein Hemp and with tie me ms
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 to
ascertain the strength and character of IT, before the
| expense OF sending TO the navy yard is Incurred
1t must be distinctly understood, however that the
inspection and opinion Of these SCENTS is merely
diminish the risk to contractors, by furnishing
information. The only inspection BY which the
hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that at the navy yard where il is TO be delivered
The whole quantity Of the hemp embraces, in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles
town, Mas, on OF before the frat day of August
| ls45.
In addition TO the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance Of contracts ten pei
centum will be deducted from all bills for deliveries
and retained, until the completion of the contract as
additional security for its performance. The remain
ing ninety per cen'um will be paid within thirty DAYS
after The bills, duly approved, shall be presented TO
the Navy Agent at Boston.
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