The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-20

July Is, 1874.
ITO carry into effect hat part of the &C, of Con
L gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice for the fsca! year, ending June 80, 1915 which
relates to the purchase of American waler-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
o clock, T. NJ, of the 2yh day of August next, or
delivering al the Navy Yard, Charleslown, Mass
TWO hundred tons of American watet-rotted Hemp.
This hemp must be equal in quality to the Riga
Rein Hemp heretofore purchased for the Navy
samples of which are now ia 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 22iO pounds delivered at the Navy Yad
and must forward with them the offers of persons OF
sufficient property to become suretes ip third The
amount of the contract for It's performance, If the
offer should he accepted.
Separate proposals will be received for quantities OF
not less than ZEN tons, nor more than two hundred
tons. 10 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 fulfil contracts 10 be made under
his adver basement. One of these agents will in.
spect the Hemp that may be sent 10 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
to give all Information in their power 10 enable CON
tractor. TO have their hemp properly prepared and TO
ascertain the strength and character OF it, before the
Ipense of sending il to the navy yard is incurred
IL must be distinctly understood, however that the
inspection and opinion of these SCENTS is merely 10
diminish the risk TO contractors by furnishing iul
information. The only inspection by which the
hon, ~ So. tly .nI "a 4. 4
that at the navy yard where j, is 10 be delivered
The whole quantity of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles
town, Mass OF before the first day of August
! le.5.
| In addition TO the bonds which will be required
for tie faithful performance OF contracts ten pei
cenium will be deducted from all bills for deliveries,
and retained until the completion of the contract,
additional security for It's Performance. The remain
ing ninety per cenum Will be paid within thirty days
after he bulls, duly approved, shall be presented to
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times a week ill the 10Th
August next, IN the MadIsonian and Spectator
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