The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-29

3.
July IS, 1874
ITO carry into effect that part Of the act OF Con-
l. gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice tor the fiscal year, ending June 30 1916 which
relates to the purchase of American watef-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
O'clock, T. M, OF the Doth day of August next, tor
delivering at the Navy Yard, Charles own, 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 must state the price asked
per 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 lis 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 hoard 10 contractors of for
waIding hemp from the Western 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 TO be made under
his 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 sent TO ST.
Louis IN Missouri. These agents will be furnished
with SAMPLES of Riga Rein Hemp,an with the means
of testing the strength Of Hemp, aud will be ready
&c give all information 10 their power, TO enable
tractors TO have heir hemp properly prepared and 10
ascertain the strength and character of il, before the
expense of sending II To the navy yard is incurred.
II must be distinctly understood, however, that the
inspection and opinion of these agents is merely TO
diminish the rlsk to contractors, by furnishing useful
information. The only inspection by which the
hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that at the navy ward where II Is 10 be delivered
The whole quantity Of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles,
town, Mas, on OF before the fret day of August,
IS45
In addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance Of contracts, ten pei
cenum will be deducted from all bils for deliveries,
and retained until The completion Of the contract,
additional security Tor IL performance. The remain
ing ninety PER cenum 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 s. eclaior,
Washington d. c Eastern Argus, Portland, Me
Augusta Age, Augusta, Name; Hilf- Parrot New
Hampshire Morning Post aud Daily Times, Bos
ton, Massachusetts; Journal of Commerce and Au-
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cratic sigma Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Sun
and Republican, Baltimore; Enquirer, Richmond,
Virginia Old Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk,
Virginia Kenluckian at LOUISVILLE, Gazette, at
Lexington and Maysyille Advocate Kentucky Old
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati Re
publican, Ohio Register and Chicago Democrat IL
linois; Old School Democrat anu Reporter Missouri
New Orleans Republican, LOUISIANA Detroit Free
Press, Michigan; Morning Gazette, Buffalo, n. Y,
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Phiadephlai
Daily Morning Post, Pltsburg, Pennsylvania Co
n,
5 ate lnteihgehcer Geneva, Now York.
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