The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-27

BuREAu OF CossrRucrIoN, EQUIPMENT AND RsrAlRs.
July 10, 1914.
ITO 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, 1913, which
rslates to the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received a, this Bureau, until
o'clock, r M, of the 10Th day of Angus, next, for
delivering at the Navy Yard Charleslow 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 APP
pointed by, and act under Instructions from the Navy
Department.
Persons making offers must state the price asked
per ton of 22iU pounds, delivered at the Navy Yald
and must forward with them the offers Of persons of
sufficient property to become sureties in one third the
amount of the contract for It's performance, if the
offer should be accepted.
Separate proposals will be received for quantities OF
not less than thirty tons, than hundred
tons. To diminish the hazard contractors of for
warding hemp from the Western States, which may
not be Of proper quality 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 be made under
This advertisement. One of these agents viii 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 Rem Hemp, and with the inca S
of testing the strength of Hemp, and will be ready
to give all information in their power to enable
tractors have their hemp properly prepared and 10
ascertain the strength and character of u, before the
expense of sending 1t to the navy yard is incurred.
IL must be distinctly understood however, that the
inspection and opinion Of these o. rnts is merely TO
diminish the risk TO contractors by furnishing useful
] inflammation Inp only nv which the
hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that al the navy ward where 1t Is 10 be delivered
The whole quantity of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles
i town, Mass, 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 will be deducted from all bills for deliveries
and retained, unu The completion of the contract, al
additional security for its performance. The remain
ing ninety per centum will be paid within thirty day
after The bills duty approved, shall be presented
the Navy Agent at Boston.
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