The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-21

July 10, 1874
'NO carry into effect hat part of the act OF Con
Il gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice Tor the fiscal year. ending June &c. lSi5 which
relates to the purchase OF American water-Iotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
O'Clock, +. NJ, OF the 29lh day of August next, or
delivering at the Navy Yard, Charles own, 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 in the said navy
yard-must be delivered free of all expense to
the United Status, and be subject to the
inspection and approval Of persons no 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 Yald
and must forward with them the offers of persons of
sufficient property to become surete, in 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 Ten TONS nor more than two hundred
tons. To diminish the hazard to contractors of for
wardlng hemp from the Western States which may
not be Of proper quality or sufficiently well pre-
pared, the Secretary of the Navy has apponted two
agents, who will, when requested inspect hemp that
may be prepared to fulfil contracts TO be made under
This advertisement. One of these agents will in
spect the Hemp that may be sent TO Louisville Ken
lucky anu the OtneT tnal which 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 TO enable
tractors TO have their hemp properly prepared and
ascertain the strength and character Of IT, before the
expense OF sending II TO the navy yard is incurred
1t must be distinctly understood however, that The
inspection and opinion Of these agents is merely TO
diminish the risk 10 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 yard where 1t Is TO 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 first day of August.
ie45.
la addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance of contracts, ten per
cenlum will be deducted from all bills for deliveries,
and retained until The completion of the contract,
additional security for lie performance. The remain
ing ninety per centum will be paid within thirty days
after the bills dolly approved, shall be presented
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times a week ill the 29th
August nett, IN the Madsonian and Spectator,
Washington, ID. G Eastern Argus, Portland, Me.
Augusta Age, Augusta, Maine; Hil'. Parloi, New
Hampshire Morning Post and DAILY Times, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts,; Journal of Commerce and Au-
rors, New York; National Enquirer and Demo
cratic sigma Harrisburg, pennsy wanna; Sun
and Republican, Baltimore Enquirer, Richmond,
Virginia Old Dominion and Beacon Norfolk,
Virginia kentuckan at Louisville, Gazette, at
Lexington, aud Mays'ille 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, Philadelphia,
Daily Morning Post, Pusburr. Pennsylyania; Co
lumbar. Register, New Haven, Connec,cui, and
State Intellicehcer, Geneva, New York
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