The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-24

July Is, lS44.
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 &c. 1915, which
relates to the purchase of American waler-rolted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
o'clock, Z. M, of the 18th day of August next, tor
delivering at the Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass,
two hundred tons of American watef-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 2240 pounds, delivered the Navy YaId
and must forward with them the offers of persons of
sufficient property to become sureties 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 thirty tons, than two hundred
To diminish the hazard TO contractors of for
warding hemp from the w estern States, which may
not be of proper quality sufficiently well pre-
pared the Secretary of tie Navy has appointed two
agents, who will, when requested inspect hemp that
may be prepared TO fulfil contracts to be made under
this adver ,isemen. 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 and with the mea Is
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
ascerta ain the strength and character of before the
expense Of sending IT 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 TO contractors by furnishing useful
Information. The only inspection by which the
ham h, En,t lilo ,.l anil "A l.
that at the navy yard 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, Mass, or before the frat day Of August,
lS45.
In addition TO the bonds which will be require ed
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 It's Performance The remain
ing ninety per cenlum will be paid within thirty day
after the bills, duly approved, shall be presented tC
the Navy Agent al Boston.
To be published three times week ill the 29tt
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