The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-26
BUREAU OF Construction, EQUIPMENT AND RsrMRs.
July H. 1874.

July Is, 1914.
TINO carry into effect hat part of the of Con
Il gress, making appropriations for the naval SER
Tor the fiscal year, ending June 80 1915 which
relates TO the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until
o'clock, T. NJ, OF the 29th day of August next, Tor
delivering at the Navy Yard Charlsslown, Mass,
TWO hundred tons OF Amencan water roued Hemp
This hemp mus, 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 no will be APP
pointed by, and act under instructions from the Navy
Department.
Persons making offers must state the price ask ed
per ton Of 22i0 pounds, delivered at the Navy Yatd,
and must forward with them the Offers of persons of
sufficient property to become suretle third the
amount OF the contract, for lis performance if the
offer should be accepted.
5 psrate proposals will be received for quantities of
not less than thirty tons, more 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 or sufficiently we'll Jre-
pared, the Secretary of the Navy has appointed two
agents, who viii, when requested inspect hemp that
may be prepared to fulfil cJntacts 10 be made under
Tins adyeT One of these agents will in
spect the Hemp that may be sent to Louisville, Ken.
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l. juIs ~ Missouri. These agents will be furnished
with SAMPLES of Riga Rein Hemp and with the mea ms
of testing the strength of Hemp, aud will be ready
TO give all information in their power, to enable
tractors to have their hemp properly prepared and
ascertain the stTeng and character of H. before the
expense OF sending 1t TO the navy yard is incurred.
Ii must be distinctly understood, however that the
inspection and opinion of these agents merely 10
diminish the risk TO contractors, by furnishing useful
information. Tie only inspection by which the
! hemp can Be finally received and paid for, will be
that at the navy yard where II Is TO be delivered
The whole quantity Of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered the navy yard Charles
town, Mass, on before the first day of August
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la addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance of contracts, ten pei
centum viii 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 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 Madlsonian and Spectator
w ashington, ID. c Eastern Argus, Portland, Me
Augusta Age, Augusta Maine; Hill. Patriot New
Hampshire; Morning Post aud Daily Times, Bos
ton, Massachusetts; Journal Of Commerce and Au
tofa, New York; Nsional Enquirer and Demo
cratic Sigma, Harrisburg Pennsylvania Sur
and Republican Baltimore Enquirer, Richmond
Virginia Old Dominion and Beacon Norfolk
Vrgnia kentuckian at LOUISVILLE, Gazette, Al
Lexington, and Maysyille Advocate, Kentucky; Oh
School Republican, Statesman, and Chemist Re
publican, Ohio; Register and Chicago Democrat II
lnois Old School Democrat ond Reporter, Missouri
New Orleans Republican, Louisiana Detroit Ere,
Press, Michigan; Morning Gazette, Buffalo, n Y,
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia
Daily Morning Post, Pntsburg Pennsy wanna Co
un ban Register, New Havtn, Connecticut, anC
State IntelIigehcer Geneva, New York.
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