The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-22
Bureau OF Construction, EQUIPMENT AND RspAms.

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTIONS EQUIPMENT AND RspAms.
July Is, 1874.
ITO carry into effect that part of the act of Con-
l. gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice for the fiscal year, ending June 3d. 1915, which
relates to the purchase Of American water-rotted
! Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
O'clock Z. M, of the 29th day of August next, for
delivering at the Navy Yard Charleslown, 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 ask ed
per ton of 22f0 pounds delivered at the Navy Yard,
and must forward with them the offers of persons of
sufficient property TO become suretles 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 thirty TONS than two hu ndred
tons. To diminish the hazard to contractors Of for
~ardng hemp from the w estern States, which may
pared, the Secretary of the Navy has appointed 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 lnc i1ehip De sent 10 LOUISVILLE, NE
lucky, and the other that which may be to St.
Louis, IN Missouri. These agents will be furnished
with samples OF Riga Rein Hemp, and with the ms
of testing the strength of Hemp, and will be ready
10 give all information In their power, To enable CON
tractors to have their hemp properly ptepared and
ascertain the strength and character of it, before the
expense Of sending 1t 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
| hemp can be finally received and paid tor, will be
that at The navy yard where 1t is 10 be delivered
! The whole quantity Of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles
town, Mass, on before the frat day Of August
ls45
In addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance Of contracts ten per
cenium will be deducted from all bills for deliveries
and retained until The completion Of the contract,
additional security for its performance. The remain
ing ninety per cen'um will be paid within thirty days
afer the bills, duly approved shall be presented to
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times a week I'LL the 2gth
! August next, IN the Msdlsonisn and Spectator
Washington, ID. & Eastern Argus, Portland Me
Augusta Age, Augusta, Name; Hilrs Patriot, New
Hampshire; Morning Post and Daily Tunes Bos-
ton, Massachusetts; Journal Of Commerce and Au-
ros, New York National Enquirer and Demo
cratic Signal Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Sun
| suu h'PNputa"i pa"iuOf'i Ehqulfefi hchmohu
Virginia; Old Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk
| Virginia keniuckisn at Louisville, Gazette, at
Lexington, and Maysville Advocate Kentucky Old
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati Re-
publican, Ohio; Register and Chicago Democrat H.
linos Old School Democrat and Reporter Missouri
New Orleans Republican,, Louisiana Detroit Free
4 Press, Michigan; Morning Gsze,e, Buffalo, N Y,
4 American Seniinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia
Daily Morning Post, Pnlsburg. Pennsyl,ania Co
| lumbar Register, New Haven, Connecticut, and
State lntrligehcer, Geneva, New York.
| July lS-3tawt2gaug