The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-16
BUREAU CoNsrRUcrIoS, EQUIPMENT AND RErAlRs.

BuREAu OF Construction, EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS.
July Is, 1874
THO 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 80 1885, which
relates to the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
o'clock, p. M of the Doth day of August next, TOR
delivering al the Navy Yard Charles 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 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 W ho will be APP
pointed by, and act under instructions from the Navy
Department.
Persons making offers must state the price asked
per ton Of 22i0 pounds, delivered the Navy Yard
and must forward with them the offers of persons of
sufficient property TO become suretes in third the
amount of the contract, for its 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 w estern States, which may
not be of proper quality or sufficiently well pre-
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 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 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
IL 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 for will be
that at the navy yard where It Is TO be delivered
The whole quantity of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles
town, Mass, on OF before the first day Of August,
ls4j
In addition TO the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance OF contracts, ten per
cenum 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 cenlum 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 week I'LL the Goth
August next, IN the Madsonian and Spectator,
w Washington, ID. G.; Eastern Argus Portland, Me
Augusta Age, Augusta, Maine; Hill'- Patriot, New
Hampshire Morning Post and Daily. Times, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts; Journal Of Commerce and Au-
rona, New York; National Enquirer and Demo
cratic sigma Harrisburg, Pennsyvania; Sun
and Republican, Baltimofei Enquirer, Richmond,
Virginia Old Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk,
Virginia; KentuckIan at Louisville, Gazette, at
Lexington, and Maysyille Advocate, Kentucky; Old
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati Re
publican Ohio; Register and Chicago Democrat, H.
llnois; Old School Democrat ami Reporter, Missouri,
New Orleans Republican, Louisiana Detroit Free
Press, Michigan Morning Gazette, Buffalo, n. Y,
American Sentinel and Public Ledger Philadelphia;
Daily Morning Post, Pittsburg. Pennsylvania Co
lumbian Register, New Haven, Connecticut, and
State -Inteiqencer, Geneva, New York
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