The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-25
BuaEAu OF Construction, EQuIPMENr AND REPAiRs.
July Is, 1914,


July Is, ls44,
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 80, lS45, which
relates to the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until
o'clock, z. M, of the 29th day of August next, Tor
delivering at the Navy Yard Charlestown, 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 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 ask ed
per ton Of 22iO pounds, delivered at the Navy YaId
and must forward with them the offers of persons OF
sufficient! property to become suretes in one third the
amount of the contract for its perior nee if the
offer should be accepted.
Separate proposals will be received FOR quantities OF
not less than thirty tons, than hundred
tons. To diminish the hazard TO contractors of for
wardng 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
! his adver ilsement. One OF these agents will in
! spect the Hemp that may be sent to Louisville, Ken
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
TO give all information In their power, to enable
tractors TO have their hemp properly prepared and
ascertain the streng 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 merely TO
diminish the risk to contractors, by furnishing useful
/ Information. Zoe only Inspection by which the
hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that at the navy yard where il is TO be delivered
The whole quantity of the hemp embraced IN any
contract must he delivered the navy yard Charles
town, Mas, on or before the frat day of August
! ls45.
la addition to the bonds which will be required
1 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 It's Performance. The remain
'nR ninety per centum will be paid within thirty days
aier The bills, duly approved, shall be pre- sented to
the Navy Agent at Boston.
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