The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-14

Bureau OF CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS
July Is, ls44.
TNO carry into effect that part of the act of Con-
Il gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice tor the fiscal year, ending June 80 1915, which
relates to the purchase of American walef-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau until 3
o'clock, p. M, of the 29th day of August next Tor
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 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 Yaid
and must forward with them the offers of persons of
sufficient property to become suretes 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 ZEN TONS nor more than two hundred
tons. To diminish the hazard contractors Of for
warding hemp from the Western States, which may
not be Of proper quality or sufficiently we'll pre-
pared. the Secretary of The Navy has appointed two
agents, who will, when requested inspect hemp that
may be prepared fulfil c. nracts 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 mea ms
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 to
ascertain the strength and character of it, before the
expense OF sending II To the navy yard is incurred.
II must be distinctly understood, however, that the
inspection and opinion of these agents is merely TO
diminish the risk 10 contractors, by furnishing useful
tf.far L., l..
hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that al the navy yard where 1t is 10 be delivered
L he whole quantity of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the yard Charles
town, Mass, on OF before the first day of August
ls45.
In addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance Of contracts ten per
centum will be deducted from all bills for deliveries
and retained, until the completion of the contract as
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 ill the 29th
August next in the MadIsonian and Spectator
Washington, d. c 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-
rofa, New York; National Enquirer and Demo
cratic Signal, Harrisburg Pennsy wanna; Sun
s"" 'N'P''lta"i pai,i'nol'i bnquTtti hlcnnonui
Virginia Old Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk
Virginia; hentuckisn at Louisville, Gazette, at
Lexington, and Maysvllle Advocate, Kentucky; Old
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati Re-
publican Ohio; Register and Chicago Democrat, H.
linois Old School Democrat and Reporter, Missouri;
New Orleans Republican, Louisiana; Detroit Free
Press, Michigan; Morning Gazette, Buffalo, NY
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Philadelphia
Daily Morning Post Pntsburg Peonsylvanis Co
lumban Register, New Haven, Connecticut, and
State lntegebccr, Geneva, New York
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