The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-27

BuREAu OF CONSTRUCTIONS, EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS
July Is, 1874.
THO 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, 1915 which
relates to the purchase of American watef-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
O'clock, p. M, OF the Doth day of August next, Tor
delivering at the Navy Yard Charlesiown, Mass,
two hundred tons Of American water rotted Hemp
This hemp mus, 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 asked
per ton Of 224O pounds, delivered nt the Navy Yard
and must forward with them the offers of persons Of
sufficient property sureties in one third the
amount of the contract, for It's perorma nee 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 contractors of for
warding hemp from the w estern States, which NAV
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 tina,
may be prepared TO fulfil ntracts to be made under
his advertisement. One of these ag.n ts will in
sPett 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 inca 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 it to the navy yard is incurred.
1t must be distinctly understood, however, that the
inspection aud opinion Of these agents is merely 10
diminish the risk to contractors by furnishing useful
| Wh a.,
hemp can be finally received and paid for, 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 Cha les-
town, Mas on OF before the first day of August,
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In addition 10 the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance OF contracts ten PEI
centum 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 cenum will be paid within thirty days
after the bulls, duly approved, shalt be pre- sented
the Navy Agent at Boston.
To be published three times a week ill the 10Th
Angus, next, in the Madlsonian and Spectator,
Washington, d. c Eastern Argus, Portland, Me !;
Augusta Age, Augusta, Maine; Hilps Patriot New
Hampshire Morning Post and Daily Times, Bos
ton, Massachu- etts Journal Of Commerce and Au-
roa, New York; National Enquirer and Demo
cratic sigma, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Sun
and Republican, Baltimore; Enquirer, Richmond,
Virginia; Old Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk,
Virginia Kentuckan at Louisville, Gazette, at
Lexington, and Maysville Advocate Kentucky; Old
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati Re-
publican, Ohio Register and Chicago Democrat H.
LIMOS Old School Democrat AMI Reporter Missouri
New Orleans Republican, Louisiana Detroit Free
Press, Michigan; Morning Gazette, Buffalo, n y
American Sentinel and Public Ledger, Phade phla
Daily Morning Post, Prtsburg. Pennsylvania Co
lunblan Register, New Haven, Connecticut, and
State Intelligencer Geneva, New York.
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