The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-20
BUREAU OF CoSsrRucrIoN EQUIPMENT AND RePAIRs.
July 49, 1874.

July 49, 1874.
TNO carry into effect that part of the act of Con-
i gress making appropriations for the naval SER
vice tor the fiscal year. ending June 80 lS45 viii CHI
relates to the purchase Of American warer-rotted
Hemp
o'clock, p. NJ, of the 29,h day of August next FOR
delivering at the Navy Yard Charles own, Mass,
TWO hundred tons of American wstef-ro.ted Hemp
This hemp must be equsI in qualify 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 " no will he 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 at the Navy yard
and must forward with them the offers Of persons of
sufficient property TO become sureties in third the
amount of the contract, for its performance if the
offer should be accepted.
Separate proposals will be received for quantities of
mol less than thirty tons, nor more than two hundred
tons. To diminish the hazard contractors of for
wardug hemp from the Western States, which may
not be of proper quality 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 ntracts to be made under
his advertisement. One of these agents will in
spect the Hemp hat may be sent to Louisville Ken
lucky, and the other that which msy be 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 con-
tractors TO have their hemp properly prepared and
ascertain the strength and character of before the
expense of sending 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
information. the only inspection by which the
hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that a, The navy yard where j, 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 OF before the first day Of August,
le45.
In addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance Of contracts, ten pei
centum viii be deducted from all bills for deliveries,
and retained, until he completion of the contract, as
additional security for its performance. The remain
ing ninety yer cenlum will be pad within thirty days
after the bills duly approved, shall be e-ented
the Navy Agent a, Boston.
To be pull shed three times a week ill the 29th
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