The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-23
ION, EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS.

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS.
July Is, 1874.
TNO carry into effect that part of the of Con-
Il gress, making appropriations for the naval ser
vice tor the fiscal year, ending June 49, lSi5 which
relates to the purchase of American water-rotted
Hemp
Proposals will be received at this Bureau, until 3
clock, r M, of the 29th day of August next, Tor
delivering at the Navy Yard Charlestown Mass,
TWO hundred tons Of American watet-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 no will be APP
pointed by and 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 #
sufficient property TO become surees in one 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 Ten tons, nor more than two hundred
tons To diminish the hazard to contractors of for
wardlng hemp from the Western 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 to Louisville Ken
lucky and the other that which NAV 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 to
ascertain the strength and character of it, before the
expense Of sendlng II to the navy yard is incurred
1t must be distinctly understood however that the
inspection and opinion of these agents is merely 10
diminish the risk TO contractors by furnishing useful
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hemp can be finally received and paid for, will be
that at the navy ward where II Is 10 be delivered
| The whole quantity of the hemp embraced in any
contract must be delivered at the navy yard Charles
town, Mas, 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
cenum 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 centum will be paid within thirty DAYS
after the bills duly approved, shall be presented to
the Navy Agent al Boston.
To be published three times a week till the 29lh
August next, IN the Madisonisn and Spectator
Washington, ID. G Eastern Argus, Portland, Me
Augusta Age, Augusta, Maine; ill., Patriot New
Hampshire Morning Post and Daily Times, Bos-
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rora, New York; National Enquirer and Demo
crate sigma, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Sun
and Republican, Baltimore Enquirer, Richmond,
Virginia Old Dominion and Beacon Norfolk,
Virginia kentucklan at Louisville, Gazette, at
Lexington, and Maysylle 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, n. Y,
American Sentinel and Public Ledger Philadelphia;
Daily Morning Post, Putsburg. Peonsy wanna Co
lun,ban Register, New Haven, Connecticut, and
State InteIlqehcer, Geneva, New York.
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