Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-06
BrREAu or CoxsrN, EorIp.i'r Axp REPAIR, !

BUREAU or CoNsT'N, EorIPAiT AND REPAIR, !
April Is, 1873.
SEALED PROPOSALS endorsed proposals
- for hemp will bc received al this Bureau
until the 3lst day Of MAY next, for illinshin. anil
delivering at The navy.yard Charles!own, Mas
sachuserls. on or before The first day OF July,
1916. four hundred tons Of waler-ro,lai hemp.
This hemp must be eqnal 10 The Riga Rein
hemp now a, The nary-yard, Char!rsiown. In
derilng upon offers. preference will lie given 20
American hemp, ifoiifrcd al equal o. lower price
Than NAV be asked Tor foreign hemp The hemp
must he subject 10 inspection and approval ii tn.
navy-yarl, Challes,own, Massachusetts, b. per-
sons to be appointed, by and under distraction
from this Bureau, ard none WIN le received
which shall not pass such Inspection.
Persons who NAV wish 10 furnish hemp perfect
L. free from tow, and ready for spinning, can
forward separate proposals for such hemp which
hemp. il the proposals should be accepted must,
lilo The other. be subject 10 inspection ana
approval al said maynard before il will be re-
Persons making offers must stale the price
asked per ton OF 2,2I0 pounds, delivered al said
nayy.yard, and mus, forward with them an obi
cation from two persons oil sufficient property to
become surelies for the fufilmen Of The contract
10 be entered into, in one-third the amount u
said contract.
To diminish the hazardto contractors for Of
warding hemp from The Western States, which
NAV mol be of proper quality, or sufficiently well
nrena red the Secretary of the Navy has appoint
ed Two agents who WILL when requested inspect
hemo tha, may be prepared and intended 10 fulfil
contracts 10 be made under this advertisements
One of these agents will inspect the hemp that
NAV be sent 10 Louisville, Kentucky, and the
other that which may be Serl 10 ST. LOuis, in
Missouri. These agents will BE- furnished with
samples of The Riga Rein hemp, excepting for
hemp fully prepared for spinning, and with the
means Of testing the strength OF hemp, and will
be ready TO give all information in their power,
toenable contractors 10 have their hemp properly
prepared, and to ascertain the strength and cha
racier of it, before the expense OF sending i, TO the
navy-vard is incurred. ltmusl be distinctly under
stood, however, that the inspection and opinion OF
these agents is merely 10 diminish the risk 10
contractors, by furnishing useful Information
The only inspection BY which the hemp can he
finally received and paid for will be that at the
navy-yard where it isto be delivered
In addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance Of the contract ten
per &C ntum will be deducted from the amount OF
all bills for deliveries, and retained until the COM
nletion of the contract as additional security for
lis performance. The remaining ninety per
centum will be paid within thirty days after bills
duly approved, shall be presented 10 the navy
agent Boston, Massachusetts. May l-cw4w
WATSON g. DlBRELL.
COMMISSION and FORWARDING MER
CHANTS, opposite the Basin Sheds, Rich
nond will sdvance literally on TOBACCO
WHEAT and FLOUR, consigned 10 their care
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