The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-25
| PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
RETTED HEMP.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTIONS, EouIPMEsT, &c.
Ft 4th October, lS45.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Proposals
~ for hemp" will be received at this bureau until
the 18th December next, for delivering one hundred
and fifty tons of american scaies-reed hemp such
storehouse in each of the cities Of Louisville Ken
lucky, and st. Louis, in Missouri, as may be desig
mated by the United States hemp agent at those
places; the deliveries to be made between the first
day Of March and the FIRST day Of July, 1886, and
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that 1t has
been ,cafer-retted in the usual manner.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned,
free from shivers, and must not lose more than
sixteen per cent. of tow and waste when hatcheed,
to the satisfaction of the inspectors ready for spin
ming. Its strength must be such, that a rope o.
one and three-fourths of an inch in circumference,
by the inspectors, by their directions will bear at
least four thousand two hundred pounds; and its
length, color, and other properties, must be entirely
satisfactory to the inspectors, the chief of this
bureau, or il will not be received. II will be i'm
spected and tested at the respective places Of de-
livery.
For the hemp which may pass inspection and be
received by the agent he and the inspector will cer-
fy bills (for not less than one thousand dollars the
last bill excepted according TO the provisions of the
contract ninety per cent. of which TO be payable
within thirty days after the presentation of the bills
W such navy agent as may DC agreeu upon ny the
chief of this bureau and the contractors.
Persons offering, must offer for at least thirty
TONS and must state the price written in words at
lengthy asked per ton Of 2,240 pounds when deliv-
cred inspected, tested, approved, and received by
the agent and inspector, and payable US above
specified, and must forward with their offer ob-
CATION, duly executed by two persons Of known
responsibility, binding themselves for the perform
ance of the offers, If they should be accepted.
Bonds to one-half the amount of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and sufficient
sureties, will be required for their faithful execu-
ton, in addition 10 deduction of ten per cent
from all bills which may be approved and paid be-
fore the completion of the contracts, which will be
retained until they are fully completed, in all re-
spects, according to their terms.
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the
terms of this advertisement.
If contracts are not executed within five days
after they have been received by the persons whose
offers have been accepted the bureau will consider
itself at liberty to offer it TO the next lowest respons
BILE bidder.
To be published once week until LIST December,
in the following papers, viz: The Union, Inte-
gencer, and Constitution, Washington, d. Co.
Statesman, Columbus; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio;--
Union, Nashville; Appeal, Memphis; Tennessee
Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee State Sentinel,
indianapolis; Courier, Madison, lDdiana;-- Argus,
Quincy; St. Clair Banner, Belville; Democrat,
Chicago Register Springfield, Illinois, Missourian
St. Louis; Inquirer, Jefferson city; Platte Eagle,
Platte city, Missouri;-Ycoma Frankfort; Demo-
crat, Louisville; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky
Territorial Gazette ard Advertiser, Burlington,
Iowa;--Courier, Milwaukee Wisconsin, -Banner
Little Rock, Arkansas.