The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-19
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$500 pounds flax Irvine
2, 400 pounds cotton Irvine.
The flax canvass to be 90 inches wide, and each
bolt to contain 40 running yards Strips test the
strength of the flax canvass will be one inch wide
except for No. 8, which will be one and quarter
inch wide.
The cotton canvas to be 90 inches wide and each
bolt to contain so running yards
The hammock stuff to AZ inches wide and each
bolt to contain so running yards.
The bag stuff TO be AZ inches wide, and each bolt
to contain SO running yards.
The Irvine must conform in size, number OF
threads, and in other respects to the reuusitions
which shall be made from the respective navy
yards.
200 bols No. flax canvass
100 bolts No. 2 do do
95 bolts No 6 do do
Is bolts No. do do
40 bolts No. do do
400 lbs. flax sewing Irvine
70 bolts No cotton canvass
70 bolts Nos do do
10 bolts No. 6 do do
bolts Nos do do
60 bolts hammock stuff
20 bolts bag stuff
$50 lbs cotton sewing twne
To be delivered at the navy yard at Philadelphia.
One-fourth of the remaining quantities of the diff
ferent numbers of canvass, hammock and bag stuff
and of the quantities of Irvine, to be delivered at
each of the navy-yards Charlestown, Massachusetts,
and Brooklyn, New York; and the remainder at the
navy-yard, Gosport, Virginia. Proposals to be
made separately for the flax canvass, cotton canvass
hammock and bag stuff, and Irvine; and separate
proposals will be received ard considered for the
quantities 20 be delivered each Of the navy-yards
named. The proposals for all the canvass and
hammock and bag stuff, must be by the bolt, and not
by the yard.
One-half the quantity to be delivered to each of
said navy-yards must be delivered on or before the
LIST December next, and the remainder on or before
the LIST May 1916.
F2ar CdnraSs.
The warp and filling to be spun exclusively from
long, weldressed flax, waterrotted and of the very
best quality, without any mixture of shorts or tow.
The yarns to be evenly spun and properly twisted
the warp to be rather more twisted than the filling;
the yarns to be boiled in solution of the best Amer
lean pot ashes in the proportion of seven pounds OF
ashes to every hundred pounds of green yarn, and
one gallon of water to every pound Of green yarn,
then to be thoroughly washed and rinsed in pure
water, and carefully dried. The yarns to be thus
prepared between April and November. No dele
terlous substance starch, tallow, glue, paste, nor
any description of weavers dressing, to be used in
the manufacture. All cylndering, calenderng,
pressing, and beating, is strictly prohibited.
The cotton canvass, hammock and bag stuff, and
twine, must be of the best quality of materials and
workmanship, and, with the flax canvass, be subject
10 SuC tests ana Inspection as the cnef OF the SAID
bureau may direct or authorize and be in all re-
specs to his satsacton to the satisfaction of the
respective commandments of said navy-ynrds. A
blue thread to be placed at such distances from each
selvage of all the canvass may be directed in the
contract.
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense of
the contractor; and the articles must conform to the
spuations and conditions of the contracts to be en-
tered into; proof Of which must be furnished to the
satisfaction of the commandant of the yard.
Bonds, with two approved suretes, in one-half the
estimated amounts of the contracts, will be required,
and ten per centum in addition will be withheld
from the amount of each payment to be made as
collateral security for the faithful performance of the
contract which will not be paid until the contract
shall have been fully complied with in all respects.
The Bureau reserves the right to reject all offers
from persons who have heretofore failed to fulfil
contracts.
Two persons, whose responsibility must be certi-
ned by some navy agent, commandment of navy
yard, or other person known to the chief ofthe bu-
reau state upon the offer their readiness to be-
sureties for the persons offering if their bid
should be accepted.
To be published once week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz; Union, Inteigencer, and
Constitution, Washington, ID. c.. Morning Post,
Daily Times, and Boston Courier, Boston, Mass. /;
Journal of Commerce, Morning News, and Evening
Post, New York; Pennsylvania, and Keystone,
Philadelphia, Pa. ; Republican, Baltimore, Md.
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the Bureau as evidence of pub
LEGATION.
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