The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-21
BuREAu OF CoNsr'N, EaUIeM'r ARD REPAIR,
AL 10 iQAE

April 10, l64o.
CEALED PROPOSALS endorsed proposals for
~ hemp) will be received at this Bureau until the
3lst day of May next, for furnishing and delivering
at the navy-yard, Chsrlestown, Massachusetts, on
before the first day Of July, 1916, four hundred
tons of waterrotted hemp. $3.50
This hemp must be equal to the Riga Rein hemp
now at the navy-yard, Charlestown. In deciding
upon offers, preference will be given to American
hemp, if offered at equal lower price than may be
asked for foreign hemp. The hemp must be sub
ject TO inspection and approval at the navy-yard,
Charlestown, Massachusetts, by persons to be APP
pointed, by and under instructions from this Blu
reau, and none will be received which shall not
pass such inspection. ,ea
Persons who may wish to furnish hemp perfectly
free from tow, and ready for spinning can forward
separate proposals for such hemp; which hemp, if
the proposals should be accepted, must, like the 9TH
er, be subject to inspection and approval at said
navy-yard before it will be received.
Persons making offers must state the price asked
per ton Of 2,:240 pounds, delivered at said navy
yard, and must forward with them obligation
from two persons of sufficient property to become
sureties for the fu6ment Of the contract be en-
tered into, in onethrd the amount of said contract
To diminish the hazard to contractors of forward
ing hemp from the western States, which may not
be Of proper quality, sufficiently well prepared,
the Secretary of the Navy has appointed two agents,
who will, when requested, inspect hemp that may
be prepared and intended TO fulfil contracts to be made
under this advertisement One Of these agents will
inspect the hemp that may be sent to Louisville,
Kentucky, and the other. that which may be sen
to 81. Louis, in Missouri. These agents will be
furnished with samples Of the Riga Rein hemp, ex-
ceptng 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
to enable contractors to have their hemp properly
prepared and to ascertain the strength and charac-
ter of it. before the expense of sending it to the
yy-yard is incurred. 1t must be di. lnctly under
stood, however, that the inspection and opinion of
these agents is merely to diminish the risk to con-
tractors, by furnishing useful information. The on
ly inspection by which the hemp can be finally re-
ceived and paid for will be that at the navy-yard
where it is to be delivered.
In addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance Of the contract per
centum will be deducted from the amount of all bills
for deliveries, and retained until the completion of
the contract, additional security for its perform
paid within thirty days after bills, duly approved,
shall be presented to the navy agent at Boston,
Massachusetts,.
To be published once week for four weeks in
the following newspapers, viz: The Globe and In
telgencer, Washington, D. c.; Morning Post and
Daily Times, Boston, Mass; Hampden Post,
Springfield, Mass; Hartford Times, Hartford,
Conn.,; Journal Of Commerce, Morning News, Eve
ming Post New York, N. Y; Pennsylvania, Pub
lie Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa; Morning Post, Pitts
burgh, Pa; Union, Harrisburg, Pa; Republican,
Baltimore, Md; Enquirer Richmond, Val Chron.
ice and Old Dominian, Portsmouth,, Va; Jefferso-
nian, New Orleans, La; Union, Nashville, Tenn;
Appeal, Memphis, Tenn; Gazette, Lexington, XVI
Democrat, Louisville, KY; Statesman, Columbus,
O.; Enquirer, Cincinnati, o.. State Sentinel, In
dianapolis, Indiana Register, Springfield, ILL.,; Demo
crat, Chicago, Ill., Free Press, Detroit, Mich; Mis-
sourian, ST. Louis, Mo.
The above papers, containing the advertisement,
will be forwarded to the Bureau as evidence of pub.
location. April l8--law4w