The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-07

pounds avordupois
240 bolts bag stuff, each bolt to weigh rs pounds
avoirdupois
IWine.
$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 to test the
except for No. 3, 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 acquisitions
which shall be made from the respective navy
yards.
200 bols No. fax canvass
100 bolts Nos do do
IS bolts No. 6 do do
Is bolts No. do do
40 bolts No 8 do do r
400 lbs fax sewing Irvine
70 bolts No. cotton canvass
10 bolts No. do do
10 bolts No.6 do do
5bolts No. 8 do do
60 bolts hammock stuff
90 bolts bag stuff
$50 lbs cotton sewing Irvine
To be delivered at the hayward 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 fax canvass, cotton canvass
hammock and bag stuff, and twine and separate
proposals will be received and considered for the
quantities to be delivered at each of the navy-yards
named. The proposals for all the canvass and
hammock and bag stuff, must be by the bol and not
by the yard. # E rs
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, 1896
Flar CanUass.
The warp and filling to be spun exclusively from
long, well-dressed flax, waerrotted and of the very
best quality, without any mixture Of shorts tow.
The yarns to be evenly spun and properly twisted;
the warp to be rather twisted than the filling;
the yarns to be boiled ina 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
erious substance, starch, tallow, glue, paste, nor
any description Of weaver's dressing to be used in
the manufacture. All cylndering, calendering,
=,
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
to such tests and inspection the chief Of the said
bureau may direct or authorizes and be in all re-
spects his satisfaction, to the satisfaction of the
respective commandments of said navy-yards. A
blue thread be placed 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
stpuatons and conditions of the contracts to be en-
tered nto proof of which must be furnished to the
satisfaction of the commandment Of the yard.
Bonds, with two approved sureties, in one-half the
estimated amounts of the contracts, will be required,
and ten per centum in addition will be withheld
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
fed by some navy agent, commandant of a navy
yard or other person known to the chief of the bu-
reau must state upon the offer their readiness to be-
come suretes for the persons offering if their bid
should be accepted.
To be published once week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz Union, lntelgencer, and
Constitution, Washington, ID. c.; Morning Post,
Daily Times, and Boston Courier, Boston, Mass. |;
Post, New York; Pennsylvanian, and Keystone,
Philadelphia, Pa. ; Republican, Baltimore, Md.
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the Bureau evidence of pub
LEGATION.
May l3-w4w