The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-01
PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
RETTED HEMP.
Navy DEPARTMENT,

Navy DEPARTMENT,
BUREAu OF CONSTRUCTORS, EeuiPMENr, &c.
4th October, lS45
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Proposas
~ for hemp" will be received at this bureau until
the 18th December next, for delivering one hundred
and fifty tons Of american ,raterreited hemp at 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, 1916, and
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that il has
been waer-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 hatcheled,
to the satisfaction Of the inspectors, ready for spin
ming. Its strength must be such, that rope o.
one and three.fourths of an inch in circumference,
made from twentyonc yarns, as prepared and tested
by the inspectors or by their direction, will bear at
least four thousand two hundred pounds; and its
length, color, and other properties must be entirely
satisfactory to the inspectors or the chief of this
bureau, or it will not be received II will be in
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 cert
y bills (for not less than one thousand dollars the
last bill excepted; according tho provisions of the
contract; ninety per cent. of which TO be payable
within thirty days after the presentation of the bills
chief Of this bureau and the contractors
Persons offering, must offer for at least thirty
TONS and must state the price (wrtten in words at
lengthy asked per ton Of 2240 pounds when delfv-
cred, inspected, tested, approved, and received by
the agent and inspector, and payable as above
specified, and must forward with their offer obi
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-haf 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 to a 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 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, lntelli-
gencer, and Constitution, Washington, D. C. -
Statesman, Columbus; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio;-
Union, Nashville; Appeal, Memphis; Tennessee
Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee State Sentinel,
Indianapolis; Courier, Madison, lndiana-Argus,
Quincy st. Clair Banner, Bellyills Democrat,
Chicago; Register Springfield, Inois;- Missourian,
st. Louis; Inquirer, Jefferson city Platte Eagle,
Platte city, Missouri;-Y eoman, Frankfort; Demo-
crat, Louisville; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky
Territorial Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington,
Iowa;-Courier, Milwaukee, Observation-Disclosures
Little Rock, Arkansas.