The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-14
PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
RETTED HEMP.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

| NAVY DEPARTMENT,
| Alb 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 ioaterrsted hemp, at such
storehouse in each Of the cities of Louisville, Ken
lucky, and St. Louis, in Missouri, may be desig-
mated by the United States hemp agent a, those s
places; the deliveries 10 be made between the first
day of March and the first day of July, 1916, and
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that it has
been scaier-retted in the usual manner.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned,
free from shivers, and must not lose more than
to the satisfaction of the inspectors, ready for spin
| ming. Its strength must be such, that rope Of
one and three-fourths of inch in circumference,
made from twenty-one yarns, as prepared and tested
by the inspectors, 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. 1t will be in
sspected and tested at the respective places of de-
livery. t 3sr aaf gsF
For the hemp which MAY pass inspection and be
received by the agent, he and the inspector will cer-
fly bills flor not less than thousand dollars, the
last bill accepted according to the provisions of the
contract; ninety per cent. of which to be payable
within thirty days aftcr the presentation of the bills
| to such navy agent as may be agreed upon by the
chief of this bureau and the contractors.
| Persons offering, must offer for at least thirty
tons, and must the price written in words at
length asked per ton Of 1910 pounds when deliv-
cred, inspected, tested approved, and received by
| the agent and inspector, and payable as above
specified, and must forward with their offer an obi
cation, duly executed by two persons Of known
responsibility, binding themselves for the pcrfor-
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-
tore 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.
II contracts are not executed within hve days
after they have been received by the persons whose
offers have been accepted, the bureau will consider
itself at liberty TO offer to the next lowest respons
| Bile bidder. 7a bel s.ls 35
To be published once week until LIST December,
in the following papers, viz: The Union, lntelli-
gencer, and Constitdtion, 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, Bellville; Democrat,
Chicago; Register, Springfield Ilinois;- Missourian,
St. Louis; Inquirer, Jefferson city; Platte Eagle,
Platte city, Missouri;-- Yeoman, Frankfort; Demo-
crat, Louisville; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky;-
Territorial Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington,
Iowa; --Coutier, Milwaukee, wisconsin, Banner
Little Rock, ArkRnsas.