The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-20

April IL, l645.
CEALED PROPOSALS endorsed proposals. fo'
y hemp) will be received at this Bureau until the
3lst day OF May next for furnishing and delivering
at the nayy-yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts,, on
or before the first day Of July, 1885, four hundred
tons of wnter-rotied hemp.
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
rsked for foreign hemp The hemp must be sub
ect to inspection and approval at the nayy-yard,
Charcstown, Massachusetts, by persons to be APP
pointed by and under instructions from tins bu-
reau, and none will be received which shall not
pass such inspection. sas
Persons who may wish to furnish hemp perfectly
free from tow, and ready for spinning, can forward
separate proposals for such hemp which hemp, II
the proposals should be accepted must like the 9TH
er, be subject to inspection and approval at Said
navysyard before il will be received.
Persons making offers must state the price asked
per ton Of 2,240 pounds, delivered at said navy
ward, and must forward with them an obligation
from two persons of sufficient properly to become
sureties for the fuIlment Of the contract to be en-
tered into in one-third 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, or sufficiently well prepared,
the Secretary of the Navy has appointed two agents,
who will, when requested, inspect hemp that may
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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 ST. Louis, in Missouri. These agents will be
furnished with samples of the Riga Rein hemp, ex-
cepting 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 1t to the ma
vy-yard is incurred. 1t must be distinctly under
stood, however, that the inspection and opinion OF
these agents is merely to dninish the risk to con-
tractors, by furnishing useful Information. The on
ly inspection by which the hemp can be finally re.
ceved 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 ten per
ccnum viii be deducted from the amount of all bills
for deliveries, and retained until the completion of
the contract as additional security for its perform
ancc. The remaining ninety per centum will be
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,
Daily Times, Boston, Mass Hampden Post,
Springfield, Mass; Hartford Times, Hartford,
Conn; Journal of Commerce, Morning News, Eve
ming Post, New York, N r.; Pennsylvania, Pub
lie Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa; Morning Post, Pitts
burgh, Pa; Union, Harrisburg, Pa; Republican,
Baltimore Md; Enquirer, Richmond Va; Chron-
icle and Old Dominion, Porthmouth, Va; Jefferso-
MAN, New Orleans, La.j Union; Nashville, Tenn;
Appeal, Memphis, Tenn; Gazette, Lexington, KY;
Democrat, Louisville, Ky; Statesman, Columbus,
o.; Enquirer, Cincinnati o.; State Sentinel, In
dianapols, 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 l6-law4w