The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-22
PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
RErTED HEMP.
NAVY DErARrnKNr,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuRHAu or CoSsrRUcrios, EauIPnENr &c.
4th October, l845.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposal.
~ for hemp" will be received at this bureau until
the 18th December next, for delivering one hundred
and fifty tons of dmerc0n Usev-reited hemp, at such
storehouse in each Of the cities OF Louis Vile Ken
lucky, and ST. Louis, in Missouri, as may be desg-
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, 1876, and
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that it has
been ioaier-retted in the usual manner.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned
free from shivers, snd must not lose more than
sixteen pen cent. Of tow and waste when hatchelled
TO the satisfaction Of tho inspectors ready for spin
ming. Its strength must be such, that a rope OF
one and thrce-fourths Of an inch in circumference,
made from twenty-one yarns, prepared and tested
by the inspectors or by their directions will bear at
least four thousand two hundred pounds; and its
length, color, and other properties, must DO entirely
satisfactory TO the inspectors or the chief Of this
bureau, or It will not DO received. II will be in
speced and tested at the respective places of do
livery.
For the hemp which may pass inspection and be
received BY the agent he and the inspector will certi
y bills flor not less than one thousand dollars the
last bill excepcd according to tho provisions of tho
contract ninety per cent Of which to be payable
within thirty days after 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 state the price written in words at
lengthy asked per ton of 2,240 pounds when dcliv-
ersd, 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 perform
ance of the offers, il they should be accepted. ~
Bonds to onc-half the amount of the contracts
which may DO made, with two good and sufficient
suretes, will be required for their faithful execl-
ton, in addition to a deduction of ten per cent.
from all bills which may DO approved and paid be-
fore the completion of the contracts which will be
retained until they are fully completed in all re-
spects, according 10 their terms. ga
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the
terms of this advertisement.
If contracts are not executed within ave days
after they have been received by the persons whose
offers have been accepted the bureau will consider
itself at liberty offer il 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, ID. 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, Bcllville Democrat,
Chicago; Register, Springfield, lnois;- Mssouran,
St. Louis; Inquirer, Jefferson city; Platte Eagle,
Platte city, Missouri;-Yeom Frankfort; Demo-
crat Louisville; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky;-
Territorial Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington,
Iowa;--Couner, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;--Banner
Little Rock, Arkansas.