The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-22
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| $500 pounds fax tvine
/ 9 400 pounds cotton twine.
The lax canvass to be 20 inches wide, and each
bolt to contain 10 running yards Ssrips 10 ,est he
strength, Of the FAX canvass viii be one inch vide
except for No. 8, which will be one and a quarter
| inch wide.
The cotton canvas to Be 20 inches wide, and each
| bolt TO contain SO running yards.
The hammock stuff to ~ inches WIDE and each
bolt 70 contain 50 running yards. s
The bag stuff TO Be ~ inches wide, and each bolt
TO contain SO running yards- AVN
The twinc must confopm u sixe, number Of
threads, and in other respen - ~ regulations
yards. y. &.
200 bols No aax canvass g ''
100 bolts No. 2 do do wsSss
IS bolts No. do do nv
Is bolts MOI do do
40 bolts No.6 do do
400 lbs. fax sewing Irvine
20 bolts No cotton canvass
20 bolts No. S do do
10 bolts No. s do do
S bolts No. 8 do do
| 90 bolts hammock stuff
20 bolts bag stuff 4.
$50 lbs. cotton sewing Irvine
To be delivered at the hayward at Philadelphis
One-foursh Of the rcma;nine quantities Of thc az.
ferent numbers Of canyass, hammock and bag ssu6,
and of the quantities Of twine, to be delivered n
eaeh Of The nayy-yards Chariestown, MAssachuassss
and Brooklyn, Nev York; and the remainder 4 ths
made ..ps..ss IL T. AK ssa1... coe.on e.a9..
hammock and bag stud, and Irvine; and sspr4A-
proposals. will be received and considered for he
quantities to be delivered At eel Of the navy-yards
named The proposals for ~ the canysn ana
hammock and bag staz; ,ss ~ - 49, "a 49,
One-haH The quantisy 70 Be dslivessd n - "
said navy-yards must be delivered On 81 be(on a.
Let December next and the remainder On o. before
the lst May, 1886. M sa
Far Cancass.
The warp and filling to be spun exclusively from
long, welldressed AJAX, waterrotied and Of the very
The yarns 70 Be evenly spun and properly twisted,
the warp to be rather moro twisted than the filing,
the yarns be boiled in asoution Of the best Amer
lean pot ashes, 10 the psoporon Of seven pounds Of
ashes 70 every hundred pounds Of green yarn, and
then 10 be thoroughly washed ana rinsed in pure
water, and carefully dried The yarns to be thus
prepared between April and November. No dele
terious substance starch, talow, glue, paste, nor
any description Of veavsri dressing, 70 Be used in
the manufacture. An cyiinde1ing, calcndering,
pressing, and beating, il strictly prohlbitod.
The cotton canvass, hammock and bag Stuf, and
twine must be Of the best quality Of materials and
workmanship, and, with the fax cavass; Be subject
to such tests and inspection ~ the chief Of the sid
bureau may direct or authorize; and 81 III an NJ
spec,s to his satisfaction, 70 the satisfaction III the
respective commandments Of s36d navy4yariS. A
blue thread to be placed such distances fto each
selvage Of all the canvass as may Be directed IN the
contract. assgs @T ~ W Btu
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense Of
the contractor; and the articles must conform 70 te
sGpuIations and conditions of the contracts 10 be en-
tered into; proof Of which must Be furnished 10 the
satisfaction of the commAndant of yard. N .9fg
Bonds, with two approved suretics, IN ono half The
estimated amounts Of the contracta will be required,
and ten per centum in addition viii Be wifHhead
from the amount Of each payment 10 Be nadk, 10
collateral security for the fahful perforuasc3 IL the
contract, which will not be paid until de CONTRACT
shall have been fully complied with Ia all respects.
The Bureau reserves the right to reject Al offers
from persons who have heretofore filed To fulfil
contracts ss4 %t1 ~
Two persons, whose responsibility must be certi-
fed by some navy agent, commandment of a navy
yard, other person known 70 the chief ofthe bu-
reau, must state upon the offer their readiness to be-
come surrtes for the persons offering If their bid
should be accepted.
To be published once a week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz Union, Intelgencer and
Constitution Washington, D. c.; Morning Post,
Daily Times, and Boston Courier, Boston, Mass.
Journal of Commerce, Morning News and Evening
Post, New York; Pennsylvanian, and Keystone,
Philadelphia Pa Republican, Baltimore Md.
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the Bureau as evidence Of pub
LEGATION.
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