Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-11-22
Proposals for American Water.
Retted Hemp.
1881 Nav Department.,
BuaEar, OF CoSsrrcr'nx, EoUTNESr.
An Oct ober, HAS


Ei7aEse,or CoSsTrcT,nS. EoUTNENr.
In October, I245
rEAI.ED PRGPpS .ndoreed "PrNro-
- snls Gov as'mr.n win he received NJ This
bnr. au until the 18th Decrmb. next. fo- de-
,,xev;,o one hnrared and fits tons ~ finer
fcan ,cater-r tied hf1ap, at surh etorrhorees in
zach ~ the cities al Louisville, Kentucky,
and s., Louis. in Missouri. - NAV be desig.
mated nv the United Sta ., hemp agent a.
those p,acc.; the deiiverse ~ be made he
tween the fret day Of March an the fret dar
oi July. i846. and atconpanrd h, safe ac-
s..v evidence thar il has been tater-retted in
The Msurl manner,
The hemp mnst be ,ho-o,Fs,v dressed,
cleaned. free from .hivcr., and n".t mot 'cee
more than sixteen per cent. Of tow And waste
when hatcheiied, 10 the satisfaction ot the
5nerertorp, feaGv for spinning. lts strength
m usi be ouch. that rope OF one ana three.
sour,hs Of an inch in circumference. made
from twentv.one warns, ae prera.ed ana ias''
ed nv me inspectors. or by the,f d,ncn'n
", II bear at ieas, four thousand two h0ndr'o
pounds; aud its lie myth. color, and other pro-
prI,iea. must be entirely satisfactory 10 tne
inspectors, or the chisf OF th.s enroa'5 or :,
will not be received. Il will be inspe :fed
aud te..ed at the respective places OF de'iv-
erv.
For the hemp which may pass Inspection
IND be received by the agent, he ani tho IN
spcctor will c~r,,fv bills Ifos not less thar
one thousand dollars, ,he last bill accepted.
| according to the provisions Of the contract
| rine,y per cent OF h,ch 10 be payable with
IN ,h{siy re,s sfief the Prese niati"n OF th'
hills to such navy agent az may be agree
nson by the chief OF this bureau ard the CO"
| tIsctore.
| Persons offering, muet offer at least thirt
/ tons. and mus, state ;he price (*rttten y
| woods 81 lengthy asked per ton OF :, gao pound
| when deliveries, inspected. tasred, approved
| .ndreceivcd by the agent and inspectors ant
"a, able ss above specified, and must tof~ef'
y nh ,hcit oMer an obligation, duly execute.
| nv ~ o persons OF nown responsibility, o'nd
inp the neelves for the performances OF the 81
4 ters, If they should oe acccp:ed.
Bonds 10 sne.hslf the amount OF the con
tracts which my be made, with two eoot
| and soiicient sn.eiies, will be required 10
1 their ta,th .ui execution, in addition to . de
auction Of ten per cent frcm ell bills whicl
NAV B. spprcved and paid before the compile
ION Of the cuhtracts, which will be retained
until they are fully completed, IN all TesPects
according 10 their terms.
Ofiers must be made in strict CONFORMITY
~ith ,he terms of tAis advertisement
n contracts ate not executed within nv
ua,s After they have been received BY tn
i uer.ons whose Cd. 70 have been excepted. h,
suresu will cons.der itself .. iiber'y'o ode
i, 10 the ne (, lowest responsible bidder.
To b. pablshed once week until istsse
i cember., ~ Ia. following papers, viz: Tn
Union. ipselisgencss. and Comet tuiion, Wash
| aston. u C;-Ststesman, Col um hue !; Enc .is
~. C,pciuas,s, Chic. unsJss, Nsshviil Ap
zeal, Memphiss y snn esses DeasSss,. Coluu,
ms. Teanessee s--Stsse Sen,ihel. ladianop
oils: Courier, Madison lndians 49, Argus
tQuincy, 81. Clair BannsH beIiv,Ile. Demo
RAJ, Cn.cag0, Register, Springfield, lllino'
u. hoasb. Inquirer, Jetfsrso
ici,. Platte Esgir, Platte ei,y, Missouri,-
Yxomsp, Frankfort, Democras, bouisvii,.
, i G.5et.e, Lexington. K.nsdck., Tcsntor''
. ,,axs,.e aud Advertiser, Burlington, low'
1-losrisr, Milwaukte, Wlsconsih, = banns
L.stls Buck. ATkspssss