The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-04
LIS FOR AMERICAN WATER
RETTED HEMP.
PROPOSALS
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuREAu OF Constructors, EauIrMEsr, &c.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BuREAu OF CONSTRUCTIONS, EoUiPMEsr, &c.
4th October, l6i5
OEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Proposa
- for hemp will be received at this bureau unit
the 18th December next, for delivering hundret
and fifty tons of .7msrican palereted hemp, at suci
storehouse in each Of the cities Of Louisville, Ken
lucky, and 81. Louis, in Missouri az may be desig
mated by the United States hemp agent at thos'
places; the deliveries to be made between the frs
day Of March and the first day of July, 1876, and
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that it hal
been sCafes~reiied i'm The usual manner.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned
free from shvers, and must not lose more thar
sixteen per cent. Of tow and waste when hatchelled
TO the satisfaction of the inspectors ready for spin
ming. Its strength must be such, that rope o.
one and threefour Of an inch in circumference
made from twenty-one yarns, prepared and tested
by the inspectors, or by their direction will bear al
least four thousand two hundred pounds; and il
length, color and other properties, must be entirely
satisfactory 10 the inspectors, or the chief OF this
bureau, or it will not be received. II will be i'm
spected and tested at the respective places Of de-
livery
For the hemp which may pass inspection and be
received by the agent he and the inspector will cerii
fy bills (or not less than thousand dollars. the
last bill excepted,> according to the provisions Of the
contract; ninety per cent. OF which to be payable
within thirty days after the presentation Of the bills
chief of this bureau and the contractors.
Persons offering, must offer for at least thirty
TONS and must state the price (written in words a,
lengthy asked per ton of 2.240 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 perform
ance Of the offers, it they should be accepted.
Bonds TO one-haf the amount of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and sufficient
suretes, will be required for their faithful execu-
ton, in addition deduction of ten per cent.
from all bills which may be approved and paid be-
fore the completion of the contracts which will be
retained until they fully completed, in all re-
spects, according to their terms.
Ofera must be made in strict conformity with the
terms Of this advertisement.
IL contracts not executed within 1--WE days
after they have been received by the persons whose
offers have been accepted, the bureau will consider
itself at liberty to offer il to the lowest respons-
BILE bidder.
To be published once week until lst December,
in the following papers, Wig; The Union, Intelli-
gencer, and Constitution, Washington, ID. C. -
Statesman, Columbus Enquirer, Cincinnati, Oho;-
Union, Nashville; Appeal, Memphis; Tennessee
Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee State Sentinel,
Indianapolis; Courier, Madison, indiana;--Argus,
Quincy; st. Clair Banner, Beville; Democrat,
Chcaeo;R Register Springfield, Illinois, Missourian,
St. Louis; Inquirer, Jefferson city; Platte Eagle,
Platte city, Missour;--Yeoman, Frankfort; Demo-
crat Louisville; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky
Territorial Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington,
Iowa;--Courier, Milwaukee Wisconsin;- Banner
Little Rock, Arkansas.