The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-27
PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
RETTED HEMP.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau or CoSsrRucrlos, EauIrsEsr, &c.
4th Ociober l645.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals
- for hemp" viii be received at this bureau until
the 18th December next, for delivering one hundred
and fifty tons of .4meScan scaer-retfed hemp at such
storehouse in each of the cities of Louisville Ken
lucky, and st. Louis, in Missouri, may lie 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, 1916, and
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that il has
been toater-retted In the usual manner.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned
free from shivers, and must not lose more than
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 a rope OF
one and three-fourths of an inch in circumference
made from twenty-one yarns, prepared and tested
by the inspectors, by their direction will bear at
least four thousand two hundred pounds; and its
LENGTH color, and other properties, must be entirely
satisfactory 10 the inspectors or the chief Of this
bureau, or 1t will not be received. II will be in
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 cert
y bills (or not less than thousand dollars the
last bill excepcdi according to the provisions Of the
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 deliv-
ered inspected, tested, approved, and received by
the agent and inspector, and payable as above
specified, and must forward with their offer 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 one-half 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 10 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 are fully completed in all re-
spects, according to their terms.
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the
terms Of this advertisement. tee
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 to offer il to the next lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder.
To be published once week until LIST December,
in the following papers, viz: The Union, Intelli-
gencer, and Constitution, Washington, d. c.. =
Statesman, Columbus; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio;-
Union, Nashville; Appeal, Memphis; Tennessee
Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee State Sentinel,
Indianapolis; Courier, Madison, lndiana;-A Argus,
Quincy; st. Clair Banner, Bellville; Democrat,
Chicago; Register, Springfield Illinois, Missourian,
st. Louis; Inquirer Jefferson city; Platte Eagle,
Platte city, Missouri;-Y eoman, Frankfort; Demo-
crat Louisville; Gazette, Lexington, Kcntucky;-
Territorial Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington,
Iowa;-Courier, Milwaukee, wisconsin, Banner
Little Rock, Arkansas. a