The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-16
PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
RETTED HEMP.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMEsr, &c.
4th October, l845.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals.
~ for hemp" will be received at this bureau until
the 18th December next, for delivering one hundred
and fifty tons of .4neicen icaerrettsd hemp at such
storehouse in each of the cities of Louisville, Ken
lucky, and st. Louis, in Missouri, az may be desig-
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, l846, and
accompanied by Satisfactory evidence that il has
been rafeS~retted in the usual manner.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned,
free from shivors, and must not lose more than
sixteen per cent of tow and waste when hatcheed,
TO the satisfaction Of the inspectors ready for spin
ming. Its strength must be such, that rope %
one and three-f0urths OF an inch in circumference,
made from twenty-one yarns, prepared and tested
by the inspectors or by their direction, will bear at
least four thousand two hundred pounds; and its
length, color, and other properties must be entirely
satisfactory TO the inspectors, the chief of this
bureau, or It 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 cer
fy bills flor not less than thousand dollars the
last bill accepcd) according 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 (writen in words at
lengthy asked per ton of 2240 pounds when delv-
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, 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.
If contracts 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 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 ;-Sate Sentinel,
Indianapolis; Courier, Madison, lndiana;-Argus,
Quincy; St. Clair Banner, Bellville; Democrat,
Chicago; Register, Springfield, Illinois- Mssourian,
ST. Louis; Inquirer, Jefferson city; Platte Eagle,
Platte city, Missouri eoman, Frankfort; Demo
crat, Louisville; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky-
Territorial Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington,
lowa;-Courer Milwaukee, Wisconsn;-Banne
Little Rock, Arkansas.