The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-20
$500 pounds flax Irvine

TUNE.
$500 pounds flax Irvine
2, 400 pounds cotton Irvine.
The flax canvass to be 90 inches wide, and each
bolt to contain Az running yards Strips to test the
strength of the flax canvass will be one inch WIDE
except for No. 3, 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 AZ inches WIDE and each
bolt TO contain SO running yards.
The bag.stuff TO be AZ inches wide, aud each bolt
to contain so running yards
The twine must conform in size, number of
threads, and in other respects, TO the requsitions
which shall be made from the respective navy
yards.
200 bos No. flax canvass
100 bolts No. 2 do do
IS bolts No. 6 do do
Is bolts MOI do do
40 bolts No.8 do do
400 lbs. flax sewing twinc
10 bolts No. cotton canvass
10 bolts Nos do do
10 bolts No. 8 do do
bolts No 8 do do
GO bolts hammock stuff
20 bolts bag stuff
$50 lbs. cotton sewing Irvine
To be delivered at the navy-yard at Philadelphia.
One-fourth of the remaining quantities Of the diff
fcrent numbers of canvass, hammock and bag stuff
aud of the quantities of Irvine, to be delivered at
each of the yards Charlestown, Massachusetts,
and Brooklyn, New York; and the remainder at the
navy-yard, Gosport, Virginia. Proposals to be
made separately for the flax canvass, cotton canvass,
hammock and bag stuff, and Irvine; and separate
proposals will be received and considered for the
quantities to be delivered each of the navyyards
named The proposals for all the canvass and
hammock and bag stuff, must be by the bolt, and not
by the yard
One-haf the quantity to be delivered to each of
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LIST December next, and the remainder on or before
the LIST May, 1876.
FLAG Canvass.
The warp and filling to be spun exclusively from
long, well-dressed flax water-rotled and of the very
best quality, without any mixture of shorts tow.
The yarns to be evenly spun and properly twisted;
the warp to be rather more twisted than the filling;
the yarns to be boiled in solution of the best Amer
lean pot ashes, in the proportion of seven pounds Of
ashes to every hundred pounds of green yarn, and
one gallon of water to every pound of green yarn,
then to be thoroughly washed and rinsed in pure
water, and carefully dried. The yarns to be thus
prepared between April and November. No dele
erious substance, starch, talow, glue, paste, nor
any description of weaver's dressing, to be used in
the manufacture. All cylinderng, calenderng,
pressing, and beating, is strictly prohibited.
The cotton canvass, hammock and bag stuff, and
Irvine, must be of the best quality of materials and
workmanship, and with the flax canvass be subject
to such tests and inspection the chief of the said
bureau may direct or authorize; and be in all re-
spects to his satisfaction, to the satisfaction of the
respective commandments Of said navy-yards A
blue thread be placed such distances from each
sevage of all the canvass may be directed in the
contract
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense of
the contractor; and the articles conform to the
stpulaons and conditions Of the contracts to be
tered into; proof of which must be furnished to the
satisfaction of the commandant of the yard.
Bonds, with two approved sureres, in onehalf the
estimated amounts of the contracts will be required,
and ten per centum in addition will be withheld
from the amount of each payment to be made, as
collateral security for the fahfulperformance of the
contract which will not be paid until the contract
shall have been fully complied with in all respects.
The Bureau the right to reject all offers
from persons who have heretofore failed to fulfil
contracts. ,tl @la
Two persons, whose responsibility must be certi
fed by some navy agent, commandant of navy
yard other person known to the chief of the bu-
reau, must state upon the offer their readiness to be-
suretes 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, Intelligcncer, and
Constitution, Washington, D. c.; Morning Post,
Daily Times, and Boston Courier, Boston, Mass.
Journal of Commerce, Morning News, and Evening
Post, New York; Pennsylvania, and Keystone,
Philadelphia, Pa. Republican, Baltimore, Md.
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the Bureau evidence of pub
LEGATION.