The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-01
BuREAu OF CoNsr'S, EauIoM'r ARD RErAlR,
April 10, l645.

SEALED PROPOSALS endorsed proposals fol
~ hemp) will be received at this Bureau until the
3lst day Of May next, for furnishing and delivering
at the navy-yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, on
or before the first day Of July, 1916, four hundred
tons of water-rotted hemp.
This hemp must be equal to the Riga Rein hemp
now at the navy-yard, Charlestown. In deciding
upon offers, preference will be given to American
hemp, If offered at equal or lower price than may be
asked for foreign hemp. The hemp must be sub
ject to inspection and approval at the navy-yard,
Charlestown, Massachusetts,, by persons to be APP
pointed, by and under instructions from this Blu
reau, and none viii be received which shall not
pass such inspection.
Persons who may wish to furnish hemp perfectly
free from tow, and ready for spinning, forward
separate proposals for such hemp; which hemp, il
the proposals should be accepted must like the 9TH
er, be subject to inspection and approval at said
navy-yard before it will be received.
Persons making offers must state the price asked
per ton of 2,240 pounds, delivered at said navy
yard, and must forward with them an obligation
from two persons of sufficient property to become
sureties for the fulfment Of the contract TO be
tered into, in onethird the amount Of said contract
To diminish the hazard TO contractors of forward
ing hemp from the western States, which may not
be Of proper quality, or sufficiently well prepared,
the Secretary of the Navy has appointed two agents.
who will, when requested, inspect hemp that may
be prepared and intended to fulfil contracts be made
under this advertisement. One of these agents will
inspect the hemp that may be sent to Louisville,
Kentucky, and the other that which may be sen
to St. Louis, in Missouri. These agents will be
furnished with samples of the Riga Rein hemp, ex-
cepting for hemp fully prepared for spinning and
with the means of testing the strength Of hemp and
will be ready to give all information in their power,
to enable contractors to have their hemp properly
prepared and to ascertain the strength and charac-
ter of before the expense Of sending il to the
vy-yard is incurred. II must be distinctly under
stood, however, that the inspection and opinion OF
these agents is merely to diminish the risk to con-
tractors, by furnishing useful information The on
ly inspection by which the hemp can be finally re-
ceived and paid for will be that at the navy-yard
where 1t is to be delivered.
In addition to the bonds which will be required
for the faithful performance of the contract ten per
centum will be deducted from the amount of all bills
for deliveries, and retained until the completion OF
the contract, additional security for its perform
ance. The remaining ninety per centum will be
paid within thirty days after bills, duly approved
shall be presented to the navy agent at Boston,
Massachusetts,.
To be published once a week for four weeks in
the following newspapers viz: The Globe and In
telgencer, Washington, d. c.; Morning Post and
Daily Times, Boston, Mass; Hampton Post,
Springfield, Mass; Hartford Times, Hartford,
ming Post, New York, N. Y; Pennsylvania, Pub
lie Ledger Philadelphia, Pa; Morning Post, Pitts
burgh, Pa; Union, Harrisburg, Pa; Republican
Baltimore, Md; Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Chron.
icle and Old Dominian, Porthmouth, Va; Jefferso-
nian, New Orleans, La; Union, Nashville, Tenn;
Appeal, Memphis, Tenn; Gazette, Lexington, KY
Democrat, Louisville, KY; Statesman, Columbus
o.; Enquirer Cincinnati, o.; State Sentinel, In.
dianapolis Indiana; Register, Springfield, H.; Demo
crat, Chicago, ILL.,; Free Press, Detroit, Mich; Mis-
sourian, st. Louis, Mo.
The above papers, containing the advertisement
will be forwarded to the Bureau evidence of pub
LEGATION. April l8--law4w