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PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
RETTED HEMP.
Navy DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CoNsrRUcrioN, EeUIPMEsr, DC.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF CossrRUcrioN, EQUIPMENT, &c.
4th October, lS45.
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 .4neriean caer~seted hemp at such
storehouse in each Of the cities Of Louisville, Ken
lucky, and 81. Louis, in Missouri as may be desig-
mated by the United States hemp agent at those
places; the deliveries to be made between the frst
day of March and the first day Of July, 1886, and
accompanied by satisfactory evidence that 1t has
been ,oater-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 Tor SPIN
ming. Its strength must be such, that rope o.
one and three-fourths of an inch in circumference,
made from tweny-one yarns, as prepared and tested
by the inspectors by their direction, will bear al
least four thousand two hundred pounds; and its
LENGTH color and other properties, must be entirely
satisfactory to the inspectors, or the chief OF this
bureau or il 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 certi
~ 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
10 Such navy agent as may DC aSreeu upon W tie
chief of this bureau and the contractors.
Persons offering, must offer for at least thirty
tons, and must state the price (writtsn in words al
lengthy asked per ton of 2 ,240 pounds when dev.
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, if they should be accepted.
Bonds to one-half the amount of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and sufficient
sureties, will be required for their faithful execu
ton, in addition to 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.
IL contracts are not executed within five days
after they have been received by the persons whose
offers have been accepted, the bureau will consider
itself at liberty to offer to the next lowest respons
BILE bidder
To be published once week until lst December
in the following papers, viz: The Union, lntelli-
gencer, and Constitution, Washington, ID. Co
Statesman, Columbus; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio
Union, Nashville; Appeal, Memphis; Tennessee
Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee State Sentinel
Indianapolis; Courier, Madison, Indiana ARGUS
Quincy; ST. Clair Banner, Bellville Democrat
Chicago; Register, Springfield, Inois;-M issourian
St. Louis; Inquirer, Jefferson city, Platte Eagle
Platte city, Missouri Yeoman Frankfort; Demo
crat, Louisville Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky
Territorial Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington
wa;--Courier Milwaukee, wisconsin, Banner
Little Rock, Arkansas.