The Arkansas banner., 1845-11-05
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 poNEAV or CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, &ac 1>,Y,, 4th October, lS45 l1 lor hemp, will be received at this bureau unti tle iy{h December next for delivering ono hundred and ly toes of American lafer-fotfe3 hemp at snci storehouse in each ol the cities of Louisyile Ken tucly, and sl Louis, in Missouri, as may be desg mated bg the United States hemp agent at those nla ces ie deliveries to be made between the first tla. oi hiarcn anu the first day of July, IS46 and accom- Panied hy satisfactory evidence that it has beer 1cptef-rotted in the usual manner.
 The hemp must De thoroughly dressed. cleaned iree rom shiFers, and must not lose more than if teen per cent oi tow and waste when hatchelled tc sle satisfaction of the inspectors, ready for spinning ils strength must be such, that a rope of one ana Lhfee-ioulths Of an inch a cireumference made rom 'wenty-one yarns, prepared and tested by ihe inspectors, CT by their direction, will bear al least four thousand two hundred pounds; and ifs length, colof, and other properties, nustbe entrel, sausiactofy te the inspectors, the chief this hu feau, CT it Wfil no De received. Ii will be insnect ea and teste1 F the respective places of delivery
 I Of the hea'F w3ficl nay pass inspection and be feceFed b{ the agent, he and the inspector will cer- tuy blls (ot no less than enc thousand dollars the ias' Dill eXeepied,l according to the provisions o tae contract Htnety per cent. of which to be pay. ape W'hn thFty days after the presentation o the pms to sucl navy agent as may be agreed upon by the chiei ol this bureau and the contractors.
 fetsoh5 or ing, must oeri for at least thirty tons and mas' stase 'ae p5ce (writen words at length dshed per te3 2i 2,2I3 pounds when delivered, in. SPScted' lestea, apHoved, and received by the agen and lhsosator, and payable as above specified, ant la'st forward with thefoaer an obligation, dny ex. Gcuied bX two persons of known responsibility nulhS themselves for tho performance of the offers II they should 5e accepted.
 Bonds 10 one-haH the amount of the contract, which may be made, with two good aud sufficient sureties, will be required for their faithful execn- uon, In addition o deduction of ten per cent from all ols which may b. approved and paid before the complehon ot the contracts, which will be retained until they are fully completed, in all respects, ac- cofding to their terms
 Offers must be made in strict conformity wifh The terms oftbs advertisement
 Ii contracts are not executed within five days af. ter they have been received by the persons whose oilers have been accepted, the bureau will consider itself al liberty to offer il 10 the next lowest respon- sbe bidder
 To b. published once week until lst December, Tn the following papers, viz: The Union, Intelli- gencef, aud Constitution, Washington, D G.; States man Columbus; Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio; Union, Nashville; Appeal, Memphis; Tennessee Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee; State Sentinel Indianapolis: Courier, Madison, Indiana; Argus, Quincy; St. Clair Banner, Believie; Democrat Chicago; Spring neid illinois; Missourian, St Louis; Inquirer Jel- ierson city; Platte Eagle Platte citv Mssouri Yeo- man, fraAderd; Democrat, Louisville; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky; Territorial Gazette and Ad- yertisef, Burlington, Ie%a; Courier, Milwaukee Wisconsin; Banner, Little Rock, Arkansas.