The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-23

5000 pounds flax twine
q AO0 no,,nda cation twin.

1tDine.
5000 pounds flax twino
2, 400 pounds cotton Irvine.
The fax canvass to be 90 inches wide and each
bolt to contain 40 running yards Strips to test the
strength of the fax canvass will be one inch wide
except for No. B, which will be one and 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 42 inches wide, and each bolt
to contain SO running yards a
The Irvine must conform in size, number of
threads, and in other respects, to the acquisitions
which shall be made from the respective navy
800 bols No. fax canvass
100 bolts No. 2 do do
IS bolts No. 6 do do
Is bolts No. = do do
40 bolts Nos do do
400 lbs. flax sewing Irvine
40 bolts No. cotton canvass
20 bolts No.. s do do
10 bolts NOT do do
5bolts No. 8 do do
SO bolts hammock stuff
20 bolts bag stuff
$50 lbs cotton sewing Irvine
To be delivered at the nayy-yard at Philadelphia.
One-fourth of the remaining quantities Of the DIFF
ferent numbers of canvass, hammock and bag stuff,
and of the quantities Of twne, to be delivered at
each Of the nayy-yards Charestown, Massachusetts,
and Brooklyn, New York; and the remainder at the
made separately for the fax 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 yards
named. The proposals for al the canvass and
hammock and bag stuff, ms,t BE BY The boil, and not
by the yard. s-, .t., iy,,,
One-half the quantity TO be delivered to each Of
said navy-yards must be delivered or before the
LIST December next, and the remainder on or before
the LIST May, 1916.
Flar Canvass.
The warp and filing 10 be spun exclusively from
long, we-dressed fax, waerrotted, and of the very
best quality, without any mixture Of shorts or tow
The yarns 70 be evenly spun and properly twisted;
the warp be rather moro twisted than the filing
the yarns to be boiled in asouon 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 q water 70 every pound q green yarn,
water, and carefully dried The yarns to be thus
prepared between April and November. No dele
terious substance, starch, taow, glue, paste, nor
any description Of weayer's dressing, to beused in
the manufacture An eylinderinsg csslendcsins,
The Cotton canvass, hammock and bag stuff, md
Irvine, must be Of the best quality sfmaterals and
workmanship and, with the fax canvass, be subject
to such tests and inspection a. the chief OF the sad
bureau may direct or authorize; anu be IN all re-
specs to his satisfaction, 70 the s6tisActoof the
respective commandments of said navy-y6rAs.' A
blue thread to I've placed at such distances from each
selvage of all the canvass az may be dirccsed IN the
contract. 4l'i@ ft{lei ~ eii
All deliveries must be at the risk and expense Of
the contractor and the articles must conform to the
spulatiOns and conditions of the contracts to b en-
tered into; proof of which must be furnished 10 the
satisfaction Of the commandant Of the yard o. a"lt
Bonds, with two approved surcdes, in onc-half 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 faithful performance Of the
contract, which will not be paid until tho contract
shall have been fully complied with in all respects.
The Bureau reserves the right to reject all Offers
from persons who have heretofore failed to fulfil
contracts. eE N vtsgi3 N6t f-4l
Two persons, whose responsibility must be certi-
fed by some navy agent, commandment OF navy
yard other person known To the chief of the bu-
reau must state upon the offer their readiness to be-
snreties for the persons offering, if their bid
should be accepted.
To be published once week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz: Union, lntelgcncer, and
Constitution, Washington, d. c.; Morning Post,
Daily Times, and Boston Courier, Boston, Mass.
Journal of Commerce, Morning News, and Evening
Post New York; Pennsylvanian, and Keystone,
Philadelphia, Pa. Republican, Baltimore, Md.
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the Bureau evidence of pub
lication. itta%t e4.s3 .N
May l3-w4w