The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-14
Proposals for American water-rotted
hemp. 1910 e. w..


NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Repair,
= ~ lla. April 7, 1916.
~ for hemp No. ~ will be received at this
bureau until the LIST June next, for furnishing and
delivering at the navy-yard Charlestown, Mas
aschusetts, or at Louisville, Kentucky, or ST..
LOUIS, in Missouri, in such store-house as may be
directed by this bureau, seven hundred and fifty
tons (of 2240 pounds each Of soater-rotted si<r-
lean hemp; of which one-third must be delivered on
or before the lat day Of June, ls47, one.third on
or before the first day Of June lS46 and onethld on
or before the LIST day of juno, ls49. These offers
must be made for all the periods of delivery, and
may be for any quantity not less than ten tons for
Offers will also be received to be marked .'offers
for hemp No. ~ for other seven hundred and fifty
tons of water-roed American hemp, to be delivered
in the same proportions, and within the same pc
rods, and at the same places as above mentioned,
for the offer No. !. But the offers for this latter
quantity must be for the whole quantity of seven
hundred and fifty tons. q 'NKhEILIIE
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned,
free from shivers and must not lose more than
zen per cent Of tow and waste, when hatcheled to
the satisfaction of the inspectors ready for spin
ming. Its strength must be such that a rope of one
and three fourths of an inch in circumference, made
from tWenty-one yarns, as prepared and tested by
the inspectors, or by their direction, will bear at
least four thousand two hundred pounds; and its
length, color, and other properties, and the proof
y satisfactory to the inspectors or the chief of this
bureau, or it will not DO received. No dew-rotted,
snoW.roted, or steam-prepnred hemp will be re-
ceived.. The inspections and tests will be made at
the respective places of delivery.
The inspectors, and commandant of ward or
hemp agent, as the case may require, will certify
bills tor the hemp, which may pass inspection, and
be received by the hemp agent, or cornmandant of
the navy-yard, according to the provisions of the
contracts which may be entered into; ninety per
cent. Of which bills to be payable within thirty
days after their presentation to such nary agent
may be agreed upon by the chief of this bureau
and the contractors. yF .l gt,7
Persons offering must state the price, written in
verbs at length asked per ton Of 2,24O pounds
when delivered inspected tested, approved, and e.
celved by the agent and inspector, and payable as
above specified, and must be careful to forward with
their Offer an obligation duly executed by two per-
sons of known responsibility, binding themselves
for the performances 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
bureues, will be required for their faith execution
IN addition TO the deduction OF ten per cent from ali
bills paid before the completion of the contracts;
which deductions will be retained until the contracts
are fully completed in all respects according to their
terms, unless otherwise specially directed by the
Secretary Of the Navy
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the
terms Of this advertisement. Persons offering must
state by what navy agent they wish their bills paid,
If their offer is accepted; and at what hemp or navy
agency they wish to have contracts and bonds sent
for their signature, and IL they should not be ex-
ecuted within fifteen days after they are received by
the agents they will be returned, and the depart
ment will consider itself at liberty to accept other
oilers IN place Of those thus neglected.
10 be published once week for six weeks,
IN me following papers, viz: Union and Intelligent
Gel washington, ID. c.; Statesman, Columbus,
ono Enquirer, Cincinnad Ohio; Union, Nash
y,Ie, tennessee; Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee;
Democrat Columbia, Tennessee; State Sentinel,
indianapolis, Indiana Courier, Madison. Indiana;
Argus, Quincy, Illinois; ST. Clair Banner Rel,
leville, Illinois; Democrat, Chicago. illinois:
Register, Springfield, Illinois; Missouri,n. 81,
Louis, Missouri; Inquirer, Jefferson C;,v' Mis-.
souri,; Platte Eagle, Platte CITY Missouri: Ysornan
Frankfort, Kentuckyj Democrat, Louisville. Zen
lucky; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky; Territorial
Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington, Iowa; Courier
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Banner, Little Rock. Ar.
kansas; Richmond Enqurcr, Richmond Virginia
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the bureau evidence Of pub
LEGATION. a#t fs 10 t. H
April 7-law6w '.t t.A 4s'- n.F .