Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-23

NAvx DEPARTMENT.

NAVY DxpAarMExr.
Burean ef Coslnnetioa, Eqsipmsht, cad ~.
s. April ~, 1915.
Cea1e4 Rfopoon1A endorsed aoIEers ~
- hemp No. ~ win - received Il shis ID
reau until The 1T June MAXI, fos fhrnishine ana
delivering st the nevy-yard Charisslosse, Nsss.
ur ct Lonisville, ~, os &. Louis, ii Nis-
soari, 10 50 stoee-hoase % ny Is diFeeted
BY thu buseal, eeven hundsed md hfty tons,
Got 30 poooee eech,) ef Us1sr-rotted .Amw-
icas henp3 81 which one-thiId must bedsliv-
cred %. Of bstese the IT day q June, l947,
one-thiM = - be1ore ths IL day Of June.
1873, 80 cpethisd on q bafess the 1T day
Of June. 18lo These ofess must be made ~
oil the periods cfdelivery, aad nav BE ~ any
quantity not - than IA tons for each Pc
rod.
OAess win ssee@ IL seesssv=Sss 10 Be m.rked
xe6srs for hemp No 2y'' Tor other seven hun.
dred and fifty teas Of Watsr~rottel American
hemp, to b Delivered In the same proportions,
and within he same places o above mention.
ed, fer the Ger No.l. But ne offers Eor this
latter quantity nust be for ths whole quantity
OF seysn hundrsd md fifty-tons
liz henp must Be- thoroughly dressed ],
clssnsd, free from shivers. and must not lose
sAsSAS W0StSe
when hstchelled to the satisfaction Of the in.
spectors, ready for spinning. Its strength
must BE- such that rope Of one and three
fourths ef an inch 10 circumference, made from
twenty-one yarns, - prepared and tested by
the Inspector, or BY their direction, will bear
1t least four thousand two hundred rounds; and
its Ienglh, eOios, and other properties and the
proof that 4 hes teen pvcpuly vater-sefts1,
nnst ~ entirsly satisfactory to the inspectors,
or Ne ehef of this bureau, or Il win not be re.
csived. No dsW-yotted. snow-rotted, or steam
prepared hsnp viii bs received. The inspec.
tions and tests will b madd It the respective
places Of delivery.
The inspeetores and eommandant Of yard,
or hemp agent, q the case may require, will
certify bills for the hemp, which NAV pass
inspection, and b. received BY the hemp aren't,
or commandant Of the navy-vard. according
to the provisions of the contracts which may
be entered intoj ninety per cent. of which bills
to be payable within thirty days after their pre-.
sentation to ssch ~ary agent as may be agreed up
on by the chief OF this bureau and the contract.
Or. y sska a N
Persons offering must state the price. written
in words at length, asked per ton OF ,24O pounds
when delivered, inspected, tested, approved, and
received BY the agent and inspector, and paya-
bic as shove specified, and must be careful to
forward, with their o6er, an Obligation, duly
executed BY two pefsoss of known respon-
sibility, binding themselves for the performance
of the odsss If they should b accepted.
Bonds to one-half the amount Of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and suf-
6cient securities, will be required for their
Of ten per cent from all bills paid before the
completion Of the contracts, which deductions
win Be retained until the contracts are fully
completed in all respects according to their
terms, unless otherwise specially directed BY
the Secretary ofthe Navy. ,
Offers must be made in strict conformity with
the terms Of this advertisement; persons offer
ing must state BY what macy agent they wish
their bills paid If their offer is accepted; and at
what hemp or navy agency they wish 10 have
contracts and bends sent for their signature,
and II they should not be executed within If
teen days after they are received by the agents,
they will be returned, aud the department will
consider itself at liberty to accept other Of.
fers IN place of those thus neglected.
To BE Published once wset for six weeks,
~ the following papers, viz: Union and Intel.
lligencer, Washington, D.. c.; Statesman, Co.
llumbus, Ohio; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio; I'm.
ion, Nashville, Tennessee; Appeal, Memphis
Tennessee; Democrat, Columbus, Tennessee;
State Sentinel, indianapolis. Indiana; Courier
Madison, Indiana; Argus, Quincy, Illinois; St.
GAR Banner, BelIeville, Illinois Democrat
Chicago, Illinois; Register. Springfield, Illinois,
Misseuri.n, st Louis, Missouri; Inquirer, JEFF.
ferson City, Missouri; Platte Eage, Platte
cits, Missouri; Yeomas, Frankfort, Kentucky
Democrat, Louisville, Kentuckys Gazette, Lex
ington, Kentucky; Territorial Gazette and Ad.
yertiser,l Burlington, Iowa; Courier, Milwau.
kie. Wisconsin,; Banner, Little Rock, ,Arkan.
sas; Richmond Enquirer, Richmond, Vsrxinia,
Democratic Union, Harrisburg, Pa.
The papers confusing the above advertise.
ment will be forwarded to the bureau q evi.
dence Of publication.
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