Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1846-05-09
Rr0p0sals fer American water.
ROtted Hemp.

31OROo040a HOE American W W0H0Eo
ROtted Hemp.
NAVY DErARrMENr,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Re-
pair. a
sii April 7th, 1916.
Cealed Proposals, endorsed s.oifers Tor
y hemp No. :" will be rec. iyed at this bu.
reau until the lst June next. for furnishing and
delivering at the navy yard Charlestown, Mass.
or At Louisville, KY, OF St. Louis, in Mis-
sour, In such store. e.house as may be directed
by this bureau, seven hundred and fifty tons
(ot 2, ,24O pounds each,) of s1ater- rotted finer
scan hemp; OF which one-third must be deiy-
cred on or before the lst day of June, l847,
one-thirL on or before the 1st day of June.
l848, and one-third on or before the lst day
all the periods Of delivery, and may be for any
quantity not less than ten tons for each pc
riod.
Offers will also be received to be marked
"offers for hemp No g." for other seven hum
dred and fifty tons of water-rotted American
hemp, to be delivered in the same proportions.
| and within the same places as above mention
| ed. for the offer No. l.. But the offers for this
| latter quantity must be for the whole quantity
Of seven hundred and fifty.tons
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed
more than sixteen per cent. of tow and waste,
when hatchelled to the satisfaction Of the in
spectors, ready for spinning. Its strength
must be such that 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
a. least four thousand two hundred rounds; and
its length, color, aud other properties and the
proof that it has been properly ,cater-rotted,
m uSf ho farfn To hn
or the chef of this bureau, or it will not be re-.
ceived. No dew-Iotted snowlrotted, or steam
prepared hemp will be received. The inspec-
tions and tests will be madd at the respective
places Of delivery.
The inspectors, and commandant Of yard,
or hemp agent, as the case may require, will
certify bills for the hemp, which may pass
inspection, and be received by the hemp agent,
or commandant 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 pre-
sentation to such navy ngent as may be agreed up
on by the chief of this bureau and the contract
o's.
Persons offering must state the price, written
in words atlength, asked per ton OF ,24O pounds
when delivered, inspected, tested, approved, and
received by the agent and inspector, and paya-
bic as above specified, and must be careful to
| executed by two persons Of known respon-
sbiiity, binding themselves for the performance
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 suf-
6eient securities, will be required for their
faitl ful execution, in addition to the deduction
oil ten per cent from all bills paid before the
| completion of the contracts, whca deductions
will be retained until the contracts are fully
/ - - ~l1
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 mus, state bv what ndru agent thew 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 if they should not be executed within ff.
teen days after they re received bv 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 wees for six weeks.
in the following papers. viz: Union and Intel
ligencer, Washington, D. c.; Statesman, Co.
lumbns, Ohio; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio; Un-
ion, Nashville, Tennessee; Appeal, Memphis.
Tennessee; Democrat, olumbus Tennessee:
State Sentinel. Indianapolis. Indiana: Courier.
Madison, Indian; Argus, Quincy, Illinois; 81.
Clair Banner, Belleville, Illinois: Democrat.
Chicago. Illinois: Register. Springfield. Illinois:
Missourian, St Lonis, Missouri; Inquirer. JET.
ferson iiy Missouri; Platte Eag e, Platte
it.. Missouri; Yeoman, Frankfort. Kentucky:
Democrat. s.ouisvi le, Kentucky. Gazette. Lex.
ingtor, Ken'nckv; Territorial Gazette and Ad-
vertiser. Burlington, Iowa; Courier. Mi,wau-
kie Wisconsin; Banner, Little Rock. Arkan-
sas; Richmond Enquirer, Richmond, Virginia:
Democratic Union, Harrisburg. Pa.
The rapers containing the above ADVERTISE
ment will be forwarded to the bureau as evil
dence Of publication.
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