Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-03-28
PrOpOsals for American water.
R0tted Hemp.

Proposals. for American water.
Rotted Hemp.
Navy DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Re
March 9th, 1886.
GEALED PROPOSALS. are invited, endorses
y proposals for hemp, for furnishing for th.
use Of the navy, six hundred tons of America
water-rotted hemp. The proposals will be re.
ceived until o'clock p. N. of the FIRST day Of
May next.
Persons offering may frame their proposals to
deliver any quantity, not less than ten tons, eth
er at the navy yard harleston, NJ ssachusetts
or at such store house as may be designated b,
this bureau in Louisville, Kentucky, or At St.
Louis, Missouri. The whole quantity must be
delivered on or before the first day Of January
next, and must be accompanied BY satisfactory
evidence that it has been properly waler-rot-
ted.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, clean
ed, free from shivers, and must not lose more
than sixteen per cent. Of tow and waste when
hatchelied, TO the satsta ton Of the inspectors,
ready spinning. Its strength must be such that
rope Of one and three-fourths Of an inch N
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 must be entirely satisfactory to the
inspectors or the chief Of this bureau, or it will
not be received. 1t will be inspected and tested
at the respective places OF delivery.
Inspectors aud commandments OF yards, or
agents, 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 bill to be payable within thir-
" days after their presentation to such nary agent
as may be agreed upon by the chief Of this bu-
reau and the contractors.
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-
BILE as above specifed, and must forward, with
their offer. an obligation, duly executed by two
persons Of known responsibility, binding them
selves for the performance Of the offers If they
should be accepted.
Bonds to one-half the amount the contracts
which may be made, will be required for their
faithful execution, in addition to the deduction
OF ten per cent from all bills paid before the
completion of the contracts, whica deductions
will be retained until the contracts are fully
completed in all respects according to their
terms.
Offers must be made in strict conformity with
the terms Of this advertisement; persons offer
ing must state by what ndul agent they wish
their bills paid, If their offer is accepted, and al
what hemp or navy agency they wish to have
contracts and bonds for their signature; and il
they should not be execu'ei within fifteen days
after they are received BY the agents, the depart
ment will consider itself at liberty to accept
other offers in place OF those thus neglected.
To be published once aweek until the goth
April next, in the following papers, viz: Union
and Intel igencer, Washington, D. e.; States
man, oinmbus Ohio; Enquirer, tincinnati,
Ohio; Union, Nashville, Tennessee; Appeal,
Memphis, Tennessee; Democrat, Co nmbia,
Tennessee; State Sentine, Indianapolis, indi'
ana; Courier, Madison, Indiana; Argus. Quincy,
Illinois; St. Clair Banner, BelIevifle, Illinois,
Democrat Chicago, inois; Register, Spring
field, II inois; HISTORIAN, St. louis, Missonri
Enquirer, Jefferson City, Missouri; Platte Ea-
gle, Platte ity, Missouri; Yeoman, Frankfort
Kentucky; Democrat, Louisville, Kentucky; Ga
zette, Lexington. Kentucky; Territorial Gazette
and Advertiser, Burlington, Iowa; Courier, MIL
waukie, Wisconsin; Banner, Little Rock, Ar
kansas
The papers containing the above advertise
ment will be forwarded to the bureau as evidences
Of publication.
March %, 1S46-4w