The Arkansas banner., 1846-03-25
PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
 ROTTED HEMP
Navy DEPARTMENT,

Navy DEPARrMENT, Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,
 March 9th ISl6. SEALED PROPOSALS are invited. endorsed - proposals f0r hemp, for furnishing for the use ot the navy, six hundred tons of American water-rot- ted hemp. The proposals will be received until o'clock ?. m. of the first day of May next
 Persons offering may frame their proposals to de- liyer any quantity not less than ten tons either at the navy yard Charleston, Massachusetts, or al such store-housc as may be designed by this bureau ln Louisville, Kentucky, CT at St. Louis, Missouri. lhe whole quantity must be delivered on or before the hrst day of January next, and must be accom- panied by satisfactory evidence that it has been pro- perly water-rottcd
 The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned, iree rom shivers and must not lose more than six teen per cent. oltow and waste when hatehclled. to the satisfaction ol the inspectors, ready for spinning lS strength must be such that a rope of one and thIee-ioarths ol an inch in circumference made from t"chty-oac yaIns as prepared and testedby the i'll. sPeeors or by their direction, will bear at least oul thousand two hundred pounds; and it's length color and other properties must be entirely satisfactory the inspectors, the chief of this bureau or il will not herceeived IL will he inspected and tested al the respective places ot delivery.
 Inspectors and commandments of yards, or agents as the case may lequire will certify bills for tle hemp which may pass inspection and be received by the hemp agent or eommandaGt or Che navy yard, according to the provisions of the contracts winch may be entered into, ninety per cent. ol winch bill 10 be pay be within thirty day after their presentation to sari liorY aseai as may be agreed upon by tie chief of this bureau and the coatrac- tors.
 Persons oaeing must state the price, written, in words at length, asked per ton of 2,2i9 pounds when delivered, inspected tested, approved, and re eeiHed by the agent aud inspector and payable as above specified, and must forward with the rofor an gFfI responsibility, binding themselves for tie perfor- maHee oi the offers if they should be accepted.
 Bonds of one-half the amount of the contracts winch may be made, will be Iequired for their faith iul execution, in addition to the deduction of ten per cent from all bills paid before the completion ot the contracts, which deductions will be retained until the contracts fully compsed all respects according to their terms
 Oilers must be made in strict conformity with the terms of this advertisement persons offering must state by what nary agen they wish their bills paid, il their offer is accepted, and at what hemp or navy agency they wish te have contracts and bonds Tor their signatures and ii they should not be ted within fifteen days after they are received by the agents, the department viii consider itself at liberty to accept other offers in place o those thus neglected
 To be published once week until the 20th April next Tn the following papers, ViX: Union and Intel lSeAear, Washington, D, C.; Statesman, Coium- bus, Ohio; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio; Union Nashville, Tennessee; Appeal, Memphis, Tennes- see; Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee; State Senli- mel, Indianapolis, Indiana; Courier, Madison, In diana; Argus, Quincy, Illinois, St. Clair Banner BellaYille, Illinois; Democrat. Chicago, Illinois; Register, Spring fed Illinois; Missourian, St. Louis Missouri; Inquirer, Jefferson City, Missouri; Platte Eagle, Platte City, Missouri; Yeoman, Frankfort, Kentucky; Democrat Louisville, Kentucky; Gag cite. Lexington, K nucky; Territorial Gazette and Advertiser Bnrling ton, Iowa; Courier, Milwauke, Wisconsin; Banner, Little Rock Arkansas.
 he papers containing the aboye.advertisemen will be forwarded to the bureau as evidence of pub Gcaion.
 March 9, I545 2S-tf