The Arkansas banner., 1846-05-19
PROPOSALS
 FOR AMERICAN WATER=ROTTED H E M P

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Bureau Of Construction, Equipment X Repair
 April 7th, 1916. 1 GgAlGD pE0pO9Al9p endorsed " offers iol p9 HEMP No. l." will be received at this bureau until the Ist June next for furnishing and delivering at ha navy=yard, Charlestown Mass, or at Louis vile Ky, or St. Louis in Missouri. in such store house as may be directed by this bueali. seven hundred and fifty toAs, (oi 2,240 pounds eaeh,l o lratcf-foied .Amefican hemp; of which one third must le t.e ivered on cr before the st day of June lSl7, one-tsrd on or before the first day of Jane, is4s, and tin third on or before the first day oi Jnne, lS4). Eese offers must be made for all the periods of delive Y. and may be for any quantity no less than ten tons for each period.
 Offers will also be received 10 ba marked "oilers for hemp No. ?, for other seven hundred and fifty ions of water-rotted American hemp, to be deliver cd in the same proportions, and within the same pc riods, and at the same places as above mentioned for the offer No l. But the offers for this latter quantity must be for the whole quantity of sever hundred and fifty tons.
 The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned free from sbivers, and must not lose more than six teen per cent. of tow and waste, when hatcheled tt the satisfaction o the inspectors ready for spinning It's strength must be such that rope of one in three -lorths of an inch in circumstance, made in twenty yarEs, as prepared and tested kt least spectois, or by their direction, will hfs length, four thousand two hunderd pounds ;>oi that it has coor and other propertcs, and lls en.ie} sails- been properly water-roted, nsnle' oi HIS p''cau' factorv ta fbee insnpetors oaso dea-rotteG, snow or it will not be seceivehcmp will be recelved.- rotted or stealnprepests will be made at the re- The inspections ~iivcry tspectiye paces and commandant of yard, or hemp The inspcase may require, will cer'iiy oli's TOT agent aswhich may pass inspection, ana pc fecely the hnc hemp agent, or eommandant oi the navy erl, according to the provisions oi the contracts which may be entered into, ninety per cent oi when hills o be nayable within thirty days after ther pre- sentation 10 such navy agent as may pc agfeea upon by the chief of this bureau, and the contractors.
 Persons offering must state the price. written III words at length, asked per ton of 2.240 pounds when delivered, inspected, tested approved, and re- ceiyed by the agent and inspector, and payable as abpye specified and must be careful to forward win their offer an obligation duly executed by two per- sons of known responsibility, binding themse,ves for the performance of the offers il they should DC accepted.
 Bonds to one half the amount of the contracts which may be made, with two good and sufficient sureties will be required for thcu iailhiui execa tion in addition to the deduction of ten per cent from all bills pad before the completion ol the con tracts; which deductions will be retained uh'ii uc contracts are fully completed in all respects, accor' ding to their terms, unless otherwise speciaiiy di- reeted by the Secretary of ihe Navy.
 Offers must be made in strict conformity wfth tiie terms of this advertisement Persons offering must state by what navy agent they wish hef pils paia, if their offer is accepted and at what hemp or navy agency they wish to have contracts and bonds sent f5rseheir signature and if they should not De exscu ted within fifteen days after theS are received by the agents, they will be returned, and the depart ment will consider itself at liberty to accept other offers in place of those thus neglecied .,
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 The.papers containing the above advertisement will De forwarded to the bureau as evidence oi pup iication. f
 May 3, l546-n36-2w