The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-14
PROPOSALS FOR AMERICAN WATER
ROTTED HEMP

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,
March 9th, 1886.
CEALED PROPOSALS are invited, endorsed
- proposals for hemp, for furnishing for the Of
the navy, six hundred tons OF American water
roited hemp. The proposals will be received until
3o'clock p. m. Of the first day of May next.
Persons offering may frame their proposals to de-
liver any quantity, not less than ten tons, either at
the navy-yard Charlestown, Massachusetts, or at
such store-house as may be designated by this bu-
in Louisville, Kentucky, or at ST. Louis, Mis-
souri,. The whole quantity must be delivered on or
before the first day Of January next, and must be
eompaned by satisfactory evidence that it has been
properly water-rotted.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned,
free from shvers, and must not lose more than six
teen per cent of tow and wsstc when hatchelled TO
the satisfaction Of the inspectors ready for spinning
Its strength must be such that a rope Of one and
three-fourhs of an inch in Giro umference made from
twenty-one yarns, prepared and tested by the in
spectors 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 viii
not be received 1t will De inspected and tested at
the respective places of delivery.
Inspectors and commandment Of yard, or agent,
Is 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 payble within thirty days after
their presentation to such many agent as may be
agreed upon by the chief of this bureau and the
contractors.
Persons offering must state the price, written in
words at length, asked per ton Of 2,240 pounds
when delivered, inspected, tested, approved, and re-
ceived by the agent and inspector, and payable az
above specified, and must forward, with their offer
az duly cd Inv two ppre n
known responsibility, binding themselves for the
performance of the offers if they should be accepted
Bonds to one-haf the amount Of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and suf
kcient sureties, will be required for their faith.
full execution, in addition to the deduction1 of ten
per cent from all bills paid before the completion
Of the contracts, which 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 offering
must state by what many agent they wish their bills
navy agency they wish to have contracts and bonds
sent for their signature; and If they should not be
executed within fifteen days after they are received
by the agents, the department will consider itself al
liberty accept other offers in place Of those thus
neglected.
rc be published once week until the Doth April
next in the following papers, viz: Union and Intel
ligencer, Washington, D. c.; Statesman, Coum.
bus, ohio Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio Union
Nashville, Tennessee; Appeal, Memphis, Ten.
nessee Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee; State
Sentinel, Indianapolis, Indiana; Courier, Mad.
ison, Ipdiana Argus, Quincy, Illinois; St. Clair
Banner, Bel'eville, Illinois; Democrat. Chicago
illinois; Register, Springfield, Illinois; Missourian
ST.. Louis, Missouri Inquirer, Jefferson City, Mis-
souri,; Platte Eagle, Platte City, Missouri; Woman
Frankfort, Kentucky; Democrat, Louisville, Ken
lucky; Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky; Territorial
Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington, Iowa; Courier
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Banner, Little Rock, Ar
kansas.
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded TO the bureau as evidence Of pub
llcation.
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