Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-04-09
for American Water-Ro tted
Hemp.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repeirs,
SEALED PROPOSALS are invited. endorsed PROPOSALS for Ls~p.
y for furnishing for the use Of the navy, SIX hundred tons of
American waterTotted hemp The proposals viii be received u-
Persons offering may frame their prop, sails to deliver any guam.
a1ty, not less than ten tons, either at the nav ard ChsrlestOwn.
bureau in Louisville, k, ntucky, or a: St. Louis, Missouri. The
uary next, and must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that
it has been properly waterr, tied.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed. cleaned, free from shivers.
%he Rq hatcSelI Ieis to %G the t ssiisfs sli to1 Of PER he ef insr OF ,0~ and Is1d waste i.T
spinning. Its strength must be such that a rope OF one and three
four his OF an inch IN circumference made from twenty -one yarns,
bear at least four thousand TWO hundred pounds and IT'S length.
color and other properties must be entirely satisfactory to the in
spectoIs, or the clief Of this bureau, or it will not be Tecei, ed. 1t
viii be inspected and tested at the respective places Of De livery.
require, will certify bIIs for the hemp which may pass inspections
and be received by the hemp agent or commandant Of The navy
inferred into, ninety per cent Of which bi to be pay able withi'
ehirty days after their presentation to such nary Ggent as msyb
be agreed upon by the chief Of tn S bureau and the contractors.
Persons offering must state the price; written in words at length.
proved, and received by the agent and inspector, and PAY able ss
above specified, and must forward, with their offer, an obligation,
duly executed by two persons Of known responsibility, binding
themselves for the performance of the offers if they should be ac-
Bonds to one-half the amount Of the contracts which may be
made, will be required for the faithful execution, in addition to the
o. the contracts, which deductions will be retained until the con-
tracts are fully completed in all respects according to their terms.
Offers must be made in strict coniOim nifty with the terms Of this
advertisement; persons offering must state by what nary agent they
navy age, cy they wish to have contracts and bonds for their sigma
ture: and if they should n be executed within fifteen days after
they r received by the agents, the department viii consider itself
at liberty to accept other Ofei in place of those thus neglected
To be published once a week until the eth April next, in the
following papers. viz: Union and Intelligent r, Washington, D.
G; Statesmen. Columbus: Ohio; ENQUIRER. Cincinnati, Ohio; Union.
COLUMBIA, Tennessee; State Sentine Indianapolis, Indiana; Cou-
rier. Madison, Indiana; Argus, Quincy, II inoh; ST. Clair Banner,
Believile, II inoisi Democrat. Chicago. Illinois; Register, Spring
field, Illinois; Missourian, St Louis, MissouTi; Inquirer, Jefferson
City, Missouri; Platte Eagle, Platte city, Missouri; Yeomsn, Frank
tort, Kentucky; Democrat, Louis, ID e, Kentucky; Gazette. Lex
ngton, Kentucky; Territorial Gazette and Advertiser. Burlington,
Iowa; Courier, Milwaukee, Wiscon. in; Banner. Little Rock Ar
kansas.
The papers containing the a rove advertisement will be forward
ed to the bureau as evidence of publication.
March 9. Se-IawtApoO