Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-02

Bureau Of CONSTRUCTION, Equipment, and Re-
pair.
April 7th, 1916.
Gealed Proposals, endorsed soffers for
~ Hemp No. l." will be received at this biz:
reau until the LIST June next, for furnishing and
delivering at the hayward Charlestown, Msss.
Ut at Louisville, KY, bt st. Lofts, in Mis-.
souri,, in such store. house as may BE- directed
by this bureau, seven hundred And Fifty tons,
(of ,240 poNnds each,) of s1atsf-rotted v4Nser-
iea~ hemp; of which one-thita must be deliv-
cred on OF before the LIST day of June, 1847,
one-third On or before the 1st day Of June,
l64S, and one-thitd On ut before the LIST day
Of June l849 These offers must be made for
all the periods of delivery, and may be for any
quantity not less than ten tons for each Pc
Rod.
Offers will also be received to be marked
Golfers for hemp No O." for other seven hun
dred and fifty tons of water<rotted American
hemp, to be delivered in the same proportions,
and within the same places as above mention-
ed. for the offer No. /. But the offers for this
latter quantity tItst be for the whole quantity
of seven hundred and fifty .tohs
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed :,
cleaned, free from shivsfs. and mtst not lose
more than sixteen per cent. OF tow and waste.
when hatchelled to the satisfaction of the IN
spectors, ready for spinning. Its strength
must be such that rope OF one and three
sourths ut an inch in 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 rounds; and
its length, color, and other properties and the
proof that it has been properly tedteT-rotted,
must be entirely satisfactory to the inspectors,
or the eh,ef Of this bureau, it will not be re-
ceived. No dew.Jotted snow-rotted, or steam
prepared hemp will be received. The inspec.
tons and tests will be madd at the respective
places Of delivery.
The inspectors, and commandant Of yard,
OF hemp agent, az the case may require, will
certify bills for the hemp, which may pass
| inspection, ami 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
sentation to such nary agent as may be agreed up
on by the chief of this bureau and the contract
| ors.
Persons offering must state the price, written
in words at length, asked per ton OF 2, gao pounds
when delivered, inspected, tested, approved, and
received by the agent and inspector, and paya-
bic As above specified, and must be careful to
forward, with their offer, an obligation, duly
executed by two persons of known respon.
sibility, binding themselves for the performance
Of the offers if they should be accepted.
| Bonds to one.half the amount Of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and suf-
firient securities, 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, unless otherwise specially directed b.
the Secretary Of the Navy.
Offers must be made in strict conformity with
| the terms Of this advertis em MT, nersona MFR
ing must state by what nary agent thew wish
their bills paid, If their offer is accepted; and Al
what hemp or navy agency they wish to have
contracts and bonds sent for their signature,
and If they shoald not be executed within IF.
teen days after they IRE received by the agents,
they will be returned, and the department will
consider itself at liberty to accept other Of
fers in place Of those thus neglected
To be published once a wees for six weeks,
in the following papers, viz: Union and Intel
lgencer, Washington, D. c.; Statesman, 20.
lumbus, Ohio; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio; Un-
ion, Nashville, Tennessee; Appeal, Memphis,
Tennessee, Democrat, olumbus, Tennessee,
. State Sentinel, Indianapolis. Indiana; Courier.
Madison, 1ndianA; Argus, Quincy, Illinois; St.
Clair Banner, Belleville, Illinois; Democrat,
Chicago, Illinois; Register. Springfield. Illinois,
Missourian, ST Louis, Missouri; Inquirer. JEFF.
ferson ity. Missouri; Platte Eag e, Platte
Cit, Missouri, Yeoman, Frankfort, Kentucky:
Democrat, louisville, Kentucky: Gazette. Lex.
ington, Kentucky; Territorial Gazette and Ad-
vertiser. Burlington, lowe, Courier, Milwau-
sas; Richmond Enquirer, Richmond, Virginia;
+, Democratic Union, Harrisburg, Pa.
The papers containing the above advertise.
ment will be forwarded to the bureau as evil
dence of publication.
may 2'l6