The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-31
Proposals for American water-rotted
Hemp.

NAyI DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,
March 9th, 1886.
CEALED PROPOSALS. are invited, endorsed
~ proposals for hemp, for furnishing for the use Of
the navy, six hundred tons of American water
rotted hemp. The proposals will be received until
o'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-yafd Charlestown, Massachusetts,, or at
such store-house as may be designated by this bu-
in Louisville, Kentucky, at St. Louis, Mis-
souri,. The whole quantity must be delivered on or
before the first day of January next, and must be
companied by satisfactory evidence that it has been
properly water-rotted. ~ ..... .... ....
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned,
free from shivers and must not lose more than six
teen per cent of tow and waste when hatchelled to
the satisfaction of the inspectors ready for spinning
Its strength must be such that q rope of one and
hree-fourths Of an inch in circumference made from
wenty-one yarns, as prepared and tested by the in
spectors or 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 will
not be received Il will be inspected and tested al
the respective places of delivery.
Inspectors and commandant Of yard, or agent,
as the case may require, will certify bills for the
hemp which may pass inspection and be received
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 nary agent may be
agreed upon by the chief of this bureau and the
contractors. .... ..... r ..s..
words at length, asked per ton of 2,24O pounds
when delivered, inspected, tested approved, and
ceved by the agent and inspector, and PAYABLE as
above specified, and must forward, with their offer,
an obligation, duly executed by two persons OF
known responsibility, binding themselves for tho
perfer nance 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-
ficient suretes, will be required for their faith
full execution, in addition to the deductonI 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
paid if their offer is accepted, and at what hemp or
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 at
liberty to accept other offers in place of those thus
neglected. go asl...'
TIE be published once week until the Goth April
next, in the following papers, viz: Union and Intel
ngehceI, washington, ~. Y. Statesman, Coium-
bus, Ohio; Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio; Union,
Nashville, Tennessee; Appeal, Memphis, Ten
nessee; Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee; State
Sentinel, indianapolis, Indiana !; Courier, Mad
ison, Indiana; Argus, Quincy, Illinois; St Clair
Banner, Belleville, Illinois; Democrat, Chicago,
Illinois, Register, Springfield, Illinois; Missourian,
St. Louis, Missouri Inquirer, Jefferson City, Mis-
souri,; Platte Eagle, Platte City, Missouri; Yeoman,
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
LEGATION. E'|'. .E"1 ." "-.. ...
March 9-1awtApr90