The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-12
Proposals for American water rott.d
hemp.
Navy DEPARTMENT

NAVY DEPARTMENT
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Repair,
April 7, 1886 /
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "of,S.
- for hemp No. l." will be received at thI,
bureau until the LIST June next, for furnishing and
delivering at the nayy-yard Charlestown, Ma
aschusetts, or at Louisville, Kentucky, or 81
Louis, in Missouri, in such store house may BE-
directed by this bureau, seven hundred and 6hy
TONS (of 2240 pounds each Of waisr- roted Amer
lean hemp; Of which third must be delivered q,
or before the lat day Of June, l847, third on
or before the first day June l64s and one-thir on
or before the LIST day Of June, l649. These ofen
must be made for all the periods Of delivery, and
may be for any quantity not less Than ten tons for
each period.
Offers will also be received 70 be marked ''offers
for hemp No. g" for other seven hundred and kny
tons Of water-rotted American hemp, TO be delivered
in the same proportions, and within the same pc
| RODS and at the same places as above mentioned
for the offer No. I. But the offers for this latter
quantity must be for the whole quantity Of seven
hundred and fifty tons.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned
free from shiyers, and must not lose more than
teen per cent. Of tow and waste, when hatcheed To
the satisfaction Of the inspectors, ready for spin.
ming. Its strength must be such that rope OF on.
and three fourths Of 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 pounds; and Its
length color, and other properties, and the proof
that has been properly iodier-rotd must be entire
satisfactory 10 the Inspectors, or the chief OF this
bureau, or il will not be received. No dew-rotted
snow-rotted, or steam-prepared hemp will be
ceiyed. The inspections and tests will be made al
the respective places of delivery
The inspectors and commandant Of yard, or
hemp agent, as the case may require, will certify
bills for the hemp, which may pass inspection, and
be received by the hemp agent, " commandant o.
the nayy-yard, according to the provisions OF the
contracts which may be entered into; ninety per
cent. of which bills 10 he payable within thirty
days after their presentation TO such aapy 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.
ceved by the agent and inspector, and payable as
above specified, and must be careful to forward with
their Offer an obligation duly executed by two per-
sons of known responsibility, binding themselves
for the performance Of the offers II they should be
accepted.
Bonds to one-half the amount Of the contracts
which may be made, with two good and sufficient
suretes 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
which deductions will be retained until the contracts
fully completed in all respects according to their
terms, unless otherwise specially directed by the
Secretary Of the Navy.
Offers must be made IN strict conformity with the
terms Of this advertisement Persons offering must
state by what navy 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 ther signature, and if they should not be ex-
ecuted within fifteen days after they 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 neglected.
To be published a week for six weeks,
in the following papers, viz: Union and Intellisen-
Ger, Washington, ID. c.. Statesman, Columbus,
Ohio; Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio; Union, Nash
vile, Tennessee; Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee;
Democrat, Columbia, Tennessee; State Senunel,
indianapolis, Indiana Courier, Madison, Indiana;
Argus, Quincy, Illinois; ST. Clair Banner Bel.
eyille Illinois; Democrat, Chicago, Illinois,
Register, Springfield, illinois, Missourian, ST.
Louis, Missouri; Inquirer, Jefferson City, Mis-
sour; Platte Eagle, Platte City, Missouri Yeoman,
Frankfort, Kentucky; Democrat, Louisville, Ken.
tuckyj Gazette, Lexington, Kentucky; Territorial
Gazette and Advertiser, Burlington Iowa; Courier,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Banner, Little Rock, Ar.
kansas; Richmond Enquirer, Richmond, Virginia
The papers containing the above advertisement
will be forwarded to the bureau evidence of pub
| licaton.
April 7-Iaw6w