Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-04-04


Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Re-
pairs,
March 9th, 1886.
CEALED PROPOsALSare invited, endorsed
= proposals. for hemp, for furnishing for the
use Of the navy, six hundred tons Of American
water-tctted hethp. The proposals will be re.
teived Until O'Clock p. In. Of the first day ef
May next.
Persons offering may frame their proposals to
deliver any Quantity, not less than ten tons eth.
er at the navy yard Charleston, NJ .ssachusetts,
or at such stdre-hoise as may be designated by
this bureau In Louisville, Kentucky, or at ST.
Louis, Missouri. The whole quantity must be
delivered on or before the first day Of january
next, and must be accompanied BY satisfactory
evidence that it has been properly watef-fct.
ted.
The hemp must be thoroughly dressed, clean
ed, free from shivers, and must not lose more
than sixteen per cent. of tow and waste when
hatchelled, to the satisfaction Of the inspectors
ready spinning. Its strength must be such that
q rope of one 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 rounds; and its length, cUiur, and other
properties must be entirely satisfactory to the
inspectors, or the chief of this bureau, or it will
Il the respective places Of delivery.
Inspectors aud Commandments of yards, or
agents, 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 SaFd, according 70 the provisions 81
the contacts which may Do entered into, ninety
per cent Of which bill to be pay abie sifin thir.
ty days after their presentation to sach mary Vt
as may be agreed upon by the chief Of this bu-
reau and the contractors.
Persons offering must state the price, Written
In words at length, asked per ton Of ,240 pounds
when delivered, inspected, tested, approved, and
received by the agent and inspector, and paya-
BILE as above specified, and must forward, with
their offer, an obligation, duly executed by two
persons Of known responsibility, binding them
selves for the performance Of the offers if they
should be accepted.
Bonds to one.haIf the amount Of the contracts
which may be made, will be required for their
faithful execution, in addition to the deduction
Of ten pet 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.
Offers must be made in strict conformity with
the terms Of this advertisement; persons offer
ing must state BY what naUy 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 for their signature; and II
they should not be executed within fifteen days
after they are received by the agents, the depart
ment will consider itself at liberty to accep,
other offers In place Of those thus neglected.
TO be published once week until the goth
April next, in the following papers, viz. Union
and Intel igencer, Washington, d. C.j States.
man, Columbus. Ohio; Enquirer, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Union, Nashville, Tennessee; Appeal,
Memphis, Tennessee; Democrat, Co umbia,
Tennessee; State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Indi
ana; Courier, Madison, Indiana; Argus. Quincy,
Illinois; St. Clair Banner, Belleville, Illinois;
Democrat Chicago, inois; Register, Spring
field, II inois, Missourian, St. Louis, Missouri;
Enquirer, Jefferson City, Missouri; Platte Ea-
gle, Platte ity, Missouri; Yeoman, Frankfort,
Kentucky, Democrat, Louisville, Kentucky; Ga
zette, Lexington, Kentucky, Territorial Gazette
and Advertiser, Burlington, Iowa, Courier, Mil
waukie, Wisconsin,; Banner, Little Rock, Ar
kansas. s#esa+45
The papers containing the above advertise
ment will be forwarded to the bureau as evidence
Of publication. fe 6ss
March %, 1S46-4w