The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-04
4A NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repair,

Bureau OF Construction, Equipment and Repair,
March l, l649.
FINDER The Joint resolution Of Congress- approved May
II O. 1913, emitted Itesouiion respecting contracts for
hemp for the of the American navy sealed proposals
will be received This bureau the United States hemp
agencies Louisville, Kentucky or st. Louis, Missouri
10 be forwarded by them unopened TO this barea1 for de-
verng under contract not exceeding five years
The best qualify Of American irafey.roffed hemp 10 guam,
titles Of five tons and upwards the ton 70 consist q Io
Two hundred and oryon dollars per tom The proposals.
TO be opspsd on The sn day e Nay rss Re-
awarded No delivery will be required sooner Than the s
he said hemp must be equal in quality the besi
egn hemp and all cases q equality o. bid me contract
will 3 ysn 6 ssaa % ;cps Tne uan
The said hemp must be thoroughly dressed, cleaned,
free sna mS n1 20 hf hs
Of the inspectors ready for spinning lbs strength must be
such that Of and q az sn y
tested By the Inspectors or BY their direction VIII bear At
ss s y enrsy 10 n. or he
chief this bureau or will not be received win be In
aaa certify bills
for the hemp which may pass inspection and De received
iSo; ninety Per cent, d which bills 10 Be payable within
thirty days amer their 10 such navy agents as
sc 0 m ssa sss ne words and
ures tcieary and iegiby asked per ton Of o pounds
s sas sss
Every offer must be accompanied directed in the act
h aua written oa guaranty signed
BY one Of more responsible persons, 90 be certified by
deriake Dat he bidder q bidder viii il his or their BID Be-
accepted enter INFO an obligation within fifteen days aer
cen surriirs to furnish The supplies proposed No pro
posa will be considered unless accompanied by such qua
bonds with fwo approved sureties in onehaf the ssfl
mated amount ofthe respective contracts VIII he required
and per In addition win be withheld from ID.
amount payment he made, collateral security
the ahfu performance Of the respective cor
tracts which will IN no account be paid until the contrari
complied with In all respects according their terms
Offers must be made in strict conformity with the terms
WhieI mary agent they wish their bills paid il their onf
i accepted and by mhith hemp o. nary ey they wish
they should be within fifteen days after they
received by agents The department viii consider itself
liberty TO accept other offers In place OF those thus ne
Mar s-aawraahMay
ny the President or the United States.
m pursuance Of the provisions Of The second section Of
the act, entitled San for the admission Of the s. ate
is4s. JAMES x. POLK President o. the United States
OF America, do hereby declare and make known, thai
public sales will he held at The aforementioned land Of
hces in the said State of WISCONSIN, at the periods
Al The land office al MILWAUKEE, commencing on
Monday The fourth day Of June next for The disposal Of
the public lands within the reserved sections and
parts OF sections, situated in the following townships
wit:
North erc base line, and east q theSofA principal me
dian. #g.
Townships six and seven, Of range fourteen;
Townships six, seven, and eight, Of range fifteen;
Townships seven and eight, Of range seventeen;
Townships six, seven aud eight, oirange eighteen;
Townships seven, and eight, OF range nineteen;
Townships and eight, of range twenty;
Townships six seven, and eight Of range twenty one;
Township six q range twenty.two;
At the land office at GREEN BAY, commencing on
Monday the eleventh day of June next the disposa o
The vacant public lands within the aforementioned re-
served sections and parts OF sections, situated IN the follow
ing named townships and parts oftownshPs viz
North ofRs base line, aud east Of The fourth principal
rfdiaa,
Townships twelve thirteer fourteen and fnesn south
Townships thirteen and fourteen and fractional town
ship fheen, south OF Fox river, OF range ten;
Township fourteen, AMI fractional townships eileen and
sixteen south OF Fox river, oil range eleven;
Township fourteen, and fractional townships ifleen six
teen and seventeen, South o Fox river, OF range weve
Township SIXTEEN and fractional townships seventeen
and eighteen, south Of Fox river, OF range thirteen;
Township seventeen, and fractional township eighteen
south OF Fox river, Of range fourteen;
Fractional townships eighteen AMI nineteen, south OF
fSr an sas' s z, Moo r, s ,ssh nee IA.
tee aud nineteen, and township twenty, OF age sixteen;
Fractional townships iaeen sixteen seventeen, eich.
nineteen. twenty and OF seventeen:
Fractional townships fteen, sixteen. nineteen, twenty
twenty one, and twenty-five, VI range eighteen;
Fractional township nineteen township twenty, and frar.
tional townships twenty one, twenty aud twenty three
OF range nlneteen;
Township twenty one and fractional townships twenty.
two AMI twenty three, OF range twenty; i#4
Fractional township twenty three, Of range twenty one.
The offering Of the above mentioned lands will be com.
menced on the days appointed, and proceed with all
venient despatch the order 10 which the Townships arr
advertised, and In accordance with the particular fists OF
the offered which will be deposited with the
land officers before The days OF sale until the whole shall
have been offered and the sales thus closed hut no sale
shall be kept open longer than two weeks aud private
entry OF any OF the lands will be admitted until afer the
expiration 81 the weeks
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington this
seventh day Of February slomini one thousand
JAMES K. POLK
BY the President.
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