The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-19
PROPOSALS FOR COAL.
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFrlcE.

NAVY ConMIssIoNERs OFFICE,
February II, 1912
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
/ ceiyed at this office until 3 o'clock p. NJ of the
10th March next, for furnishing and delivering for
the use of the Naval service of the United States,
seven thousand tons of Bminous Coal, 2,240 pounds
TO each ton in the following proportions at each of
the following navy yards, viz
1000 tons at the navy yard, Gosport, Virginia
1000 tons at the navy yard, Charlestown, Massa-
chusets.
5000 tons at the navy yard, Brooklyn, New York.
One-half the respective quantities deliverable at
each of said navy yards must be delivered on or be-
fore the lst day of May next one-half the remainder
or before the ls June next, and the residue on or
before the LIST July next
Said coal must be from American mines, must be
of the best quality screened clean, very free from
foreign substances, and particularly from sulphur
Said coal must be delivered at the respective navy
wards aforesaid at the risk and expense of the con-
tractor subject to such inspection as the Commission
ers of the Navy may authorize or direct, and must
be entirely satisfactory to them, or to the comman-
dants or commanding officers respectively of said
yards.
In case Of failure on the part of the contractor to
furnish and deliver the said coal in the proportions
and al the periods above named the officers or agents
of the navy shall be authorized to purchase such
quantities as shall be required to supply the dehclen-
ccs and any of cost over the PRICE agreed to
be paid by the contracts TO be entered into, shall be
charged to and paid by the contractor
Bonds in one-third the estimated amount OF the re-
spective contracts viii be required, with two approx
ed surcties, and ten per centum in addition will be
withheld from the amount of each delivery made, as
collateral security for their faithful performance,
which will on no account be paid until the contracts
arc complied with in all respects, and which will be
forfeited to the use and benefit of the United States
in the event of failures TO complete the deliveries.
After making the deduction of ten per centNm, pay
ment of the balance will be made by the United
States within thirty days after the coal shall have
been Inspected approved, and received and bills for
the same duly auhenticatedby certificates of nspec-
ton by receipts of the respective Navy Storckeep-
said navy yards and by the approval OF The re,
spectve commandments commanding officers OF sand
yards y shall be presented to the Navy Agent, by
whom payment is to be made
II 5sTo be published three times week until l0th
March in the National Iutelligencer, MadisonIan,
Globe Army and Navy Chronicle, District OF Column
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