The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-02-19
PROPOSALS FOR COAL.
NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

| NAVY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
| February II, 1912.
| PROPOSALS. sealed and endorsed, will be re-
| i ceived at this office until O'Clock p M of the
10th March next, for furnishing and delivering, fol
the use of the Naval service of the United States
seven thousand tons of Bituminous Coal 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
1900 tons at the navy yard, Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts
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 LIST day of May next one-haf the remainder
on before the LIST 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
tractor subject to such inspection as the Commission
ers of the Navy may authorize or direct, and must
be entirely satisfactory to them, 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 at 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 dehcen-
cies and any excess of cost 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 will be required with two approx
ed sureties and ten per centum in addition will be
withheld from the amount of each delivery made,
collateral security for their faithful performance
which will on no account be paid until the contracts
are 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 centum, 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 authenticaedby certificates of nspec-
ton by receipts of the respective Navy Storekeep-
ers at said navy yards, and by the approval of the
spective commandants or commanding officers Of said
yards) shall be presented to the Navy Agent, by
whom payment is to be made.
NPTo be published three times week until 10th
March in the National Intellgoncer, Madsonian,
Globe Army and Navy Chronicle, District of Column
ba Boston Atlas, Massachusetts, New York Ex-
press, New York Commercial Advertiser, Now York
American Sentinel North American, Daily Adverti-
ser at Pittsburg Pennsylvania Reporter at Harris
burg, Pennsylvania Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Ame-
rcan Maryland Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald
Richmond Enquirer, Petersburg lntelligencer Vir-
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