The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-27
FUEL FOR STEAM VESSELS.

BUREAU or CONSTRUCTORS, EaUIrmksr AND RsrA's
September 2, los4.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposal
~ for Ful for Steam Vessels will be received .
this Bureau until o'clock, p. NJ, of the first o
Ociobes NEXT for furnishing and delivering for th'
use Of The Navy the following quantities and descnP
lions of Coal at the Navy Yards specified, VIZ
1T Las Mary Yard, CA1lsstos1s, Massachusetts.
Sir hundred tons of btuminous coal.
1T the Navy Yard Brooklyn, .Nsw York;
One Thousand tons of bituminous COAL and thres
hundred tons of anthracite coal.
1T the Mary Yard Gosport, vnyinia.
One thousand tons of bituminous coal, and three
hundred tons Of anthracite coal.
.aihs Navy Yard near Pensacola, Florida.
One thousand tons Of bituminous coal.
find al Erie, PenAsylpaaia.
-Four hundred tons Of buminous coal.
The whole quantity may be delivered az early al
suits The convenience Of the persons with whom con-
tracts shall be made; but at least half must be
delivered before the 3lst Of December next, and the
whole Of il before the 1t day Of April, lo45.
All the Goals TO be Of the best quality aud a.
free as possible from other substances, and particular
ly from sulphur. The bItuminous coal must be dry,
aner It's delivery at the respective points, that IL
shall be satisfactory TO the Commandment Of the Yard
or to the persons appointed by him to inspect the
same, IN this particular well in all Others b.,
fore II can be received for the United States Prefer
enee will he given TO coal taken from mines pits in
the United States, when Of equal quality and va
lus.
The anthracite coal must be broken to the size that
may be previously directed by the Commandments Of
the Yards where it is to be delivered-must be tho
roughly screened and in all respects satisfactory to
HIM or to the inspecting officers to be appointed by
him.
Persons offering will be particular to make their Of
ers IN separate letters for the delivery Of each kind of
coal at zach of the yards specified and with separate
prices for the biumiDous and for the anthracite coal
mat separate contracts may be made for each Navy
ard and for each kind Of COAL if desired by the De-
partment The price asked for each kind Of coal
must be- for the ton Of 240 pounds weighed in the
Navy Yards where delivered The offers must state
the mines or pits and heir situation, from which the
Goals are to be taken and when delivered saiisaco
ny evidence must be furnished with the Goals that
they were taken from the mines or pits specified in
the contracts.
Satisfactory bonds in half the amount of the con-
tracts will be required for their faithful performance
In addition to reservation of ten per upon all
bills which may be approved which reserved ten per
cenum will not be paid until the completion of the
contract according TO ITS terms. In Of failure
on the part of contractors to deliver the Goals
within the time specified the commandants or agents
at the respective places Of delivery are to be author
lied to supply any deficiencies by purchase, and the
contractors and their suretes are TO be liable for any
excess of cost over the contract price, and the ten
per cent reserved to be forfeited to the use Of the
United States.
To be published twice week in the Madisonan
and Spectator, Washington; Morning Post and Dai-
ly Times, Boston, Massachusetts; Journal of Com
merce and Aurora, New York Morning Gazette,
Buffalo, New York American Sentinel and Mer-
curry, Philadelphia, Daily Morning Post, Pittsburg,
National Enquirer and Democratic Signal, Harris
burg, Pa; Sun and Republican, Baltimore; Old
Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk, and Enquirer, Rich
mond, Va; kentuckan, Louisville, and Maysve
Advocate, Maysville, KY; Old School Republican,
Ohio Old School Democrat Missouri.
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