The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-17
FUEI'FoR 5 TEAM VESSELS,

BUREAU or CossTRUCToE, Equipment AND REpnR
! September ,, lS44.
/ SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals
~ for Fuel for Steam Vessels will be received at
this Bureau, until o'clock, p NJ, of the first of
ocioher next, Tor furnishing and delivering for tho
use OF me Navy the following quantities and descrip-
lions OF Coal at the Navy Yards specified, viz
Al the Mary Yard Chalssiotcn Massachusetts
Six hundred tons of btuminous coal
AT the Nary Yard Brooklyn .Nsw York;
One thousand tons of bitumlnous coal and three
hundred tons OF anthracite coal.
al the Navy Yard CospOrt Yuginia.
One THOUSAND tons of bituminous coal, and three
hundred tons of anthracite coal.
.Hhs Nary Yard mean Pensacola, Florida.
One thousand tons of buminous coal.
find at Erie, Pennsylvania.
| -Four hundred IONS of buminous coal
The whole quantity may be delivered as early as
suits the convenience OF the persons with whom con-
tracts shall be made but at least one half must be
delivered before the 3ist of December next and the
whole of IL before the 1T day of April, 1916
All the Goals TO be of the best quality aud as
Tree az pos ble from other substances and
| ly from sulphur. The bituminous coal must be dry
clean lump coal and If required, must be separated
al'ef Its delivery at the respective points, SO that ii
shall be satisfactory TO the Comman of the Ysrd
| or TO the persons appointed by him to inspect the
same, in this particular, we'll in all Others be-
fore can be received for the United States Prefer
ence VIII he gwen TO coal taken from pits in
the United States when Of equal quality aud va
| lue
The anthracite coal be broken to the size that
may lie previously directed by the Command la nts of
the ards where II Is to be delvered-must be tho
roughly screened and in all respects satisfactory to
nm or to the Inspecting officers TO be appointed by
him.
Persons offering will be particular to make their Of
fers N separate letters for the delivery of each kind of
coal al each OF the yards Gifted, and with separate
prices tor the bumnous and for the anthracite Goals
mat separate contracts may be made for each Navy
Yard and for each Kind Of COAL if desired by the De-
partment. Ibe price asked for each kind Of coal
must be for the Ton Of 240 pounds as weighed in the
Navy fards where delivered. The offers must state
the mines or pits and their sltual on from which the
Goals are to be taken and when delivered
| fy evidence must be furnished with the Goals that
'hey Were taken from the mines pits specified in
| the contracts.
Satisfactory bonds in half the amount Of the con-
,racs VIII De required for their faithful performance
IN addition TO reservation of ten per upon all
bills which may be approved, which reserved ten per
centum 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 agents
at the respective places of delivery to be author
zed to supply any deficiencies by purchase, and the
contractors and their surees TO be liable for any
excess OF cost over the contract price, and the ten
| per cent reserved to be forfeited to the Of the
| United States.
To be published twice week in the Madisonian
and Spectator Washington Morning Post and Dali
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; kenluckian, Louisville and Maysville
Advocate, Msysvle, Ky; Old School Republican,
Ohio; Old School Democrat, Missouri.
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