The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-25
FUEL FOR STEAM VESSELS.

BUREAU or CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND REpAIs
September 2, lSi4.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals
~ for Fuel for Steam Vessels" will be received al
this Bureau, until o'clock, p. NJ, Of the first Of
October next, Tor furnishing and delivering for the
tons of Coal at the Navy Yards specified, VIZ
1T the Nary Yard Cha,iesiO.vn, Massachusetts.
SIX hundred tons of bitumnous coal
AT the Mary Yard Brooklya, ks,O York; b
One thousand tons Of bilumnous coal, and three
hundred tons OF anthracite coal
1T the Navy Yard Goyort, vugiaia.
One thousand tons of btuminous coal and three
hundred tons OF anthracite coal.
.hhe Navy Yard near Pensacola Florida.
One thousand tons of bilumnous coal.
And Erie, Pennsylvania.
-Four hundred tons Of bitumnous coal
The whole quantity may be delivered as early as
suits the convenience OF the persons with whom con-
tracts shall he made; but ut least half must 10
delivered before the 3ist of December next and tho
whole of it before the LIST day of April l545.
All the Goals are to be OF the best quality and
free possible from other substances and particular
ly from sulphur. The bitumnous coal must be dry,
clean lump coal and, IL required must be sepa rated
after It's delivery at the respective points, that il
shall be satisfactory to the Commandant Of the Yard
or to the persons appointed by him to inspect tho
same, in this particular well in all others, be-
fore II can be received for the nhed States Prefer
ence will be given to coal taken from mines pits in
the United States, when Of equal quality aud va
lue
The anthracite coal must be broken to the size tina.
may be previously directed by the Commandments of
the Yards where II 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 each of the yards specified and with separate
prices for the bituminous and or the anthracite Goals
that separate contracts may be made for each Navy
Yard 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 24O pounds weighed in the
Navy Yards where delivered. The offers mus state
the mines or pits and their situation, from which the
Goals to be taken and when delivered, sasfacto-
ry evidence must be furnished with the Goals, that
they we've taken from the mines pits specified in
the contracts.
Satisfactory bonds in half the amount of the con-
tracts will be required for their faithful performance
10 addition to reservation Of per centum upon all
bills which may be approved. which reserved ten yer
cen'um 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 cosIs
within the time specified, the commandments agents
at the respective places Of delivery to be author
lied 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 use of the
United States.
To be published twice week in the MaJsonian
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; kentuckan, Louisville, and Maysville
Advocate, MaysviIIe, KY; Old School Republican,
Ohio; Old School Democrat, Missouri.
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