The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-11
FUEL FOR STEAM VESSELS.

BuRnAU ON CossrRucrlos, EonrMnr AND RsPnA.
September 3 iSia.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals
- for Fuc for Steam Vessels. will be received at
ihls Bureau until o'clock, p. M, OF the first OF
October next, for furnishing and delivering for The
use of the Navy the wing quantities and desenp-
lions Of Coal at the Navy Yards specified, VIZ
1T The Nary Yard ChWisstOen, Massachusetts
Six hundred tons of bituminous coal.
al The Many Yard brooklyn, Nst0 York.
One thousand tons Of bituminous coal, and three
hundred tons of anthracite coal
al the Nary Yard GO,pOrt, yiyginiG.
One thousand tons of bitumnous coal and three
hundred tons of anthracite coal.
IN The Nary Yard near Pensacola, Floridd.
One thousand tons of bituminous coal
Ind al Erie, Pennsylvania.
-Four hundred tons of bituminous coal
The whole quantity may be delivered as early as
suits the convenience OF the persons with whom
tracts shall be made but at least one halt must be
delivered before the list of December next, and the
whole Of il before the 4 day of April 1915.
All the Goals are TO be of the best quality aud as
free as pos bie from other substances, and particular
ly from sulphur. The btuminous coal must be dry,
clean lump coal and, If required must be separated
alief ITS delivery at the respective points, that IL
shall be satisfactory the Commandant of the Yard
or to the persons appointed by him to inspect The
same IN this particular, ell in all others be
fore II can be ceivd for the Unted States. Prefer
ence Will Ice gwen to coal taken from mines pits
the United States, when Of equal quality aud va
lue
The anthracite coal must be broken to the size that
may be previously directed toy The Commando ts of
the Yards here II is TO be Delivered be tho
loughy screened and in all respects satisfactory to
MN or 10 the inspecting officers to be appointed by
him.
Persons offering will be particular to make their Of
ters in separate letters for the delivery of each kind of
coal at each Of the yards specified and with separ
prices for The buminous and fol- the anthracite coal
NAT separate contracts may be made for each Navy
Yard and for each kind of coal if desired by the De
Partmenl. The price asked for each kind of coal
must b. for the ton Of 240 pounds weighed in the
Navy Yards where delivered. The offers must state
the mine, or pits and heir situa ion from which The
Goals are 10 be taken and, when delivered salisacto
ry evidence must be furnished with the Goals, that
they we've taken from the mines or pts specified in
the contracts.
Satisfactory bonds in half the amount Of the con-
tracts will be required FIR their faithful performances
10 addition to reservation of per ce mum upon all
bills which may be approved which reserved ten per
cenium Will not be paid until the completion of the
contract according 10 ITS terms. In Of failure
on the part of contractors to deliver the Goals
within the time specified, the commandants agents
al The respective places OF delivery to be author
lzed to supply any deficiencies by purchase, and the
contractors and their surees to be liable for any
excess of cost the contract price, and the ten
per cent. reserved TO be forfeited to the of the
United States.
To he 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, Philadeiphla, Daily Morning Post, Plttsburg
n ltonal ENQUIRER and Democratic SiJnai Harms
burg, Pa. Sun aud Republican, Baltimore; Old
Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk, and Enquirer, Rich
mond, Va; kentuckian, Louisville and Maysville
Advocate, hlaysvile, Ky; Old Sch Dol Republican,
Ohio; Old School Democrat, Missouri.
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