The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-13
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FUEL FOR STEAM VESSELS.

BUREAU or CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR
September 2, 1874.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Proposal
- for Fuel for Steam Vessels /" will be received a
this Bureau, until O'Clock, p. NJ, of the first o
October next, for furnishing and delivering for thu
use of the Navy, the following quantities and descnp
tons of Coal at the Navy Yards specified, viz
At the Navy Yard Charlsstoton, Massachusetts,.
SIX hundred tons of bituminous coal.
at the Navy Yard Brooklyn, .Nsi0 York
One thousand tons Of bituminous coal, and tire,
hundred tons of anthracite coal
1T the Nary Yard Gosport Virginia.
One thousand tons of bitumnous COAL and thre.
hundred tons of anthracite coal
THE Navy Yard near Pensacola, Florida.
One thousand tons of bituminous coal
find at Erie, Pennsylvania.
-Four hundred tons of bliuminous coal
The whole qu nifty may be delivered early a,
suits the convenience Of the persons with whom con-
tracts shall be made but a, least one half must be
delivered before the 3Ist Of December next, and tn,
whole of it before the III day of April, lS45.
All the Goals TO be of the best quality ami a,
free pos ble from other substances, and particular
ly from sulphur. The bltumnous coal must be dry
clean, lump coal and, If required, must be separated
after its delivery at the respective points, so that i
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, be-
fore il can be received for the nited States Prefer
ence will be given coal taken from mines pits In
the United States, when Of equal quality and va.
lue.
The anthracite coal must be broken to the size that
may be previously directed by The Commando nts Of
the Yards where it is to be deivered-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 buminous and fol the anthracite coal
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 $40 pounds weighed in the
Navy Yards where delivered The offers must state
the mines pits and their situation, from which The
Goals are to be taken and when delivered sasfacto
ry evidence must be furnished with the Goals, that
they we've 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 cenum upon all
bills which may be approved which reserved ten per
cenum will not be paid until the completion of the
contract according to It's terms In of failure
on the part of contractors To deliver the Goals
within the time specified, the commandments agents
at the respective places of delivery are TO be author
lied to supply any deficiencies by purchase, and the
contractors and their sureles TO be liable for any
excess of cost the contract price, and the ten
per cent reserved 10 be forfeited to the of the
United States
To be published twice week in the Madsonian
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, Ph.sburg,
National Enquirer and Democratic Signal, Harris
burg, Pa; Sun and Republican, Baltimore; Cd
Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk, and Enquirer, Rich
mond, Va; kentuckian, Louisville, and Maysvllle
Advocate, Maysville, Ky; Old Sch, Dol Republican,
Ohio; Old School Democrat, Missouri.
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