The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-30
FUEL FOR STEAM VESSELS.

| BUREAU OF CossrRuorlos Equipment AND Repair
September 2, 1874
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposal
| - for Fuel for Steam Vessels will be received a
this Bureau, until 3 o'clock, 7. NJ, of the first o
October next, for furnishing and delivering for The
use OF the Navy the following qualities and desenp
tons of Coal AT the Navy Yards speeihed VIZ
At The Nary Yard, Chariestosen, Massachusetts,.
siX hundred tons of bitumnous coal.
III The Navy Yard Brooklyn, .ktw York.
One thousand tons of bitumnous coal, and three
hundred tons of anthracite coal.
1T The Nary Yard Gosport, Virginia.
One thousan tons of bituninous coal, and three
hundred tons Of anthracite cosl.
.4ihs Nary Yard near Pensacola, Florida.
One thousand tons of bitumnous coal.
lind at Erie Pennsylvania.
-Four hundred tons Of bliumnous coal.
The whole qusntiiy may be delivered as early ar
suits the convenience of the persons wih whom con-
tracts shall be made but at least half must be
delivered before the 3ist of December next and the
whole of it before the 1T day of April, iSi5
All the Goals are 10 be Of the best quality and a.
free los ible from other substances and par
ly from sulphur The bituminous coal must be dry
clean lump coal and, if required, must be separated
after It's delivery at the respective points, that II
shall be satisfactory to the Comma ant of the Ysrd
or to the persons appointed by him TO inspect The
same In this particular, as well In all Others be
fore II can be received for the United States Prefer
ence will he given to 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 he Commands nts Of
the Yards where II IL to be delivered be tho
roughly screened and in all respects satisfactory To
h,m or 10 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 tor the buminOus and fol the anthracite coal,
mai 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 pits and their situation from which the
Goals are TO be taken; and when delivered saisfacto
ry evidence must be furnished with the Goals that
they we've taken from the mines or pits specified
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 centum upon all
bills which may be approved which reserved per
cenium will not be paid until the completion of Inc
contract according To its 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 to be author
'-eu '" supply any oehciencies " purchase, anu 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 Harms
burg, Pa; Sun and Republican, Baltimore; Old
Dominion and Beacon, Norfolk, and Enquirer, Rich
mond, Va; kentuckian, Louisville and Maysville
Advocate, MaysviIie, Ky; Old School Republican,
Ohio; Old School Democrat, Missouri.
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