The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-04
Fuel FOR STEAM VESSELS.

BuR.Au OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND RErAla
September 2, 1874.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals.
- for Fuel for Steam Vessels will be received al
this Bureau, until O'Clock, p M, of the first o.
October next, for furnishing and delivering for the
use of The Navy the foil wing quantities and descnp
tons of Coal at the Navy Yards specified, VIZ
at The Nary Yard Charlestoion, Massachusetts
Six hundred tons of bituminous coal.
AT The Navy Yard Brooklyn, .Niw York
One thousand tons of bituminous coal, and three
hundred tons of anthracite coal
At the Navy Yard Gosport, Virginia
One thousand tons of biiumnous coal, and three
hundred tons of anthracite coal
.nue Manu- Yard near Pensacola, Florida
One thousand tons of bitumnous coal.
find at Erie Pennsylvania.
Four hundred tons of bilumnous coal.
The whole qu antity may be delivered as early as
suits the convenience Of the persons with whom CON
tracts shall be made but al least one halt must be
delivered before the 3lst OF December next and the
whole of il before the lei day Of April, lS45
All the Goals TO be OF the best quality aud as
free as DOS be from other substances and particular
ly from sulphur. The btuminous coal must be dry
clean lump coal and, If required, must be separated
after its delivery at the respective points, so that II
shall be satisfactory TO the Commandment of the Yord,
same in this particular, well as In all others, be-
fore can be n ceIved for the United States Prefer
ence will he given to coal taken from mines or PITS In
the United States, when Of equal quality and va
Ius
The anthracite coal must be broken to the size that
may be previously directed by The Commandments Of
the Yards where it is to be devered-must be tho
roughly screened and in all respects ga isfactory to
him to the inspecting officers TO be appointed by
him.
ha IN, IA al he'll ~
fers in separate letters for the delivery of each kind of
coal at each If the yards specified and with separate
prices for the biumnous 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 fol each kind Of coal
must be for the Of 240 pounds weighed in the
Navy Yards where delivered. The ufers must state
the mines pits and their situation, from which The
Goals are TO be taken; and when Delivered sa'isfacto
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
tracts will be required for their faithful performance
in addition to IeservatI of ten per centum upon all
bills which may be approved which reserved ten per
centum will not be pad until the completion of the
contract according To ITS terms In case 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
lied to supply any Deficiencies by purchase, and the
contractors and their sureties TO be liable for any
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, aud Enquirer, Rich
mond, Va; kentuckan, Louisville, and Maysville
Advocate, MaysvilIe, Ky Old Sch 'ol Republican,
Ohio; Old School Democrat, Missouri.
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