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

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, Eauwb.Esr AND flraIs
September 2, 1874,
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "lsroposah
- for Fucl fnr Steam Vessels /" will be received a
lhis Bureau, until o'clock, p. NJ, OF the first o
October next, for furnishing and delivering for the
use of the Navy the following quantities. and descnp
lions Of Coal at the Navy Yards specified, VIZ
III The Nary Yard, Charlesto,0n, Massachusetts,.
Six hundred tons of bituminous coal.
Al The Navy Yard Brooklyn .Nsw York.
One thousand tons Of btuminoos coal, and three
hundred tons OF anthracite coal.
1T The Navy Yard Gosport, yirginia.
One thousand Ions of bituminous coal, and three
hundred tons of anthracite coal.
.4the Navy Yard near Pensacola Florid1.
One thousand tons of buminous coal.
find al Erie, Pennsylvania
-Four hundred tons of buminous coal.
The whole qu nifty may be delivered as early as
suits the convenience Of the persons with whom con-
tracts shall be made bu, a, least one half must be
delivered before the 3 sl Of December next and the
whole of It before the l,l day of April, 1915.
All the Goals are TO be Of the best quality aud as
Tree as pos be from other substances, and particular
iy from sulphur. I he bitumnous coal must be dry
clean lump coal and, If required must be separated
amer IT'S delivery at the respective points, that il
shall be satisfactory to the Commandment of the Yard
or 10 The persons appointed by him TO inspect the
sane, III this particular, well FALL Others, be-
fore can be ceIved for the u nted States Prefer
ence will he given To coal taken from mines or pits in
the United States, when Of equal quality aud va
lue.
The anthracite coa must be broken to the size that
may be previously directed Ivy the Comma nda nts Of
the Yards where il is to be delivered-must be tho
roughly screened and in all respects sa isfactory to
him or to 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 separate
prices Tor the blumnous and for the anthracite coal,
mat separate contracts NAV 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 240 pounds as weighed in the
Navy Yards where delivered The offers must state
the mines or 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 OF pts 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
bls which may be approved which reserved ten per
cen'um will not be paid until the completion of the
contract according to It's terms. In case of failure
on the part of contractors to deliver the Goals
within the time specified, the oommandAnts agents
al the respective places Of delivery to be author
zed to supply any deficiencies by purchase, and the
contractors and their suretes be liable for any
excess of cost the contract price, and the ten
per cent reserved to be forfeited to the use Of the
United States.
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