The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-28
FUEL FOR STEAM VESSELS.

Bureau or CONSTRUCTIONS, EQuPMEsr AND RErAla
September 2, l6i4.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Proposah
- for Fuel for Steam Vessels" will be received a
tbs Bureau, until o'clock, p. M, OF the hrst o
October next, for furnishing and delivering for the
use Of the Navy, the following quantities and desenp
tons Of Coal at the Navy Yards specified, VIZ
Al The Nary Yard, CharissiOssn, Massachusetts.
Six hundred tons of btuminous coal.
AT the Navy Yard Brooklyn, .Nsw York
hundred tons OF anthracite coal.
1T the Navy Yard Gosport, yuginia.
One thousand tons of btuminous coal, and three
hundred tons of anthracite coal.
Al the Navy Yard near Pensacola Florida.
One thousand tons of bituminous coal.
find at Erie, Pennsylpa,ia.
-Four hundred tons of bituminous coal.
The whole quantity may be delivered as early as
suits the convenience Of the persons with whom con-
tracts shall be made but least one half must be
delivered before the 3lst Of December next and the
whole Oft before the lei day of April, lS45
All the Goals are to be of the best quality and as
free as possible from other substances, and
ly from sulphur. The bitumnous coal must be dry,
clean, lump coal and if required must be sepa rated
after its delivery at the respective points, SO that IL
or to the persons appointed by him to inspect The
same, IN this particular, as well in all Others be
fore 1t can be received for the ned States Prefer
enee will he given TO coal taken from mines or 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 II is to be delivered--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.
fers ~ separate letters for the delivery of each kind of
coal at each Of the yards specified and with separate
prices Tor the biumnous and for the anthracite coal
mat 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 240 pounds as 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 sa,isfacto
ry evidence must be furnished with the Goals, that
they we've taken from the mines pits specified in
the contracts.
Satisfactory bonds in half the amount of the con-
tracts VIII be required for their faithful performance
In addition to reservation of ten per centum upon all
bills which may be approved which reserved 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 commandments agents
at the respective places of delivery to be author
lzed to supply any deficiencies by purchase and the
contractors and their suretes to be liable for any
excess OF cost over the contract price, and the ten
per cent reserved to be forfeited to the use of the
United States.
TO be published twice week in the Madsonian
and Spectator, Washington; Morning Post and Dali
~ 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, Pttsburg,
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, MaysvilIe, XVI Old School Republican,
Ohio; Old School Democrat, Missouri
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