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PROPOSALS FOR COAL.

NAVY AGENT's OrFion,
Washington, ID. c., May s, l643.
DROPoSALs will be received at this Office, until
i 3 O'Clock on Saturday, the eighth day Of June
next, for the devery Of the following COAL, at the
places and IN the quantities herein designated, viz
Al Portsmouth, Ner Hampshire.
25 tons Of peach orchard red ash, anthracite, bro
ken and screened.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bituminous
Al Boston, Massachusetts.
$50 tons peach orchard red ASH anthracite, broker
and screened.
1875 tons Beaver Meade anthracite, in lump.
400 chaldrons best Cumberland lump, bituminous.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, btumipous.
Al Nep York, ~ "
so tons Lehigh, anthracite, broken and screened.
so chadrons best Cumberland lump, bituminous.
AZ Philadelphia, Pa
50 tons Lehigh anthracite IN lump.
5000 bushels Il Pennsylvania, bitumInous
Al Washington, d. c.
10000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bituminous
5000 " lump do do
Al Norfolk.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bituminfus.
All the above GOALS 10 be OF the very best quail
uy to be delivered at the respective Navy Yards -
one half on or before the 9Th day Of July next anc
the remaining half on before the 5th DAY Of Az.
gust next 2240 pounds Of anthracite coal TO the
and pecks OF bItuminous coal To the bushel, sIb
iect to the inspec ton Of officers designated oy the
Commandments Of the respective Yards. The Btumi.
noss, Cumberland and Pennsylvania Coal must be
lump and be taken from mines the most approved
fer the goodDes. Of its quality and ireeness from sui
phur aud other impurities, satisfactory evidence oil
which must accompany the bids, as none other bids
10 nd M nj vii Inc
cepi it corresponds strictly with the description here
in given. Contracts will be prepared, 10 be executed
by those whose offers accepted, for the faithful
performance Of which bond, with two good and
sufficient suretics, TO be satisfactory TO the Govern
ment will be required IN one-third the amount o
the contract ten per cent will BE- deducted from the
amount OF each delivery until the contracts com
piled with fully and TO the satisfaction Of the Conn
mantants Of the respective Yards.
BY order Of the Chief e the Bureau Of Yards and
Docks. VIM u. SCOTT,
Navy Agent
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