The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-25
PROPOSALS FOR COAL.

NAVY Aersr's Orricu,
Washington, ID. c., May s, ls+3.
PROPOSALS. will be received al this office, until
i 3 O'Clock on Saturday, the eighth day Of June
next for the delivery of the following COAL, at the
places and in the quantities herein designated, viz >;
At Portsmouth, Neir 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, broken
and screened
1875 tons Beaver Meade anthracite, in lump.
400 chaldrons hes, Cumberland lump bituminous
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bituminous.
Al Neu York, ~ Y
50 IONS Lehigh, anthracite, broken and screened.
50 cha.drons best Cumberland lump, btuminous.
Al Philadelphia, Pa.
so tons Lehigh anthracite, 10 lump.
5000 bushels Il Pennsylvania, bitumlnous.
Al Washington, ID. c.
900 bushels average Mid Lothian, bitumiuous
5000 " lump do do
Al Norfolk.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, btumincus.
All the above GOALS to be OF the very best quail
ill., TO be depered at the respective Navy Yards -
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the remaining half or before the 5th day Of Au-
gust next 240 pounds Of anthracite coal TO the ton
and 8 pecks Of btuminous coal TO the bushel sub
iect TO the inspection Of officers designated by the
Commandants Of the respective Yards The Brtumi-
nous Cumberland, and Pennsylvania Coal must be
lump and be taken from mines the most approved
for the goodness Of its quality and freeness from sui
phur and other inquiries, satisfactory ev denoe Of
, which must accompany the bids as none other bids
will be considered, and no c al will be received ex-
cepl j, corresponds strictly with the description here
in given Contracts will be prepared, to be executed
bv those whose offers accepted; for the faithful
4, performance Of which bond, with two good and
sufficient sureties TO be sauasctory TO the Govern.
! ment. will be required IN one-third the amount OF
the contract ten per cent will be deducted from the
amount ofeach delivery until the contracts aye com
piled with fully and to the satisfaction OF the Com
/ mandants Of the respective Yards.
| BY order of the Chief 4 the Bureau Of Yards and
/ Docks. VIM b. sCOll,
Navy Agent
To be published once week till the time is out in
| Hills Patriot New Hampshire Times, Boston
Aurora, New York American Sentinel, Philadel'
pbia; Spectator, Washington; Old Dominion and
Chronicle, Portsmouth, Virginia.
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