The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-09-20
FUEL FOR srEAM VESSELS.

BUREAU or CONSTRUCTORS, EQuIPMEsr AND REPAR,
September 2, 1914
g EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals
~ for Fuel for Steam Vessels will be received at
thus Bureau, until o'clock, p. NJ, of the first Of
October next, for Furnishing and delivering for the
use Of the Navy the foil wing quantities and jescrip.
lions of Coal at the Navy Yards specified, VIZ;
1T uss Many Yard, Charlssto.0n, Massachusetts.
Six hundred tons of bituminous coal
AT the Many Yard Brooklyn, .Ne,o York;
One thousand tons of bituminous coal and three
hundred tons OF anthracite coal.
AT the Nary Yard Gosport, Vugina.
One THOUSAND tons of bitumnous coal, and three
hundred tons Of anthracite coal
.Hhe Navy Yard near Pensacola, Florida.
One thousand tons of bituminous coal.
find at Erie, Pennsylvania.
-Four hundred tons of biuminous coal.
The whole quantity may be delivered as early as
suits the convenience OF the persons with whom con-
tracts shall be made; but at least half must be
delivered before the 3st of December next aud the
whole of II before the LEI day of April, 1915.
All the Goals are to be of the best quality and as
free pos lbe from other substances, and particular
y from sulphur The bituminous coal must be dry
clean, lump coal and If required, must be separated
alter It's delivery at the respective points, that il
shall be satisfactory to the Commando ant of the Yard,
or to the persons appointed by him inspect the
same in this particular " ell as in all Others be-
fore It can be received for the nited States Prefer
ence will he given to coal taken from mines 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 Commands nts of
the Yards where il is to be delvered--mu,t be tho
roughly screened and in all respects satisfactory to
hm or to the Inspecting officers 10 be appointed by
him.
Persons offering will be particular to make their Of
ers IN separate letters for the delivery of each kind of
coal at each of the yards specified and with separate
prices for the buminous and fol- the anthracite Goals
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 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 sasfscto-
ry evidence must be furnished with the Goals that
lhey were 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 per centum upon all
bills which may be approved which reserved ten uer
cen'um Will not be paid until the completion of the
contract according to It's terms. In of failure
on the part Of contractors to deliver the Goals
within the time specified, the commandments or agents
at the respective places Of delivery are to be author
lzed to supply any deficiencies by purchase and the
contractors and their sureles are 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 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, and Enquirer, Rich
mond, Va; kentuckian, Louisville, and Maysve
Advocate, Maysve, KY; Old School Republican,
Ohio; Old School Democrat, Missouri.
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