The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-27
PROPOSALS FOR COAL.

NAVY AcESr's OrFIcI,
Washington, ID. C., May &, ls43.
PROPOSALS will be received at 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
Al Portsmouth,, Nelo HAMPSHIRE
p tons Of peach orchard red ash anthracite, bro
ken and screened.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bitumnous.
Al Boston, Massachusetts.
$50 tons peach orchard red ash, anthracite broken
and screened
lI25 tons Beaver Meados anthracite, in lump
400 chaldrons bes, Cumberland lump, buminous.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bituminous.
AZ NeU York, ~ y.
80 'ons Lehigh, anthracite, broken and screened.
80 chaidrons best Cumberland lump, btumnous.
Al Philadelphia, Pa.
50 tons Lehgh, anthracite, in lump.
5000 bushels Of Pennsylvania, bitumInous.
At Washington, ID. g.
10000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bituminous.
5000 lump do do
AZ Norfolk.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, btumiucus.
All the above GOALS to be Of the very best quail
ill., to be deirered at the respective Navy Yards -
one half on or before the 5th day of July next and
the remaining half on before the 5th day of Au-
gust next 2,2i0 pounds Of anthracite coal to the ton
and pccks OF bituminous coal TO the bushel, sub
iect TO the inspection OF officers designated by the
Commandments OF the respective Yards. The Bitum-
nous, Cumberland, and Pennsylvania Coal must be
lump, and be taken from mines the most approved
for the goodness OF its quality and reeness from sui
phur and other impurities satisfactory evidence Of
which must accompany the bids, none other bids
will he considered, and no G. al will be received ex-
cept corresponds strictly with the description here
in given. Contracts will be prepared, TO be executed
by those whose offers accepted; for the faithful
performance Of which a bond, with two good and
sufficient suretes 10 be satisfactory To the Govern
ment, will be required in one-third the amount Of
the contract ten per cent will be deducted from the
amount ofesch delivery, until the contracts com
piled with fully and to the satisfaction Of tho Com
manCants Of the respective Yards.
by order of the Chief f the Bureau Of Yards and
Docks. WA. b. SCOTT
Navy Agent
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