Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-30
A NTHRACITE COAL FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT

bHedk or Construction &c. MAY ., 1854
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing Anthracite
Coal for the Nay to be delivered during the fiscal
Bureau SnGnf Sc the S d hs Tns g tits
ess EroP 5sa must pc endorsed Proposals for
from Other BUSINESS letters
The offer must b for ths delivery Of IS 200 tons. of
Cal % rng pest & or buck Mountain
unmIxad. selected to he free f ON impurities,
a as the Navy ms 40 and
Inc pTloe ,tated must be for the coal delivered on
tactors risk and expense, and without extra charge
an additional quantity, not exceeding 5000 TONS
Is dsmanded, 1t is to be furnished like terms AID
The coal is to I've delivered on board vessels in the
port OF in such quantities and at such
tunes as IA the opinion of the Department, the ext
within two Sa d das Irrvcs my r.Sule eGmenc,ns
,eaay TO receive cargo when the quantity Is less
than $40 tons and within four days when the guam
ltJ exceeds go tons furnishing at the tate Of not
lgs. nan III tons per day until the loading is com
In the case Of failure to deliver the coal of the
proper quality at the proper time, the Department
wi reserve n tho contract the right to purchase
authorize q bs purcha 5ed forthwith at the contrac
Tors rlIk AND sApense that which may be necessary
Any &c U or other charge to which the NAVY
Department may be subjected from delay in the
prompt delivery Ofthe coal by the contractors will
be deducted from their bills.
The offer, as required by law, must be accompa-
nled 10y q written guarantee signed by one or more
undt rtake that the bidder or bidders will il his az
tnrr ma ne accepted enter into obligation IN such
Time ~ may be prescribed 10y the Secretary Of the
SaV!, win good and sufficient suretIes to- furnish
tnr suPpleS proposed Incorporation will he colt
sler"d uhlesn accompanied 10y such guarantee, the
loIm 81 whlch ~ herewith given.
bn'hrrs whose Proposals shall be accepted, aud
hohe otheI, Will ne hotIheh, AMI rs early pTactI-
,ha Eli h VIII Ds transmitted tn them " mch
IT, ri'I "e ioquitth "p execute Within ten days
d 't LIP at the post ONCE or Navy Agency
IT, IT, us siinoi,. .; ,
sna;GaJ ~, IT, - " sum eqna ONE amount
opt ,nt 70 a. pau, VIII 20 required Ia sign the
~ u ah latIf hesp9nslblllty VIII bs certified
k EisUu Stales Disuicl Judge, United states
"a a't titioaT Sofctor, or Navy Agent
oart nj, ~ a thn I'lsHtoiai security twenty per
,n,,'t " NJ, -, GiHJ nplh the ntount OF All pay
SSc etarv Of the Sa n,R ,by ING al the
I IN VI lo i>aNy, untli me cont act ssall have
ns aiahtr eonP'Inu Hhth 2hu the remain
the SaT S@ D siTass IT,
VIII DO PaId Dy such Navy Agent as the contractor
may na'e within thirty Gays alter Its presentation
~ ~ t, Iii ho r.l
"a n AZ guIateu ia the cohtract thst ~ default
~. th IN !hs tne Codi OF lnS quallty, ana
~ tue Pace ahu tlme directed Oy tho department,
sn a ~ that case tne contractor and has sure
les VIII lorielt and pay u the nIted States. as
twice the contract price, which NAV he TecovrreJ
from time I'd time, according tho act or acts of
I,, FoTm ~ Obsr.
lLoI y, We ~ - -, ~ state OF -, hereby
u rec to iuInish anu deliVer hteen thousand tons