Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-11
A NTHRACITE COAL FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Repairs, JGy s. 1851
SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing Anthr,cit.
Coal for the Navy, to be delivered during the sesl
Bureau until o'clock the sst day Of Jay 1850
These proposals mnst be endorsed :. Proposals
guis6eS from other business letters '"' 00 ui''in
The offer must be for the delivery off OOo tons,
tons is demanded 1t Is to be furnish like terms
and conditions.
Blackheath, to be designated in the OFF,; Of size
suitable for nav steamers; clean; selected so
tbs contractor will be required to furnish such
evidence as may be satlsfactory and to be subject
70 s9Sn insPecton as to qualltJ and quantity as
The ooal Is TO be delivered on board vessels at
desi mated by the Department, and in suoh quapt-
ties And at suoh tunes as, In the opinion of the De
qulre; commencing when the vessel is reported
ready TO receive cargo, furnishing when req ulIed
each vessel as may be directed until the loading is
completed.
proper qualty aGd at the proper time and place,
the Department will reserve In the contract the
risk and expsnse' that whIoh ma, he neoesss,U 10
supply the deficiency.
Navy Department NAV bs subectsd ffom de- a, ' Gp
the prompt delivery of the Coal by the contractor
The price must be for the Coal delivered on board
vessels on the terms and conditions above stated,
a. me Gontract9Is rex and expense, and without
The offer, =. required by law, must BE- accompa-
Ss ess ped Sy 8es or
axe that the bidder or bidders will, If his their
as may be prescribHd by the Seoretary Of the NaVy
with good and sufficient sureties to flu nish the sup
No proposition will bs considered unless accom-
panied by such guarantee.
amount specified to be- paS % bs a9a 20 ff Re
sign the contract, nd their responsibilities will be
States District AtiOTasy, COlisctor, or Nary
as additional and collateral security, twenty per
cent. will be withheld from the amount of all pay
@snts not g be R:ld except by authority Of the
been in all respects c5nped WITH and the S" nnHo
ing eighty per Gent or other amount that may be
By The d9Psh S y
oy IN Navy department, be paid by such navy
days after its presentation to him i'''"
be s stipulated e II the CHIFapt that i defsu
at the place and time directed by tns De s1a
then and in that case. the contractor and his sure
Sudatsd damages ~ OF moneys eG not eseee ds
IDg tyIcs the contract vrice, which may be recov-
ote9 from time 70 t,me according to the act or acts
Bidders whose proposals shal! BIO accepted, and
cable contract will be trsnsmtted to them an which
they Will be required to execute within 10 Gays af
ter its receipt al the Post OfHoe or Navy Agency
lns i9fIn Of offer, guarantee and certificate Is
herewith given.
Form of Ofsy.
Tor WEI Of, state of -, hereby Agree To
furnish and deliver fifteen thousa ID tons - An
thraolte Coal for steamers use at tue rate Of
per ton, OF 2,24O pounds, amounting to - dollars,
and the additional quantity If demanded the whole
IN conformity with the provisions and terms of the
advertisement OF the Sd July, from the Navy De-
Pa,tment and hereto az pended.
Should my Tor our 0fsr or bid be accepted, | Tor
we) request to be Informed at -, and that the
contIsct may be forwarded to for signatures
(Plscs) (Signed) Ar
(Date.)
Form of Guarantee
We, the undersigned, residents of -, In the
S'ate OF -, and - Of-,In the State Of
-, hereby jointly and severay covenant with
the United states and guaranty that in case the
foregoing bid OF - be accepted, - will with
IN ten days alter the receipt OF the contract at
exeoute ne same with good and sufici mt sur-tiss
Tor the delivery of the anthracite coal proposed IN
compliance with the terms of the ad sertisement OF
the 81 July, 1850, hereto appended and under which
IL was made; and In case the said -sh fail 20
enter into the contract aforesaid guaranty to
Eeke good the difference between the offer of the
sald - and that which may be accepted,
Witness: (Signed G. n
(PlaceJ =.
(DatA.)
hereby certify that TO the best Of nv knowlrd,e
ana belief the above named guarantOrs and
- are good and sufficient.
tSlsnature) Oh.
To De signed by fhs United STATES District .JpdR,
UHued States District Attorney Collector, or nauy
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