Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-24
A NTHRACITE COAL FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

Il.
Bureau Of Construction, equipment. aud
Repairs, July ), 1897
SEALED PRopOsALs for furnishing Anthr.cite
Coal for the Navy to be deli yered during the seal
year aGdng 3lth June, 1856 will be recsIved at this
Bureau until o'clock the 5:st day Of July, 1861
Thess proposals mnst be endorsed Proposals
for Anthracite Coal" That they may be distin
gulshsa from other business letters.
The O1ar must be for the delivery Of IS 90 tons
OF 1880 lbs; and If an additional quantity of 900
tors Is demanded 1t ls To b. furnished like terms
The Coal must be of:he best Buck Mountain or
Backheatn, to be designated In the off r.; of sIzs
suitable for naval steamers; clean; selected so
as to be free from Impurities; unmIXed, of which
the contractor will be required to furnish such
to such Inspection as to quality and quantity as
the Department may direct.
Inc Goa is 70 be delivered on board vessels at
such place IN the port of Philadelphia as may be
desI mated by the Department, and in suon quaint
tles ana at suoh times as IN the opinion of the De
partment, the exigencIes of the service may re-
quIIe; commencing when the vessel is reported
not less than $50 tons per day to be distributed to
each vessel as may be directed until the loading is
In the .se offaIure to deliver the Coal of the
proper quality and at the proper tune and place,
right to purchase forthwith, at the contractors
rick and eIPense that which may be necessary to
Any demurrage or other charge to which the
Nav Department may b. subjected from de ay in
will be deducted from their bills.
The price must be for he Goa delivered on board
vessels on the terms aBd conditions above stated
at the contractors rIsk aud expense and withont
extra charge of any kind.
The offer, ss required by law, mutt be accompa-
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or more
Responsible P0TsoIs, TO the effect that they unde
bid be accepted, enter into Obligation in such time
IS may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Nav
with good and sufficient suretIes to lrnish the sup
No proposition will be considered unless scoom-
panied by such guarantee.
Two or more suretIes, in a sum equal to the
cdnno a.. 20 n Se PHG @ be to
certified b. United States Disirict Judge tinted
states District Attorney, Collector, or Nary
AS additional and collateral security. twenty per
cent. Will be withheld from the amOu Mt Of all paw
ecret.rS t Of sTnSI II s9e
been In all respects complied with; and the remain
due on each bill, will VIII IN proper caTti6oa}s Is
furnished by the inspector, and the bill approved
by tn e Navy Department, be paid by such navy
agent as the cont; actor may name within thirty
days at,er ITS presentation to him.
will be stipulated IN the contract that II defau'
be made ia delivering the Coal of the quality and
at the place and time directed by the lie partnent
then and IN that case, the contractor and hissuro
ties wall forfeit and pay to the United States, as
iquldattd damages. sum of money not coed
cred from time To time according to the act or .ots
OF Congress IN that case provided.
none other, will be notified and as cary as act
cable contract will be Transmitted to them W hich
ter Us reoelp az the Post Ofhoe or Navy Agency
The form of offer, guarantee and certificate Is
Form Of Offer.
or WEI oil ---, state of -, hereby A
furnish and de- liver fifteen thousand tons - An
thfaclte Coal for steame- q use At tie rate Of
r ton OF 2,24G pounds, amounting to - dollars
ana the additional quantity II femanded the who e
IN conformity with the provisions and terms of the
advertisement OF the Sd July, from the NAVY De
Partment an hereto a. pended.
should my Tor our Offer or bid be accepted I for
We request TO be informed st -, aud that The
contract may ne forwarded to -- for signatures
an certIhcato.
(Plaos.D (Sigued u
tDate.J
Form Of GH1rdHfse
- w e. the unGeTslSEed, residents of -. In the
- ate OF -. and - of --. In the stat of
-: hereby Jointly aud severally covenant with
ths 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 -
execute ne same with good and sulfici mt suTeties
TOT the delivery of the anthracite coal proposed IN
compliance with the terms of the adj ertiseneut Of
the 81 july, 1861 hereto appended and under which
IL was made; and In case the said --shal fail 10
enter into the contract aforesaid we guaranty to
Lake good the difference between the CfTsr OF the
said - and that which may be accepted.
Witness: (Signed } G. n
place. y y.
(Date.)
hereby certify that to the best of my know d "a
ana beilei the above named guaTantors - and
- are good and sufficient.
signature g n
70 ne SgHed by the United States District Jgfg,
Agent. ~ ~ q f.w 80,