Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-31
A NTHRAcITE COAL FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTNsNf,
Bxrsas af Construction, Eqxipugeaf, Z Repairs


Sc sEAtt 5 PRoPosALs for furnishing Anthracite
BIreau until O'Clock, tue 9Th day of A1gust, 1861.
These prop nsss must be endorsed, Proposals.
suished from oth.r business .etters.
Inc 3Hsr must be for the deliver, Of SoOOe tons,
tons IL demanded, 1t is to be furnished on like
terms AID conditions.
=, The @ al must be of the best Buck Mountain, or
b aok Heath, or OF kind eQual to them In all
Ie;Peets TOT the PurPIse In ended, which equality
bids
The !, name Of the coal proposed to be furnished
Ii is 10 Dc delivered in Jumps O. suitable size for
S Ne. fs stss s of uniform quality, Sc
contractor vii be required TO furnish suoh EVIL
dence as will be satisfactory; and be subjsct 10
Department m:y direct. The coSi must, IN ali
,ssgsSts Be ss:ssS;GTy he
VII rb nave vet tae TIght OF peTemPtopy reJeCtGn
DESIGNATED by the Department, sad In such qdanti-
ties and at such times as IN the opinion of the De-
quire; commencing when the vessel is reported
ready to receive cargo. furnishing, when required,
not less than 451 tons per day. to be d ributsd tn
each vessel, as may be directed, until the loading
Proposals will likewise be received for the de-
livery Of $1,000 TONS more or Iss as the Decart-
ment may demsNd. IF the same quality, Unde- the
York
In the case of failure to deliver the coal of the
the Department will reserve in the contr,ot tho
right 20 purchase forthwith, at the contractors
rIsx and ex Prrke, that which may be necessary to
ANY demgrrsge or other charge to which the
the prompt eiyery Of the cor, BY the contractor
will be deducted from their bills
The price must be for the Goa delivered on
board vessels, ststIag toe price If delivered on
board at Richmond, and that If delivered on board
any Gte s ace IN ne port on the terms ard
aud expense, and without extra charge OF any
The offer, as required by law, must be accom-
panied by q written guarantee, signed by or
more resPo1siPs PefS3G9es, to The feet that hey
their hid be accepted, enter INTO 9bIiGs In
sqch time as may be presented by the secretarV
No proposition will I've considered unless ao-
cnmpanIed by such guarantee.
Two or more FuretI5s, IN : sum EQUAL to ths
| amount specified ia be paid, will be required to
oertI ny = United States district jKdst, United
States district attorney. Collector, nary ags1t.
AS additional aid collateral seCuuIp, t. eEty
per cent. Will be withheld r0m the amount OF
az payments, not T. Re paid except by authority
shall have Teen il all respects complied WITH;
and The remaining eighty per cent, or other
proper certificate is furnished by the inspector,
and the bill approved by the Navy Department,
name, within thirty days alter Its presentation TO
him
1t will be stipulated in the contract that if de-
fault he made In delivering the cOa', of ths quail
ty and at the place snd time directed by the De
and MS surstIes VII forfeit and pay to tho Unite
States, rs IquIdat.d damages. 8 sum of money not
recover cd from time TO time, accOrding to the act
Or acts of Congress IN that case provided.
Bidders whose proposals. snail be accepted and
none other. will be notified, and IS early as prao-
tcah!e contract will be transmitted 70 them, which
after it5 receipt at the Post Office or nayy agency
The form Of ofFer. guarantee, and certificate, is
Form CT Offer
!oT %e1 20 Of te7;ro, State Of ~ hereby agree
anthracite coal for steamers use, at the rate of
- per ton. of ? go pounds, amounting to -
the whole III conformity with the provisions and
terms Of the aIVerhsemtn 1T OF thu 9Th July. 1861,
Should my Tor our offer or bid be accepted, | Cor
wei rec uest 70 be informed at -, and that tho
ana certificate.
j 5isss7 'sitn'd' ABB
We. the undersigned, residents of -, ia tbs.
State ct o ana and IN the S;1t2 IF
the . aI.ed states and Faa.a9ty that in case tho
within ten DAYS after the receipt Of the contract
-, execute the same, wi, good and sufficient
sureties; for the delivery CT the anth. &C 70 OSl
vaTtseGGent Of the sth July, 1861. hereto appended
ard under winch il mide; ard IN case the sAIa
shall fail to enter into the contract Aforesaid,
we guaranty to make good the diHo -snoe batWUEn
the Ut'dr Of tbs said - and thsg which may be
acce pied.
Witness: (SIgledl g, ID.
(Place.J Eff.
(Date)
hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge
AID belief the above n,m med guarantOrs, - and
- are good 10 sufficient
(Signature.D q, II,
To be signed by the United States District Judge
United States District Attorney, Collector Macy
AGENT. jJ Vfw,Iu