The national Republican., 1861-07-26
Anthracite Coal for the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..


Bureau Of ConstrnetiOn, Equipment and Repairs
CEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing Anthrs.
~ cite Coal for the Navy, TO bs delivered during
the fiscal year ending Both June, 1852, will be
received at this Bureau until O'Clock, the eth
day of Augnst, 1851.
These proposals mnst be endorsed, Prooosals
for Anfhrdeite Coal," that they may be distin.
guished from other business letters.
The offer must be for the delivery Of 10000
tons, Of 2,240 lbs. and, II An additional quan.
tity Of $4,000 tons is demanded, It 10 to be fur
niShed on like terms and conditions.
The coal must be Of the best Buck Mountain,
OF Black Heath, or Of . kind equal to them In
all respects for the purpose intended, which
equality will be determined BY board appoint.
cd BY the Secretary Of the Navy, after the recsp.
ton of the bids
The name Of the coal proposed to be furnished
must be stated In the offer.
It Is to be delivered In Jumps Of suitable size
for naval steamers-clean; of uniform quality;
selected free from impurities; unmi1ed; Of which
the contractor will be required to furnish such
evidence ss will be satisfactory and be subject
10 such inspection, as TO quality and quantity,
as the Department may direct. The coal must,
in all respects, he satisfactory 10 the inspector,
or inspectors, to be appointed by the Department,
who will have the right Of peremptory rejection.
The coal Is to be delivered on board vessels at
such place In the port Of Philadelphia a. may be
designated by the Department, and In such guam
titles and at such times a., In the opinion Of the
Department, the eIigencies Of tue service may
require commencing when the vessel 10 report.
ed ready 10 receive cargo, furnishing, when re.
quired, not less than $50 tons per day, to be dis.
tributed to each vessel, a. may be directed, until
the loading 10 completed.
Proposals will likewise be received for the de-
livery Of fifteen thousand tons, more or less, a.
| the Department may demand, Of the same quail
ity, under the same terms aud conditions, In the
port Of New York.
In the case of failure to deliver the coal of the
proper quality and at the proper time aud plscs.
the Department will reserve in the contract the
right to purchase forthwith, at the contractor s
risk and expense, that which may be necessary
to supply the deficiency.
Any demurrage or other charge to which the
Navy Department may be subjected from delay
In the prompt delivery Of the coal by ths contrsc-
tor will be deducted from their bills.
The price must be for the coal delivered On
board vessels, stating the price If delivered on
board at Richmond, and that II delivered on board
at any other place in the port on the terms sna
conditions above stated, at the contractors risk
and expense, and without extra charge Of any
kind.
The offer, as required by law, must be accom-.
panied by written guarantee, signed by one or
more responsible persons, to the effect that they
undertake ths, the bidder or bidders will, " his
OF their bid be accepted, enter into obligation 10
such time as may be prescribed BY the Secretary
Of the Navy, with good and sufficient surstiss, to
furnish the supplies proposed.
No proposition will be considered uulsss &C.
eompsnied by such guarantee.
Two or more sureties, In q sum equal to ths
amount specified to bs paid, will be required ia
sign the contract, and their responsibility will be
certif ed by United States district judge, United
States district attorney, collector or nary agent.
As additional and collateral security, twenty
per cent. will be withheld from the amount o.
all payments, not to be paid except by authorit,
of the Secretary Of the Navy, until the contrac
shall have been in all respects complied with
and the remaining eighty per cent, or othe'
amount that may be due on each bill, will, wher
proper certificate is furnished by the inspector
and the bill approved by the Navy Department
be paid by such navy agents - the contractor
may name, within thirty days after its presenta
tion to him.
1t will be stipulated in the contract that If de
fault be made in delivering the coal, Of the quail
ity and at the place and time directed by ths
} Department, then, and in that case, the contrac
: tor and his sureties will forfeit and pay to tn
United States, as liquidsted damages, . sum o
money not exceeding twice the contract price
which may be recovered from time to time, &C
cording to the act or acts Of Congress in tha
case provided.
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted
and none other, will be notified, and - early .
practicable q contract will be transmitted 4
them, which they will be required 70 execut
within ten days after its receipt at the post ofic
or navy agency named by them.
The form Of offer, guarantee, and certificate, l
herewith given:
Form Of Ofu.
Tor we) of --, State of -, hereb
agree to furnish and deliver thoussn
tons of - anthracite coal for steamers use
at the rate Of per ton, Of ., ,2%0 pound:
: amounting to - dollars, and the additions