Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-17
PROPOSALS..
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4 NTHRACITE COAL FOR THE NAVY.
--t.r ~ NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF EQuIPNEMf AND RsoRUIfIyo.

Sealed Proposals. for furnishing Anthrseits GOAL
for the Navy TO be dslisered during the h si
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be- other
The offer must be for the delivery Of 100 900 tons.
TIE coal must be- Of the best Buck Mountain or
Black Hsaih OF OF Kind equal to then Al re-
viii be determined bS Board appointed By the
secretary Of the Navy after the reception Of the
The name Of the coal proposed to be furnished
ed free from Impurities. unmixs Nof, which the
ana s such
inspection as to quality and quantity IS the De-
se
tors to be appointed by the Bureau, who will have
Ths eos IF e SeR o1 vessels at
such place in the port of Philadelphta as may be
ana 1t such times as in the opinion Of the Bureau.
the enieeneies of the service may require com
ssIss ss5ss fesnis sSis sss les. Is,
Proposals will Likewise be received for the deliy
cry of 50 GOO tons Of the same quality of coal to be
delivered il the port Of New York, on board vss-
se In the ease iars the coal in proper
quantity; of the proper quality and at the proper
contract the right to, purchase forthwith, at the
rs z and exRsn pen that which may
Navy may y BE- subjected from eay IN
WIN be deducted from their bills.
| The price must be for .thet coal delivered on
% a sR aDd EXPENSE and
without extra charge Of any kind.
MED by written susTasty sisnsS y more
Rss Ssr h sy q9 Ss
| bid be accepted, enter into obligation, at such
fs * mi
No proposition will be considered unless accom-
reserves the right to reject Al the Offers if con
Two Of more ssrssiss each in sspai to the
amount specified to bs paid will be fsauFsd to to
eeTted By Gnited States DistFet Judge, United
States District Attorney, Collector, or Navy
cent; win be withheld from the amount Of All pay,
% III sss s.sn Of IT,
amount that may be due each ~ bill
xiii sh sys Ssa 5sssa s, &, s
in s sess
Or the quality, and at the place and time directed
to- s2a s9i 's
| United States, as iquidated damages, q sum Of
nSt Be
ing to the act acts of Congress in that case
Bidders whose Propo,saals, shall be accepted, and
which they will be required to execute within ten
asencs named BY them. " W va 0'e " A"''
The form of offer, guaranty, and certificate is
- FORM OF OFFER.
nrnss and ens
the rate Of Of per ton, 9f 3s4e pounds: amount;
the prov isons and terms Of the adyertissment Of
the gath day Of May. 1864, from the Navy Depart
Should my Cor our epsr Be accepted Tor
to Be
tPlace.) tSigned) A. B..
~ FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned, residents e.. in the
III r.
ten days after the receipt Of The contrast
eSeepte tae same With good and snfacisp suretiss
With the aaf tie I
It nss It cape s
shall fail to enter into the sGRrscs
es5 q the said -D01 and that Which may Be ss'
tpl. Witness. tsisneu G..P..
edge and belief the above named Srs1 R
and ARE good a asig stuff Gent an
To be signed by the United States District Jud &C.
United States District Attorney, Collector, or
| Navy Agent. my 26-dtd
ORDINANCE OFFICE, ~.
W4sHIsa!os; June 4, 1854.
s g Hns Se De-
| in of
At the as.ss. s sg1E YORK 500,
N At the the New York Arsenal, Governors Island,
At the AAlleshany Arsenal. Pittsburgh. 5000.
..,.w...ss2 2;i;poYNDER s SHE'LL l.. ooo
A. The New :" oo York Arsenal Governor Island,
S AZ the as' h 10 G Arsenal plttssurs 5000
A. the Washing on Arsenal, D C., 5000. .
These nS are t. be ena made G Of the kind
| Ordnance Manual, the tensile strength to be not
less than II cog pounds per Square inch ~, .,a
stTnetieDs given in the ordnsncs Manual; s.....
TIE pro,ectils. are to be Inspected At the foundry
Or #
Deliveries must be made at the rate Of not less
e IL Ss1sr be
on the 9th day of July, 1864.
viii subject the centraeter to forfeiture Of the
number he may fail to deliver at that time.
Separate proposal must be made for each calibre.
| Bidders viii state explicitly the arsenal ar
senals where they propose to deliver and the num-
Der of projecties they propose to deliver at each
place. if for more than one.
| No bids will be received from parties other than
| founders or proprietors of works, who are known
to the Department to be capable OF executing the
| work proposed for. ~. -.
Rose sat a his they viii
be rejected, and the contract rendered nun and
| void
The bidder will be required to accompany his
| proposition with guaranteesigned by two respon-
| sible persons, that in his bid is accepted he
! will at once execute the contract for the same,
with good and stuff cent sureties, in sum equal to
tenth of the amount Of the contract to deliv
| er the article proposed, in conformity with the
bidder should fail to enter into the contract they
| to make good the difference between the offer of
| the person to whom the contract may be awarded
The responsibility of the gua.antors must be
| nearest District Court, or Of the United States