Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-02
PROPOSALS.
a NTHRAoITE COAL RoR THE NAVY.
Navy DaPARrxESr.

BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT ATp RscR,uoIri or,
for the .NaSy. -, be oslivsred during the fiscal
Th:.s proposals %S.t e snSorssd f Prop
TIE oisr must be for the delivery of 100 900 sons
TIE sesl must BE- Of the b.s. Buck Mountain. All or
ssssretary Of the Navy after the reception of the
The nj name Of the coal proposed to be furnished
naval steamers-clesn, of uniform quality, select
cd free from Impurities unmi1sd-of which the
deDce as will be SATISFACTORY and be subject to suoh
inspection as to quality and quantity Is the De.
tors. to be appointed by the Bureau. who will have
The coal il to be delivered on board vessels. at
such place in the port of Philadelphia as may be
the exisencies of the service may require COM
than 10 tons per day, to be distributed to each
vessel as may be directed until the loading is
Prop. sails will Likewise be received for the dsliv
New sSsia
Of hs q aid At the
eOntrsesor's risk and expense, that which may nay
seem to supply the
Navy DEPARTMENT may be subjected from delay in
;h Ss asyr FROM .hss zeal Ssy the
The price must be for the coal delivered on
I ss on 1d
without extra charge Of any kind.
psd % % be
responsible persons, to the effect that they under
time as may be prescribed by the Buresu, with
good and sufficient sureties to furnish the supplies
No proposition will be considered unless accom-:
~ TO al
sdered to be to the interest Pf the service to So
5 .psssS s s s. each ssd Be
sign the contract and their sesponsibiity viii bs
D ss Sss '1ss' coseo1. Navy
cent viii be Withheld from the amount Of all pay:
ments, which reservation is not to be paid except
s III Of IT. sss
piled with; and the remaining eighty per cent or
s s the
name p,V within ten days after the warrants for the
same shall have been passed by the Secretary OF
twill Be stipulated in the contract default
be made the delivery Of he coaI-in the aqantty
T. tho Els s9d
Limited State hs
which may be recovered from time to time, accord
ing the act acts of Congress in that case pro-
none other viii Be notissd, and as early as prac-
tisahle contract vim be transmitted e them,
days after its receipt at the Post Once or navy
agenc, named by them.
The form of offer, guaranty, and certificate ia
FORM OF OFFER.
to and agree
anthracite coal for steamers use, at-.at
the Path day of May, 1864, from the Navy Depart
should my Cor our offer be accepted Tor WEI re-
tract may be forwarded to - for signatures and
certificate.
(PPlsce;) tsisneb A. B.
'D"'e' FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned, residents S 9f,,o in the
going bid Of be acee pied, - will, within
ten days sitter the receipt Of the contract at -,
for the delivery of the anthracite coal proposed,
in compliance with the terms of the advertis ement
Of the 18th Of May 1854 hereto appen led and under
shall fail to enter into the contract aforesaid we
on to make he winch be
eep'e3Wi witness. (signed CD.
place. Z. F.
/ hereby certify that, to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief. the above named suarantors, -
and -, are good and sufficient.
United States District Attorney, Collector, OF
Navy Agent my &-dtd