Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-08
PROPOSALS.
A NTHRACITE COAL FOB THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING.

BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AMP hSsc.h Ut
Sealed P.0so:sls Cor fgFnishns Goal
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Bureau until 10 q. NJ, 1sto June, 1864.
Co.'S. ng ss
be distin guished from other business letters.
The offer must be for the delivery of 100 200 tons,
The coal must be of the best Buck Mountain or
Black Heath, or of kind equal to them in all re.
will be determined by Board appointed by the
Secretary Of the Navy after the reception Of the
The name of the coal proposed to be furnished
must BE- stated Ia in 1ss Geg of suitable
naval steamers-clean, OF uniform quality, SELECT
ed free from impurities. unmixsd-of which the
dence as will be satisfactory and be subject to such
inspection as to quality and quantity rs the De-
poets be satisfactory to the inspector or inspec-
tors, to be appointed by the Bureau. who will have
The ess is 70 be delSvered on board vessels, at
such place in the port of Philadelphia as may be
and at such times in the opinion of the Bureau,
the exlgeneles OF the service may require COM
as is to
than 1O0 tons per day. to be distri buted to each
rense1 as may be directed until the loading is
Proposals viii likewise be received for the deliy-
s at New board YES
quantity. Of the proper quality and at the proper
time and place the Bureau will reserve in the
contract the right to purchase forthwith, at the
seem necessary to supply the deficiency.
9 BE- TO S6 DELAY the
the prompt delivery of the coal by the contractors,
will be deducted from IN their bills -, ,.,ro,oa
board vessels, on the terms and conditions above
stated, at the contractors risk and expense, and
without extra charge of any kind.
The offer, as required by law, must be accompa-
MED by written guaranty signed by one more
take that the bidder or bidders will, if his their
bld be accepted, enter into oblisation, at such
time as NAV lie prescribed by the Bureau, with
good and sufficient suretles to furnish the supplies
No proposition will be considered unless accom-
panied by such guarantee: and the Department
reserves the right to reject all the offers. if con-
Two or more snreties each in sum equal to the
amount specified to be paid, will be required to
certified by nited States District Judge, United
States District Attorney, Collector. Or Navy
As additional and collateral security-twenty per
cent; will be withheld from the amount of all pay
the contract shall have been in ali respects com.
will, when proper certificate is furnished by the
name, within ten days after the warrants for the
same snail nave been passed by the Secretary OF
twill be stipulated in the contract that fdefault
ssa and time tine q g4estsj
tractor and his will forfeit and pay to the
money not, exceeding twice the contract price,
which may be recovered from time to time, accord
ing to the act acts of Congress in that case
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted, and
ticable, a contract will be transmitted to them
which they will be required to execute within ten
days after its receipt at the Post Office navy
agency named by them.
The form of offer, guaranty, and certificate is
herewith given
to furnish and deliver - thousand tons Of -
anthracite coal for steamers use, at, at
Re Whole in with
the pr9visons and tern ms Of the enlightenment Of
ment. ard hereunto appended.
auest to he Informed at that the con-
certificate.
place. (Signed) A. B.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
We, the undersigned, residents Of, in the
Sereby jointly and severl9 sos snss with the
United States and guarantee that in case the fore
ten days after the receipt Of the contract at @M,
execute the same, with good and sufficient sureties
the Of the
OF the 10Th OF May 1854 hereto appended and under
sha enter the e9nae
guarantee to make good the difference between the
offer of the said - and that which may be
DIV, Witness. tsisneD G.P.
tDate.)
l hereby certify that, to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief the above named suarantors, -
and - are good s ssa suihe'ens' GIL
To be signed by the United States District Judge
United States district Attorney, Collector, or