The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-05
PROPOSALS.

NAVY DEPARrMENr
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRU1TTNG,
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1bAtA-NO of ERoAfAaANa fA'D ht-NlsuAAANNfl
ID December %, 1865
Sealed Proposals for furnishing Anthracite t'oal
for the Navy, TO lie delivered durng the balance OF
the fiscal car ending 3Oth June 1896 will be re.
ceived at tins bureau until 10 O'Clock A. NJ 23d
JauuaiY, 1866.
Tnese proposals. must bo endorsed Proposals for
Anthracite coal for steamers" that they mas be
distinguished from other business letters
The ofer must be for the delivery of 600 TONS OF
The coal must be OF the hest Buck Mountain or
Black Heath, or OF KIND equal to them in all re.
spects for the purpose intended, which equality will
be delelmipeo by Board appointed by the Secre-
tary OF the Navy after the reception OF the bids
The name OF the coal proposed TO be furnished
must be stated in the offer.
1t TO be delivered IN Jumps of suitable size for
naval steamers, cean OF uniform quautY, selected
tree from impurities. unnlXed of which the
tractor Will be required TO furnish such evidence
Will be satisfactory, and be subject to such nspec
ton as TO quality and quantity as the Department
may direct The coal must in ali respects be satIs-
factory TO the inspector inspectorst TO be appointed
by the bureau, who will have the right of peremptory
rejection.
such place in the port " New York as may be desg
mated by the Bureau, ana IN such quanbti' and at
such tunes as in the opinion OF the Bureau the
eXigencies OF the service may require; commencing
when The vessel is reported ready receive cargo;
furnishing, II demanded not than 1000 tons pee
day, TO be distributed TO each vessel may DO di.
rected, until the loading is completed.
In the of failure TO deliver the coal in proper
quanutf, OF the proper quality, ana at the proper
time and place, the Bureau will reserve in the con.
tract the right to purchase forthwith at the con-
tractors nsk and exponse, that which may seem
| necessary TO supply the deficiency.
Any demurTage or other charges to which the
| Navy Department. may be subjected from delay in
The prompt delivery Of the coal by the contractors
| VIII be deducted from thelr bills.
The price must be Tor the coal delivered on board
vessels on the terms and conditions above stated.
at the eontractor's risk and expense and without
extra charge of any kind
The offer as required by law must be accompa.
MED by written guarantee, signed BY one or more
responsible persons, TO the effect that they under
take Il at the bidder or bidders will If his or Their
bid be accepted, enter INTO Obligation, at such time
as may be prescribed by the Bureau, with good and
sufficient securities, 10 furnish the suppIes pro.
posed.
No proposition will be considered unless accom-
| panleO by such guarantees and the department re-
serves the right TO reject all the offers if considered
| TO be 10 the interest of the service to do so.
Two or more suretes each in sum equal to the
amount specified specified to be laid will be required to TO
certified by United States District Judge, United
States District Attorney, Collector, or Navy Agent.
As additional and collateral security, twenty per
cent. will be withheld from the amount of all pay
| ments, which reservation is not to be paid, except
by authority OF the Secretary of the Navy, until the
contract shall have been 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 Bureau, be paid by such
navy agents as the contractor NAV name, within ten
days after the warrants for the same shall have
| passed by the Secretary OF the Treasury
1t will be stipulated IN the contract that if default
| be made in the delivery of the coal-n the guam
tity or the quality, and at the place and time dI-
| reCted by the bureau-then, aud in that case, the
contractor and his suTeies will forfeit and pay TO
| money not exceeding twice the contract price
| which may be recovered from time to time accord
ing TO the act or acts of Congress in that pro-
| yided.
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted, and
nont other will be notified and, early as prac-
| ticable, q 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
l named by them.
The form of Offer guarantee and certificate is here.
"''- s-''1 FORM OF OFFER
| L (or wei, OF -, state OF -, hereby agree TO
| furnish and dellv thousand tons of - au-
thracite coal Tor steamers use, at - at the rate
| OF - per ton OF 2240 pounds, amounting TO -
dollars, the whole in vrmItV with the provisions
| and terms of the advertisement of the 26th Gay oil
December, 1865 from the Navy Department, and
| hereuntO appended
Should my (or Ourl offer be accepted 1 Tor we)
request to be informed at -, aud that th7 cor
| certificates.
| (Place.) (Signed) b.
| FORM OF GUARANTEE.
We, the undersigned residents OF -, in the
State Of, and OF -, IN the State Of
here by jointly and severally covenant with the
Unted States, and guarantee that in the fore
going bid of - be accepted - will, within
ten days after the receipt of the contract at -
ute the same, with good and sufficient surele
for the delivery of the anthracite coal proposed, il
| compliance with the terms of the advertisement o
the 10Th Dect mber 1865, hereto appended and unde
which il was made; and III case the said - shall
fail to enter into The contract aforesaid, we guaran
| tee 10 make good the difference between the offer o
the sald -, and that which may be accepted
Witness, tSignedL G. y
(Pacel Eff
| (Date)
thereby certify that, to the best of my knowledg
| an belief, the above.named guarantors - an,
| - are good and sufficient.
tSignedl G. III.
To be signed by the United States District ,udge
United States District Attorney, Collector. Nav
| Agent. 1926 tu4J
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