The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-18
PROPOSALS.
a NrHRACTE COAL FOR THE NAVY.
II -
NAVY DRPARTnrprr

so0,sd r,oDo..,. Co.. s,,,,,,.Juae Juae 30 1866
for the Navy 70 be del yered during tho fiscal year
ending Both june. 1857, will be received at thia
Dui eau until 10 A NJ, 80th July, 1895
These proposals must be indOIsed "Proposala for
Ahtnlacite Soal for Steamor, that they may %
us lngulshed from other business letters.
The offer must be for the deIVery OF OO0O tons ar
2240 pounds. 'O"'' u
II coal must be of the best Buok Mountain ~
ack Heath, or OF kind equal to them IN all
respects, Tor the purpose intended which equa ItV
Will be determined by Board appointed By the
bids :. -
The name Of the coal proposed to be furnished
1t 10 be delivered in Jumps Of suitable size for
naval steamers, clean, OF uniform quality, selected
ifee from impurities, unm xed, of VIII oh the coO-
tractor will be required to furnish such eyId ace as
VIII De satisfactory and Oe subject to nspec-
uon as 10 quality and quantity as the Department
may direct The coal must IN all respects, be salts
factory 70 the Inspector inspectors 10 be appointed
by the bureau, who viii have the right OF peremp-
The coal is to be delivered on board vessels. at
such place in the port OF Philadelph a as may bo
designated by the Bureau, ana in such Quantities
and at such times as, in the opinion of the bureau
the eXiRencies OF the service may REQUIRE COM
meDciDg when the vessel is reported ready TO reosly
cargo; furnishing II demanded not less than one
thousand tons per day, TO be distributed TO each
vessel as n ay be directed until the LOADING is com
Proposas will be likewise received for the el,verv
OF l2OCO tons OF the same quality of coal to Oe de-
IVshed In the port OF New York, ON board vessels as
at Phlaoelphia.
In the case of failure to deliver the coal in proper
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time and place, the Bureau viii reserve In he CON
tract lne right to purchase forthwith, at the con-
lIhctOTs rsk ana expense that which may seem
necessary 10 supply the deficiency.
AIRY demurraPe or other charges to which the
navy department may be subjected from delays in
the prompt delivery of the coal BY the con nractors
Will be deducted from their DIls
Inc price must be foI the coat delivered on beard
vessels on the terms and conditions above stated at
the contractors risk ana expense, and without extra
charge OF any kind.
The offer, as required by law, must be accompanied
by wIltten guarantee, signed by one or more re-
sponsibe persons, the effect that they undertake.
that the bidder or bidders w il his or their bid he
accepted enter INTO obligation, at such time as NAV
be llescnDed by the Bureau, with good and sufi =
clent seeuIlnes. 20 lurnsh the supplies proposed,
panied 10y such guarantees and the Department re-
serves the right to reject all the Offers considered
10 lie TO the interest OF The service to do so.
Two or more sureuCs each, IN sum equal to the
amo unit specified TO be paid will be required to sign
the contract, and their responsibility will be certified
by the Assessor OF Internal Revenue of the District
AS additional and collateral security twertY Der
cent will Oe withheld ir I'M the amount OF all oay-
menis winch reservatlOn Is not TO be paid except by
authority OF tile Secretary OF the Navy until the con-
tIact shall have been IN ali respects compile with;
and the remaining eight, per cent or other amount
that may be due upon each BILL will, when proper
certificate is furnished by the Inspector and The bill
al proved Iy the Bureau Oe paIo by such agents
as the contractor may name, within ten davs after
the warrants for the same shall have been passed bV
the secrelary of the Treasury.
1t Will be stipulated the contract that if default
be made III the de livery of coal, in the quantity or
quality, and at the place and time directed by toe
Bureau then and in that case, the contractor and
his ees VIII forfeit and paw TO the United States
as hquldated damages, sum of money not exceed
ing Twice he contract price which may be recovered
from time to time according to the act or acts of
Congress in that case provided.
Bidders whose propose shall be accepted. and
other, Will be notified aud as early a. practi-
cable, cont act will be traBsm tied to them which
they Will be required to execute within ten days
alter its receipt at the post Office navy agency
named by them.
ne form OF offer, guarantee, and certificate is
FORM OF OFFER
Tor WEI Of, State OF -, hereby agree to
anthracite coal Tor steamers use, at -, at the
ra'e Oh - per ton OF 2240 pounds, amounting to
- dollars, the whole in conformity with the pro-
visions ana terms OF tGe advertisement of the Both
day OF june, 1866. from the Navy Department, and
should my Tor our) offer be accepted, 1 or wei
request 10 be informed at -, and that the con.
certificates.
(Date,J (siguedl A.B.
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
We, the unders gned residents OF - in tho
State OF and OF -, in the State OF -,
here by jointly and severay covenant with the
United states, and guarantee that in case the fore
gong bid OF - be accepted, - will, within
ten days al er the receipt of the contract a5 -,
execute the same, vi good and sufficient suretes
tOr the delivery OF the anthracite coal proposed in
compliance with the terms of the adVe tsemenI OF
which 1t was made aud in case the said - shall
fail 10 enter into The con1rac aforesaid we guaraa-
tee to ma 9 good the difference between the offer
oil the said -, and that which may be ac-
cepted.
Witness. (SiPnedl CT
lPlace) EFF.
FORM OF CERTIFICATE AS TO GUARAN-
TJKS
OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE
/ OR TIE - DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF II
BE II known, that on tins - day OF A
d., 18-, at my office above Named and
- -, the ualantoIs named in the foregoing
guarantee, and known to me as such severaliy ap-
peaIed nno made oath that they are worth respec-
lively, above all indebtedness, the sans set against
their several names as follows, VIZ .
And hereby certify that by the books ana records
IN this office II appears that SAID parties at the last
annual assessment of internal revenue in this re-
venue district, TO wit on the - day of -, A.
IS, were as. essed upon properly ana income of
the lolowIng value, VIZ, lhe saId -
8, the said ---, s.
Witness my hanoi G. FL. Assessor. 6294tI
DROPOSALS FOR SALE OF WOOD
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON
OBgIoE OF CHIEF QUARTERAfA STEER
WARRINGTON, ID O., July Ia, 1865
Sealed Proposals are invIfed at this office
until II O'cO noon, MONDAY Aupn.t g. 1885
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