The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-04
PROPOSALS.
AN3HPAcITE COAL ToR THE
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
EUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND REoRU1T1Ne,

EUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING, !
December 20, 1865
Sealed Proposals for furnishing Anthraoite Coal
ior me Navy, 10 le delivered duung the balance oi
the fiscal year ending 3Oth June 1865 Will be re.
ceiyed at tins bureau until 10 o'ciOck A. NJ, 23d
Jahuai Y, 1866.
These proposals must be endorsed "Proposas for
Anthracite Coal Tor steamers" that they may be
distinguished from other business letters
he o1er must be for the delivery Of 6050 tons, Of
Tie coal must be OF the test Buck Mountain or
Black Heath, or OF KIND equal TO them all re.
spects for the purpose intended, which eqUahtv will
be deteImired by Board appointed ny the Secre-
taIy oithe Navy after the reception of the bids.
lhe name o. the coal proposed to be furnished
must be stated in the offer.
1t sto he delivered IN Jumps of suitable size for
naval steamers, cean OF uniform qualltY, selected
wee iron impurities, nnlxed, of which the con-
tractor Will lie required to furnish such evidence as
VIII be satisfactory, and be subject to such inspec-
ton as TO quality and quantity as the Department
may dnect The coal must in all respects, be satis-
factory TO the inspector inspectors be appointed
rejection.
The coal is to be delivered on board vessels, at
such ace in the port Of New York as may be desip.
mated by the Bureau ana IN such Quantlti, and at
such times as, in the opinion OF the Bureau the
e%1geDcles OF the service may require; commencing
wren the vessel Is reported ready 10 receive cargo:
furnishing, If demanded not less than 1000 tons per
day, TO be distributed 10 each vessel as may be d.
rCcted, until the Ioa ding is comp eted.
In the case of failure TO deliver the c3a in proper
QuaDutl, OF the proper qua ty and at the proper
time and place, the Bureau will reserve in the con.
tract ne right TO purchase forthwith at the con-
factors risk and expense, that which may seem
necessary TO supply the deficiency.
my demunage or other charges to which the
Navy Departments may be subjected from delay in
The prompt delivery OF the coal by the contractors
VIII be deducted from their bllls.
The prCe must be Tor the coal delivered on board
vessels on the terms and conditions above stated.
at the contractors RISK and expense and without
extra charge of any kind.
The offer ms required by law, must be accompa.
MED by a written guarantee, signed by one moro
responsible persons, TO the, effect that they under
take q at the bidder or bidders WILL II hIs their
bld be accepted enter INTO obligation at such tune
as may be preset ibed by the Bureau, with good and
sufficient securities, TO furnish the supplies pro.
posed.
panleo by such guarantee; and the Department re-
serves the rtqht TO reject all the offers If considered
to be TO the interest OF the service to do so.
Two more suretiee each in a sum equal to the
amount spec fed TO be laid will be required to
sign & contract, and their responsibility will be
certified by United States District Judge, United
states District Attorney, Collector or Navy Agent.
As additional and collateral security, twenty por
cent. viii be Withheld from the amount of all pay
monts W ich reservation is not to be paid, excep
by authority the Secretary of the Navy, until the
contract shall have been IN all respects compied
with; and the remaining eighty per cent. or other
amount tn at may lie due upon each bill, will when
proper certificate is furnished by the inspector and
the bill approved by the Bureau, be paid by such
navy agents as the contractor name, within ten
days aier tie warrants for the shall have been
passed by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
1t Will be stipulated IN the contract that if default
bemade III The delivery Of the cOal-in the guam
rccted by the Bureau-then, and in that case, the
contractor and Is sureres will forfeit and pay to
the United States as liquidated damages, q sum of
money not exceeding twice the contract price
Whlcn may be recovered from time TO time accord
ing TO the act or acts of Congress in that pro-
Vided.
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted, and
nont other, Will be notified, and cary rs prac-
ticable, contract will be transmitted to them,
which they Will be required 10 execute within ten
days ate1 its receipt at the pest Office navy agency
named by them.
The form of offer, guarantee and certificate is here.
FORM OF OFFER.
Tor WEI of -, state OF -, hereby agree to
thracite coal Tor steamers use, at -, at the rate
OF - per ton OF 22t0 pounds, amounting to -
dollars, the whole in lOrmity with the provisions
and terms of the advertisement of the 26th cay oi
Decem0cr, 1865, from the Navy Department. and
hereuntO appended
snoud my Tor our) offer be accepted, (or wei
tract may be forwarded to for signatures ana
certificates.
(Place.l (Signed) A b.
FORM OF GUARANTEE
We, the undersigned residents r., in the
| State of -, and OF -, IN the state Of
hore Ti 6y jolntly and seyeraly covenant with the
Unlted States, and guarantee that in the fore
going bid OF - be accepted, - will, within
len Gays at'er the receipt of the contract at -
exc ute the same, with good and sufficient sureues
for the oelivery of the anthracite coal proposed in
comp iance with the terms OF the advertisement OF
the 26b Dece mber 1865, hereto appended and under
which it was made; and IN case The said - shall
fail 10 enter into he contract aforesaid we guaran
the said -, and that which may be accepted
glsdsP gSl5'P'''' 'Sisn'd' f;P E.P.
(Date)
hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge
| al d belief, the above-named guarantors, - and
- are good and sufficient.
(Signedl G, II,
To be signed by the United States District ,udre
United States District Attorney, Collector or Navy