The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-16
PROPOsALs.
A NlHTAC1TE COAL FOR THE NAVY
NAVY DEPARTNRNr, J
BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RToRuITIEe,

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NAVY DEPARTutwr,
BURRAU OF EQUIPMENT AND REoRUITEe,
December 28, 1865
Sealed Proposals for furnishing Anthracite Coal
Tor The Navy, to be delivered dunnR the balance OF
the fiscal year ending 9Oih June 1866 win be re-
eeiyed at TINS bureau until 10 o'clock A. NJ, 28d
These proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Anthracite Coal for Steamers" that they may be
dlsunFulshed IRON other business letters
!he oner must be for the delivery of 600O tons, Of
2240 pounds.
The coal muet be of the best Buck Mountain or
Black Heath, or OF kind equal to them Ia all re.
spects, for the purpose intended which equality will
be deteImineo by a Board appointed by the Seere-
tary ofthe Navy after the reception of the bids.
The name OF the coal proposed TO be furnished
must be stated in the offer. .t 81.
Itisto be delivered in Jumps of sutable size for
naval seamers clean, Of uniform quality, selected
free from impurities, Unnixed, of which the con-
tractor Will be required to furnish such evidence az
Will DO tatefHct0rv, and be subject TO such inspec
hon nsto quality and quantity as the Department
may direct The coal must, in ali respects, be salts
factory TO inspector or inspectors to be appointed
by the bureau who will have the right of peremptory
Te Coal is 10 be delivered on board vessels, at
such place in the port OF New York as may be desiG
mated by the Bureau, and IN such quantities and at
sHeh times as. in the opinion OF the Bureau, the
exigencies of the service may require; commencing
when the vessel is reported ready receive cargo;
furnishing, 81 demanded not less than 1000 tons per
rected, until the heioading is completed. =
In the case of failure to deliver the cea in proper
time and place @ tie Bureau Viii reserve in at the con-
tract the right to purchase forthwith at the con-
tractors risk and expense, that which may seem
necessary to supply the deficiency.
ANY demurrage 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 their bills
The prce must be for the coal delivered on board
vessels, on the terms and conditions above stated.
at the contractors risk ana expense, and without
ext1acharge of any kind.
The offer, as required by law, must be accompa.
MED by written guarantee, signed by one or more
responsible persons, 10 the effect that they under
take that the bidder or bidders WILL if his or their
as may be prescribed by the Bureau, with good and
sufficient securities, TO furnish the supplies pro.
No proposition win be considered unless accom-.
panieO by such guaranteed, and the department re-
the right to reeotdil the offers, If considered
TO be 10 the intefest'of the service to do So
Two or more sureties each in sum equal to the
amount speclfed to be laid will be, required to
certified by d 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
contract shall have been in all respects complied
with; and the remaining eighty per cent or other
amount that may be due upon each blll, 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 NAV name, within ten
days after the warrants for the shall have been
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-in the guam
rected by the BGreau-then, and in that case, the
contractor and his sureies will forfeit and pay to
the United States, as liquidated damages sum of
money not exceeding twice the contract price,
Which mag be recovered from time to time accord
ing to the act or acts of Congress in that pro-
vided. i '
Bidders whose, proposals shall be accepted, and
none other, will be notified, and as early as prac-
ticable, contract will be transmitted to them,
which they Will be required to execute within ten
days after Its receipt at thepost office or navy agency
TIE form of Offer guarantee and certificate is here.
"''N e''' FORM OF OFFER.
Tor wei of ---, State of -, hereby agree to
furnish and deliver - thousand tons of - an
thraeite coal for stesmers s5ae ase at the rate
dollars the whole in cor formItY with the provisions
and terms Of the advertisement of the 26th day of
peeem9er, 1850, from the Navy department and
Should my (or Ourl offer sbe accepted. Tor wei
tract may be iorwarded to - for signatures and
certificates. u n.H .tr- -. ~ #...I
(Place.) .. 1f (Signed) A. Il.
FORM OF GUARANTEE
We, the undersigned residents OF -. in the
here by jointly and severally covenant with the
United States, and guarantee that in case the fore
len days after the receipt of the contract at -
execute the same with good and sufficient sureues
compliance with the terms OF the advertisement OF
the 18th December 1866 hereto appended, and under
which i was made; and in case the said - shall
fail TO enter into the contract aforesaid, guaran
fee TO make good the difference between the offer OF
the said -----, and that which may be accepted.
tPiaceI PiM,e1eSS' iSigneo' r.a9 !; EP. F.
tDate) %. .-~ -
hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge
an belief the above.named guarantors -- and
--- are good and sufficient.
To be signed BY the United States District Judge,
United States District Attorney Collector: OF Navy
Agent. 1926 tu4t