The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-12
PROPOSALS.
A N1HRAC1TE COAL FOR THE NAVY,
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUFTAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUIIINe,

BUFKAU OF EQUIPMENT AND RECRUIrINe,
Sealed Proposals for furnishing Anthracite Coal
for the Navy, to be delivered durlng the balance Of
the fiscal year ending both June 1895 vii be re; re;
January, 1866
These proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Anthracite Coal for Steamers" that they may be
distinguished from other business letters,
The offer must be for the delivery Of 6000 tons, of
2240 pounds.
The coal must be Of the best Buck Mountain or
Black Heath, or of a kind equal to them in all re.
spects, for the purpose intended, which equality will
be determined 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
Itisto be delivered in Jumps of suitable size for
naval steamers, clean of uniform quallty, selected
free from impurities. Unnixed, of which the con-
tractor will be required TO furnish such evidence as
Will be satisfactory, and be subject to such inspec-
hon as TO quality and quantity as the Department
may direct The coal must, in ali respects, be salts
factory TO the inspector or INSPECTORS to be appointed
by the bureau, who will haVethe right fpeTemptory
rejection -
The coal is to be delivered on board vessels, at
such place in the port Of New York as may be desiR
mated by the Bureau, ana in such quantities and at
such times as. In the opinion of the Bureau, the
exigeDces of the service may require; commencing
when the vessel Is reported ready TO receive cargo;
furnishing, II demanded not less than 1900 tons per
day, TO be distributed to each vessel may be di-
rected, until the loading is completed.
In the case of failure TO deliver the ceal in proper
time and place. the bureau will reserve in 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 pnce must be for 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, 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 bidders WILL if his their
BID be accepted enter into obligation, at such time
as may be prescribed by the Bureau, with good and
sufficient securities, to furnish the supplies pro.
posed.
panieo by such guarantee; and the Department re-
the right to reject all the Offers If considered
to be 10 the interest OF the service to do 80.
Two or more sureties each in sum equal to the
amount specified to be paid will be. required to
sign II 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 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 in all respects complied
with; and the remaining eighty per cent. or other
amount that may be 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 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 euan-
tltY or the quality, and at the place and time di-
rected by the Bureau-then and in that case, the
contractor and his suretes will forfeit and pay to
the United States, liquidated damages, a sum OF
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-
vided.
Bidders whose proposals shall be accepted, and
none other, will be notified, and. early as prac-
ticable, 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 guarantee and certificate is here
FORM OF OFFER.
/ Tor wei of -, state OF -, hereby agree to
furnish and deliver - thousand tons of - an
thraciIe coal Tor steamers use, at -, at the rate
OF = per ton OF 224O pounds, amounting to -
dolIars the whole in fOrmltY with the provisions
and terms OF the advertisement of the Goth day o.
December, 1866, from the Navy Department, and
Should my Tor Ourl offer Ibe accepted, Tor we
request to be informed at -, and that the con
tract may be forwarded to - for signatures and
certificates.
(Pace.) (Signed) A. 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
United States, and guarantee that in case the fore
going bid OF - be accepted, - will, within
ten days after the receipt of the contract at -
execute the same, with good and sufficient Ie
for the delivery of the anthracite coal proposed, il
compliance with the terms OF the advertisement o.
the 26th Dect mber 1865 Hereto appended, and unde
which IL was made; and in case the said - shall
fail 10 enter into the contract aforesaid we guaran
fee 10 make good the difference between the offer o.
the SAID -, and that which may be accepted.
Witness, (SignedL c. d.
tPlacel Eff.
(Date)
hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge
ar belief, the abOve-named guarantors, anC
- are good and sufficient.
(signedl G.H.
To be signed by the United States District Judge
United States District Attorney, Collector or Nav