Evening star., 1867-06-13
PROPOSALS.
A NTHRACITE COAL FOR THE NAVY,
NAVY DEPARTMENT

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for e Be dsiSsrsd during the sosi SSsl ySsf
ending Soth June, ISIS, will be received at this bu
reap until 10 a. m, 24th June, ls7.
These proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Anthracite Coal for Steamers that they may b.,
inguished fromother business letters
The offer must be for the delivery OF 20 900 tons
The coal must be of the best Buck Mountain or
Black Heath, Ur of a kind equal to them in all re
will be determined by Board appointed by the
Secretary OF the Navy after the reception of the
The name of the coal proposed to be furnished
must be stated IN the offer.
1T is to be delivered in Jumps of suitable size for
naval steamers, clean of uniform quality, selected
Tree t1om impurities, unmiXed, OF which the con
will be satisfactory. and be subject to such in
spection as to qualify and quantity as the Depart
SATISFACTORY 70 the inspector or spectors TO be ap
pointed 10y the Bureau, who will have the right OF
The coal is to be delivered on board vessels at
such place In the port of Philadelphia a. may be
ana at such Tunes in the opinion of the Bureau,
the eNgenGies OF the service may require, COM
eeiye cargo furnishing if emanded, not % less than
coo tons per day 10 be distributed to each vessel
Proposals will likewise be received for the de
livery OF l2oo tons of the quality of coal to
We At PhaseH HSh pa 0i New York on board
In the case of failure to deliver the coal in proper
time place s in int s Spe
tract the right Co purchase forthwith, at the CON
necessary to supply the deficiency '''"' seem
:, Any demurrage or other charges to which the
Navy Department may be subjected from delay in
Sr OF tss G3ni by the contractors
The price must be for the coal delivered on board
vessels, on the terms and conditions above stated,
at the contractor 8 risk and expense, and without
The offer, as required 10y law, must be accompan-
led by a%ritten guarantee signed by one or more
take tai that the bidder or bidders Mi i his or their
time the With
and sufficient securities, to furnish the supplies
No proposition will be considered unless accom-
panied b. such guarantee; and the Department re-
to be to the interest of the service to do So
Two or more sIreties each in. 4 sum equal to the
sign the contract, and their responsibility will be
certified by the Assessor of Internal Revenue OF the
AS additional and collateral security twenty per
cent. will be withheld from the amount of all pay
by authority Of the secretary Of the Eavy, until
the contract shall have been in all respects com
or other amount thai may lie due upon each bill.
Mill when @ proper & S is furnished pr by the
be I sh the Ss ay
name, within ten days after the warrants for the
same shall have been passed by the Secretary of the
II will be stipulated in the contract that if default
or the quality, and at the place and time directed
by the Bureau, then, and in that case, the con
United States as 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 acts Of Congress in that pro-
yiied: .
Bidders. whose proposals shall be accepted, and
none other will be notiied and as early as practi
cable, contract will be transmitted to them which
after its receipt at the post Office named by them
The form of offer, guarantee, and certificate is
herewith given:
FORM OF OFFER.
/. (or WEI of -. State of - hereby agree
to furnish and deliver Thousand tons Of -
Anthracite Coal for steamers use, at -, at the
the 'S ii %fS ahe
visions and terms of the advertisement of the 18th
herennfo appended
Should my tor our offer be accepted, l Cor WEI
may be forwarded to - for signatures and GER
tifcates.
(Place.D (Signed) AB.
tDate.)
FORM OF GUARANTEE
We, the undersigned residents of -, in the
State of -, and of -; in the State of -,
hereby jointly and severally covenant with the
going lid Of BE- accepted, ,- ' Will within
ten days after the receipt Of the contract at,
for the delivery of the Anthracite Coal proposed in
compliance with the terms OF the advertisement OF
Which it was made and in case the % said w shall
fail to enter into the contract aforesaid,
the said = and that which may be accepted.
.,p,aSi Witness. 'signeD S-P.
date
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FuFg AS TO GuARAN
OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR oF INTERNAL REVE-)
NUE. FOR THE - DISTRICT OF THE STATE}
Be 1t known That on this - day of a d
lS-, AT MY Off ce above named. -- and -, the
guarantors named in the foregoing guarantee and
known to me as such, severaly appeared and made
oath that they are worth, res espectiyey, above all
indebtedness, the sums set against their several
names, as follows, viz:
h-'< --, g;
~. g:
And hereby certify that by the books and records
in this Office it appears that said parties, at the last
annual assessment Of internal revenue in this
nue. district, to wit, on the - day of -, A. d.
49,, were assessed upon property and income of the
following value. viz: The said - s.,
Witness my hand: g. III. Assessor.
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