The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-24
ROPOS AIS.
4 NTHRACITE COAL FOR THE
n EAvY.

BpREAu OIL AEEr AID RIcRuirISa,
Sealed proposals. tr..ssssy z hst hsS Coal
for the Navy 70 be dflivsrsd during the fiscal year
ending soth JUNE, 1855, will be received at this Bu.
Thsss proposal. Su,i be endorsed Proposals for
Anthraciie Goal for steamers, /" that they may DO
disting uishsd from other business lstters.
The oasr mas, be for The delivery Of nooo toaI u
Ths coal must be Of N. bs., Back Mountain o.
Black Heath, or Of Al nd equal 70 them IN all re-:
BE- dssrniued BY Board appointed BY The Secretary
Of the Navy after the reeO ton Of tho bids.
The name Of the coal proposed to DO furnished must
Il Is 10 be delivered in lumps Of suitable ,iIs foy
naval steamers, clean Of uniform quality, selected
free from Impurities, upmixed, Of which the cor.
will be SAtisisStoTy, snd DO subject 70 sash In.
neni may dirssi. Tho sOsl must IN ali rs,pests be
pointed y Is, Bureau. Who viii lave he fshs Il
The ssI Is to Be delivered on board vessel. At
pS a. ana IL pssss
and at such times as in the opinion Of the Bureau.
the ekigeneies Of the service may require, CEN.
sarge; furnisS,uS II demanded, not les. than 800
tons per day. TO be distributed to each vessel may
be directed, until the loading Ia completed.
Proposals will likewise be received for the de-
livery Of a. 900 tons Of the same quality Of coal to
be delivered In the port Of New York, on board YES
sells ss at Philadelphia.
the case Of failure 10 deliver the coal In proper
quantity or the proper quality, and at the proper
time and place. the Bureau will reserve In the con-
tract the right to purchase forthwith at the con.
rsE and 'aP'SPs S whh may
Any demurrage or other charges 10 which the
Navy Department may be subjected from delay In
will be deducted from thsiI bills.
The price must be for the coal delivered on board
vessels, the terms and conditions above stated, at
the contractors risk and expense, and without extra
The offer, as required by law, must be seeomps-
MED by written guarantee, signed by one OF moro
responsible persons to the effect that they undertake
thai the bidder bidders will II bis or their bid be
accepted enter into obligation, at such timeas may
be prescribed by the Bureau, With good and sufficient
securities, TO furnish the supplies proposed.
No proposition will DO considered unless accom-
panied by such guarantee; and the Department re:
serves the right to reject all the Offers II considered
to be TO the interest Vi the service 10 do so.
Two OF moro sureties each 10 sum equal TO the
amour Mt specified to be paid will be required TO sign
tho contract and their responsibility Will be certified
by tie Assessor Of Internal Revenue Of the District
As add tiOnal aud collateral security twenty per
cent will DO withheld from the HmOuut OF all pay:
ments, which reservation Is not TO be paid except
by authority OF the Secretary Of the Navy, until the
eOntTaC. shall havO been 10 all respects complied
with aud the remaining eighty per cent or other
amount that may DO due upon each bill, will, when
proper cert Hcato il furnished by the inspector,
aud the bill approved by the Bureau, be paid BY
such navy ngonts as the contractor may NAME with.
In ten days after the warrants Tor the same shall
have been passod by the Secretary Of the Treasury
1t will he stipulated In the contract that II default
be made In the delivery Of tho coal the quantity
or the quality, and at the place and time directed
aud his suroties will forfeit aad pay 10 tho United
StAles, az NYGidgted damages, sun OF money not
exceeding twice the contract price, which may be To-
rOm time to time According to the or acts
Of CUngIegs 10 that case provided.
BlddurB, whose proposals shall be accepted, and
none other will DO notified, and, As early MS praeti
" i'll he tTAnEmltkgd to thom, which
they will be required to execute within ten days aftef
It's receipt al the post office named by thom.
The form Of oer guarantee and certificate ID here
FORM OF Oyer.
|, Tor we Of -, State Of -, hereby agree
TO furnish and deliver - thousand tons Of
Anthracite Coal for steamers use, at -, at the
rate oil - per ton Of 2,2iO pounds, amounting to
- dollars The whole in conformity with the pro.
visions snd terms Of the Advertisement OF the nth
day Of My, 1867, from the Navy Department and
should ny Tor oa) offer be accepted, l for wei re.
Iuo-t to 10 Informed At -. and that the contract
may 10 forwarded to - for signatures and GER
thCates
Qlaci) (Signod) A. ID.
FORM OF GUARANTEE
We, the undersigned rooidsnts Of -, In the
State OF ---, aud Of -, Ia The state o.,
Unitoh hates, and gURfante that In clss the fore
going bid Of - DO accepted, - WILL within
ton day after tho receipt Of the cOnrrct at -, ex-
vcutU tho came with good aud sun ent suTotes for
tie GvlIvcry u tue Anthracite Coal proposed, In
compliance with tho terms VI tue advertisement Of
the 27Ih OF May, 1867, hereto appended, and under
which 1t wa made; and In case tho said - shall
fall to eu'sr into the contract Aforesaid, we guaTau
tee ~ make good tho difference between the offer Of
TIE laid - aud that which may be accepted.
Witness lSigGeU G. D.
(PIaeU) F.
(DAtrD
FORM OF CERTIFICATE AS To OUARANTORS.
OfRICE o. Tue AssEssOK OF ISTEESAL REvBSUE ron
THE - DInrKICr OF TnE STATE OF -.
be It known, That on THE - day Of -, A.
ID. Is, at my office above named, - aud
-, the EuaTantOTs named In the foregoing guar
aItee and known to me as such, seveTally Ap.
po'red aud made oath that they arc worth, Tssp'c
lively, above all Indebtedness, tbe sums set gains
their several names, ID fo!l6ws, viz;
-;
s.;
AL Il.