The national Republican., 1867-05-29
A NTHRACITE COAL FOR THE
~ NAVY.

NAVY DErARrNRXT,)
BrREAu or EQrIPNESr AND RIcRuIrISo,
Sealed prOpo.al. for furnishing Anthracite Coal
for the Navy to be delivered during the asal year
ending Soth JUNE 1893 will be reseived at this Bu.
These proposals must be endorsed Proposals for
Anthracite Coal for Steamers, - that they may be
distinguished from other business letters; 49,, -,
Tho oEer must be for the delivery Of 1900 tons Of
The coal must be Of tho best Back Mountain or
Black Heath or Of kaa equal S,s e s% ~ S ri TE
be determinsd by Board appointed BY the Secretary
Of the Navy after the rseol tlon Of the bids
Tho nsmo q the coal proposed to bs Furnished must
IL is 10 be delivered In Jumps OF suitable size for
naval steamers, clean, Of uniform quality selected
free from Impurities, unmixed, OF which the con-
tractor will be required to furnish such evidence
as will be satsfaetory and be subject TO sueh In
pss.U. as % Suarisy sas All Gs
satisfactory to the inspector inspectors to be ap
pointed By tho Bureau, who will have the right Of
The eoaf Is 10 be delivered on board vessels at
such place in the port Of Philadelphia as may be
dssignated BY the Boresu' and In such qpnsn..l.'
| the sxigeneies Of the service may require, eem'
msncius whom tho vessel reported ready to receive
tons per day to BE- distributed 10 each vessel as may
| bs directed until the loading ID completed
Proposals will likewise be reesi,ed Tor the do :
livery Of IA 900 tons Of the same quality Of coal TO
be delivered in the port Of New York. on board yea
sells as at Philadelphia
In the case Of failure to deliver the coal in proper
quantity or the proper quality, and at the proper
time and place. the Buresu viii reserve in the con
tract the right to purchase forthwith. at the son.
necessary to supply the dsaeisney.
| Any demurrige or other charges TO which tho
Navy Departnlsnt may DO subjected from delay In
will be dsdueted from their bills.
The price must DO for the coal delivered on board
vessels on the terms and conditions above stated at
| and without ONtfA
The offer, as required by law, must bo aeeOmpa.
a..SOSs.ss n.S ~ psr.0us tSs Ssst tSsy
that the bidder or bidders will II his or their bid bo
accepted, enter into Obligation a. such time A. may
be prescribed by tho BUREAU with good and sumeeni
| securities, to furnish the supplies proposed.
| No proposition will be considered unless accom-
sIHss ths rSsa q rsIset ali tIs Osr. eoasdssS
to be TO the interest Of the service to do so
Two or more sursties each In a sum equal 10 the
the contract and their responsibility will be certified
by the Assessor Of Internal Revenue Of the Di.tret
cant. will be withheld from the amount Of all pay
ments, which reservation 10 not to be paid except
by authority Of the Secretary Of the Navy. until ths
| with and the remaining eighty per cont or other
amount that may be due upon each bill, will, when
| a proper certificate IL furnished by the inspector
and tEs bill approved by the Bureau, bs paid BY
such navy agents as the contractor may name, with,
| in ten days after the warrants for the same shall
have been passed by the Secretary Of the Treasury
il will be stipulated In the contract that II default
be made in the delivery Of the coal in the quantity
By the Barssn then and in that case the contractor
and his sureties will forfeit and pay to the United
States, as liquidated damages, a sum q money not
exceeding twice the contract price, which may be re-
covered from time to time, according to the or acts
Of CopgrsIs In that case provided;
none Sthsi Wi Be notiiSd, and, as early as piaetI
cable, contract will be transmitted 10 them, which
they will be required to execute within ten days ahei
Its receipt at the post Office named BY them.
The form Of offer. guarantee and certificate Is hOre
with given;
10 iSrnisS m and deliver - thousand tons Of -
Anthracite Coal for steamers' use, at -, at the
49, dollars, the whole Ia sOniormiiy with the pro.
visions and terms Of the advertisement Of the 9Th
day q May. lss1. from the Navy Department aud
should ny tor our offer be accepted, tOr wel 70,
quest to bo Informed at -. and that the contract
may be f,rwardsd tO-fO for signatures and GER
Giscs) Ssued) AD.
O' FORM OF GUARANTEE
We, the undersigned residents Of -, In The
State f., and Of -, In the State o..
% Ia 1Ps .sSIS Sl.s S sa.. rS 4. o1s S
lon i dsy snor the receipt o. the sOnrret at -, OK
eeulo the same, with good and sufficient suTelies foI
the delivery OF the Anthracite Coal proposed, IL
eomplianes with the terms Of the advertisement o.
the 27th Of May, 1857, hereto appended, and undel
| which It was made; and In case the said - shal
fall to enter into tho contract Aforesaid, we guaTau
tee to make good the difference between the offer o
the said - aud that which may be accepted.
Witness. (signedl O. d.
II (Placs) Z. y.
L date
! FORM OF CERTIFICATE AS TO dUARANToRs.
OFFICE OF THR AssRssoR or IKTRAEAL REyEEUR FoI
I'll THB - DIsrRIOr or TuR srLIR OF -.
Be 1t known, That on this - day Of -, A.
D. IS, at my once above named, and
-, the guarantors named In the foregoing guar
| Antee and known 10 me az such, aeVerally ap'
peITsd and made oath that they are worth, rsspte
lively above all indebtednOss, the sums set aBalns