Evening star., 1867-05-28
PROPOSALS.
A NTHRACITE COAL FOB THE NAVY.

Bmtau Of Eqaip,ueni ard ReuHtiias, May q, 1857.
Sealed Proposals for furnishing Anthracite Coal
ending Goth June, 1ss will be received at this bu
reaS until lOaa 10 m nas ssh be- Suee s s
Anthracite Coal for steamers,n that they may be
distinguished from other business letters.
The offer must be for the delivery OF % 900 TONS
The coal must be of the best Buck Mountain or
tlack Heath or OF kind equal to them in all re-
sIrtstf, I t9r the purpose intended, which equality
secretary OF the Navy after the reception of the
must be stated in the offer
Itis to be delivered in Jumps of suitable for
naval steamers, clean, of uniform quality, selected
free from impurities, unmixed, OF which the con
will P aTea ID bs q to o m
speStlon as to quality and quantity as the Depart
satisfac tory the inspector or nsactors to be ap
pointed by 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 as may be
designated b. the Bureau, and in such quantities
and at such times as in the opinion of the Bureau
9hsn Il the tns @ tua to
ceive cargo furnishing if demanded, not less than
as may be directed until the loading u is compietei,
Proposals win likewise be received for the de
,iSeIy Of II GO? tons Of the qualit Of coal to
Ssssss | at I RS6 New YORK. on boar"
9Gan, or 9th the b proper a@aMY M and at the propSr
tract the right to, purchase forthwith at the
necessary to supply the OenC1cnCy.
Any demurrage other charges which the
Navy Department may be subjected from delay in
will be deducted from their bills.
The price m must be for the coal delivered on board
ut the contractor risk and expense, aud without
led 10y written guarantee. signed hy one more
a the SsT % es hs sSs a 'he he or pqs
hid f,d be acc accepted sntSr int Mt ohligaon at such
No proposition will he considered unless accom-
serves the right to reject all the offers considered
Two mere sureties each in a sum equal to the
amount mt speGed to be paid will he r5sauirGd to
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 anh Of hf az not If the "a UNFIT
the contract shall have been in all respects com
q: other amount that may be due upon each bill
VII, when proper PEI sertiicate is furnished by the
be paid by, such navy agents the contractor may
name, within ten days after the warrants for the
game shal have been passed by the Secretary OF the
II will be stipulated III the contract that if default
be made in the delivery of the coal i'll the quantity
or the quality and at the place and time directed
iTacor and his surees Will torft and paw e' to .h
United States, rs iquidated damages, sum of
which may he recovered from time to time accord
ing to the act or acts of Congress ill that pro-
Bidders, whose proposals shall be accepted, and
nGne other viii he notified, and, early AZ practi
cable contract will be transmitted to them. which
they will be required to execute within leu days
aftsr its receipt at the post office named 10y them
The form of offer, guarantee, and certificate is
herewith given:
FORM OF OFFER.
Anthracite Coal for steamers r-e, at =. at the
rae o '% %hcc S II P%na WITH 9ha 10
y o ro 2 6h' M SJy IF the 5h m
hereunto appended.
quest to be informed Al = and that III" contract
may lie forwarded t"-f for signatures and Ger
"pFIs Igi5sr rstsnedo A.B.
FoEN OF GUARANTEE.
We, the uniersigl residents Of -. in the
ft4t9 fttsb OF o11v %nd and Of in st the ,ate t s
Tnte and @ ] that iSiit4p in fi thu fors a@
going bid = = be accepted; - will. within
sScSae W s M With m pod ami 1 sn.ent S2'f ar-7
for the delivery OF the Anthracit" Coal proposed in
which it was made; ard in case thr said - sIal
tee make good he ir"qcs Get%e%n the oer r of
the '1d I'D n-.- and that which In may b" accepted
''biasr 'bass.J E.F'
FORM OF cERT1F!GATE 4GiAITE AS TO GuARAN-
OFFICE or THE AseEss4R OF internal REvE}
NE FOR The -- DISTRICT OF THE STATED
Be it known. That on this - day Of ~ ID.
Is at my off Ce above NAMED, - and -, the
fuarantors named in the foregoing guarantee and
known 10 me as such seyeraily appeared and made
oath THAI they are worth. respectively. above all
Indebtedness; the sums set against their several
names as follows, viz:
$:
And hereby certify that by the books and records
IN this office II appears that said parties last
annual assessment of internal revenue in this
nue. district to wit. on the-day of -. 4. u.
If Ila
following value, viz: The said -
III. sald -- -. s..
Witness ny hand. u. H., Assessor
my 2S- IawiW