The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-28
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A NTHRACTTB COAL FOR THE
N EAvY.
NAVY DBPARrpENr,)
BuaElu OF EQUIPMENT AID RrcRuIrISs,

| BuaElu oy EQUIPMENT AND RroRultIss,
May q, 1857.
fer the Navy to be delivered during the hseh year
ending SOh JUNE, 1885, will be resolved at this Bu
rssa until 10 m, ath June, 1881.
Anthracite Coal for Steamer, - that they may be
| distinguished from other business letters
The offer must be for the delivery Of 10000 tOss Of
The coal must be Of the best Buck Mountain or
Black Heath, or Of klnd equal u them 10 all re-
be determined by Board apponted BY the Secretary
otthe Navy after the reeoi ton o. the bids:
The n.ne o. the coal proposed to be furnished must
It Is to be delivered In Iumps Of suitable sire for
naval steamers clean, Of uniform quality selected
free from Impurities, uumixed, Of which the con-
tractor will be required to furnish such evidence
A. will be satisfactory, and be subject TO sush In
speetion as 20 quality and qusntliy as the Depart
ment may direct The coal must In all respects DO
sasfaeory 10 the inspector Inspectors 10 be sp.
pointed by the Bgresu, who will have the right Of
The Gal is to DO delivered on board vessels at
such place In the port Of Philadslphia as may be
designated BY the Bureau, aud In such quantities.
the exigopcieF Of the service may require, CEN:
eneine when the vessel Is reported ready TO receive
I. e not les: Ass SC
| be directed, until the loading IL completed.
Proposals will likewise be received for the de-.
livery Of H. 900 tons Of the quality Of coal 10
be delivered In the port OF New York. on board
sels as at Philadelphia
In the case Of failure to deliver the coal in proper
time aud place, the bureau will reserve 10 The con
tract the right TO purchase forthwith, at the con /.
tractors risk and expense, that which may seem
necessary 10 supply The deneieney.
| 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
will be dedusted from their bills.
The price must be for the coal delivered gu board
vessels, on the terms and conditions above stated at
ne e9stTas,cr rst aud expense and witD"ut sUtr"
L
~ s ,,, .s ~ nnS ~ "rs oS ,np,.
70 tne eneet IN. 'hey unuetIase
thai we bidder o. bidders VIII, hs Or teeir pid pc
accepted, enter into obngahon, a. sueh Time Is may
securities, to farnlsh the supplies proposed.
No proposition Will be considered unless aeeom-
S iSSH q ,sse I'll iSs s o aSS
to be to the interest q the service to do 80
OF Irs a., hn ns sn III, rs ransaa 70 tns
tue contract ana thelr responslollty viii DC esrtined
by the Assessor OF Internal Revenue OF tue District
cent. will be withheld from the amount Of all pay.
nenas, which IsserSaon Is not to be paid except I
by anlhoIty o. the seere'nry o. the navy until the
with; and the remaining eighty per cent or other
amount mat may be due upon each biil, VIII, when
proper ssTt,asats l. Furnished by the inspector.
aud the bill approved by the Bureau, be paid by
such navy agents as the contractor may name, with;
IN ten days after the warrants for the same shall
il viii 10 stipulated in the contract that il default
be made In the delivery Of the coal In the quantity
or the quality, aud at the place and time directed
by the Bureau, then and In that case the contractor
aud his surelios Will forfeit aud pay to the United
| States, as ltquidAted damages, sam OF money not
exceeding twice the contract price, which may be re.
covered from time to time according to the act acts
| OF Congress 10 that case provided
| Bdders whose proposals shall be accepted, and
none other, Will be notified, and as early ~ praeti-
cable, contract Will be Transmitted TO them, which
they Will be required TO execute within ten days after
its receipt at the post once named BY them.
form oil Ohor guarantee and ceTtlnchte IL here
| with given;
| fokM OF OYER.
| ], Tor we OF -, State Of -, hereby agree
to furnish aud deliver - thousand tons Of -
Anthracite Coal for steamers' use, at -, at the