The New York herald., 1921-01-08
PROPOSALS..
MONTOuR RAILROAD.
CALL. FOR BIDS FOR FUEL COAL.
OFFICE OF PURCHASING AGENT.


I. In compliance with Section 10 of the
Clayton Act. approved October Is, 1914, and
regulations of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission pursuant thereto, the Montour Rail-
road Company hereby requests bids for rail-
road fuel coal and hereby gives notice that
1t will receive bids for all coal which II will
require during the year 1921, which will be
approximately thirty-five thousand t35,0O0)
net tons of run-of-mine and two thousand
,2,0O0) net tons of y inch. In accordance
with the specifications hereinafter described.
2. Bids must be submitted and addressed
to the undersigned. at his office. by IL 100
o'clock noon the first day of February.
Il. Bids received after that time will not
be considered.
3. Bids must be prepared and submitted on
lorms prescribed in the regulations men
eiQped above. which forms will be furnished,
on request, by the undersigned.
4. The successful bidder will be required
10 enter Into and execute the proposed col-
tract. Serial No. 1. containing substantially
the general terms and conditions as follows:
All coal must be well prepared and reason
ably free from slate, soapstone, shale, fire
clay, sulphur and other non-combustible inn
purities and must be equal In quality to tho
average coal of the same commercial grade
produced In the district In which such coal
Is mined.
All coal shall be subject 10 inspection at
mines or destination at the purchasers op-
ton. by his authorized representative and II.
In his opinion. the coal is not according to
The specifications. the right Is reserved to
reject Il.
The price submitted In the bid shall cover
delivery at the mine, but In determining the
lowest bidder the Railroad Company. In
case the mine Is located along Its line OF
I'D, psu ado - such price ~ cents per
ton per mile to cover haulage charges srvfa
the mine to the point or points OF consump-
ton. II the mine IL not located on the line
of road OF the Railroad Company. then said
Railroad Company will add to such price
the regular transportation charge to the
point or points OF consumption. The points
of consumption and distribution will bo up
proximately as follows:
$1,000 net tons Run-of-Mine to Montour
900 net tons Run-of-Mine to South View,
10000 net tons Run-of-Mine to Mifflin juno
tion;
1000 net tons u inch to Montour Junction.
The Railroad Company will reserve the
right to cancel the entire contract within its
discretion on or before April list. 1921. By
giving thirty 800 days written notice to
the contracting party Of its intention SO
to do.
weights: Method of determining weights
TO be agreed upon between the Railroad
Company and the successful bidder.
II is understood that the prices bid per
ton on said coal are based on the present
mining scale In force In the Pittsburgh Dis
trict, and that II said mining scale Is in
creased or decreased that the price per ton
shall be increased or decreased accordingly.
Payment for such coal will be made By
cash on the goth OF each month for coal
delivered during the preceding calendar
month.
Delivery OF such coal shall be made from
day TO day as the necessities Of the Railroad
Company require. which shall be determined
by the Railroad Company.
The Railroad Company win be bound 20
accept and pay for only much of the
coal as will be required to operate IT'S road
for and during the year 1921. which amount
~hai be determined by the Railroad Com
pany.
8. The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
0. Every person. firm and corporation that
may submit a bid shall accompany his, their
or It's bid with tender OF bond in a penal
sum equal to fifty (50ee) per cent. OF the
total amount OF the sum bid. which will be
calculated by the bidder and based on the
price per ton and the indicated requirements,
with sufficient surety or sureties to be ap-
proved by the undersigned. conditioned upon
'he faithful and prompt performance of oil
the terms of said contract
Z. Complete specifications are now on fife
IN the office OF the undersigned and said
specifications may be inspected and ex-
amined free Of charge during business hours
OF any business day by any persons who
may desire or propose to submit bids, and
upon request OF any such persons copies OF
said specifications win he furnished and for
warded 20 them without charge.
MoNToUR RAILROAD COMPANY,
BY F. r.. NOW. Purchasing Agent,
Room No. ii0T oliver Bldg,
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