The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-18
PROPOSALS..
MONTOUK RAIIROAD
CALL FOR BIDS FOR FUEL COAL.
OFFICE OF PURCHASING AGENT.

1. In compliance with Section 10 OF tha
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
Il VIII receive bids for all coal which 10
win require to April 1, 1923. which viii be
approximately eighteen thousand (1s ,0OO)
net tons OF run OF mine and one thousand
t,OOO) net tons OF 4 inch, In accordance
with the specifications hereinafter described.
= Bids must be submitted and addressed
TO the undersigned at his office by H. 90
o'clock, noon, on the goth day OF November.
1922; Bids received after that time VIII
not be considered.
3. Bids must be prepared and submitted
on the forms prescribed in the regulations
mentioned above, which forms will be fur
nished on request by the undersigned.
I. The successful bidder will be required
10 enter into and execute the proposed con-
tract. Serial No, ., containing substantially
the general terms and conditions as folows:-
MI coal must be well prepared and reason
ably free from slate, soapstone. shaie, fire
clay. sulphur and other non-combustiblc inn
puritios and must be equal in quality 10 the
average coal Of the same commercial grade
produced In the district In which such coal
Is mined.
mines or destination at the purchasers option
by his authorized representative, and IL in his
opinion the coat Is not according tof tho
specifications the right Is reserved TO re-
ject n.
The price submitted in the bid shall cover
delivery at the mine. but in determining the
lowest bidder tho Railroad Company Ia case
the mine SIS located along its line OF road,
viii add 20 such price ~ cents per ton per
mile TO cover hauiage charges from the
mine 20 the point or points Of consumption.
IL the mine Is not located on the line OF road
OF the Railroad Company then said Railroad
Company VIII add TO such price the regular
transportation charge 90 the point points
OF consumption. The points OF consumption
and distribution will be approximately as
folows:-
5000 net tons Run-of-MInc to Montour
Junction.
5000 net tons Run-of-Mine 20 Mifflin
Junction.
! 900 net tons q inch 20 Montour Junction.
The Railroad Company viii reserve thu
right 20 cancel the entire contract within
is discretion on or before April 1. 1923, by
giving thirty 900 days written notice 20
the contracting party OF its intention 70
to DO.
WEIGHTS: Method Of determining weishts
20 be agreed upon between the Railroad
Company and The successful bidder.
70 " 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 ~ said mining scale = tn
creased or decreased that the price per ton
shall be increased or decreased accordingly
Payment FOR such coal win be made BY
cash on the Goth or each month for coal
delivered during the preceding calendar
month.
Delivery o, such coal shall ho made from
day 20 day M the necessities Of the Railroad
Company require which shah be determined
by tho Railroad Company.
Tho Railroad Company win be bound %
sccept and pay for only 40 much % the coal
a. win be- required 20 operate Is. road 20
April L. 1929, which amount shall be de-
terIuined by the Railroad Company.
.. The right il reserved 20 reject any sna
all bids.
G. Every person. firm and corporation
that may submit a hid shall accompany his
their or It's BID with tender OF bond In
penal sum equal 20 nifty C1os) per cent.
of tho total amount % The sum hid, which
WI be calculated by The Bidder and haseo
on 'ho price per ton and the indicated re-
quiremcnts with sufficient surety or aurstiss.
20 be approved nv The undersigned. conditioned
upon the faithful and prompt perforruanos
Of All tho terms ~ said contract.
:. Corrrlpfe specifications are now on us
IN tho office ~ the undersigned and said
specifications may he inspected and err
rmined free % charge during business hour-
OF my business day hr rry persons who NAV
desire or propose 20 submit BIDS and up.n
request OK any such persons copies OF saln
specifications VIII be- furnished anu tor-
warded go thrm without charre
WONTOtfR RArtNOAp COMPANY
pv T. y SOW. Purchasing AGENT,
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