The New York herald., 1922-11-08
PROPOSALS.
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MONTOtR RAILROAD
MoNIOth kAiLROAD
CALL FOR BIDS tOK FUEL COAL.
OFFICE OF PURCHASING AGENT.

I. In compliance with Section 10 OF the
Clayton Act. approved October rs, 1914 and
regulations or 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
]; viii receive bids for all coal which It
approximately eighteen thousand (Is 900,
net tons OF run of mine and one thousand
d,VVpl net tons OF y inch. Ia accordance
with the specifications hereinafter described
:. Bids must be submitted and addressed
TO the undersigned at his office by ~ 90
o'clock, noon, on the goth day OF November
1922, Bids received after that time will
not be considered.
3. Bids must be prepared and submitted
on the forms prescribed In the regulations
mentioned above, which forms win be fur
nished on request by the undersigned.
4. The successful bidder viii be required
TO euter-into and execute tho proposed con-
tract, Serial No. 2, containing substantially
the general terms and conditions as follows -
All coal must be well prepared and reason
ably Tree from slate. soepstoue, shale, fire
clay. sulphur and other non-comhustible I'M
purlties and must be equal In quality TO tls
average coal OF the same commercial grade
produced In the district In which such coal
Is mined
All coal shall be subject 70 inspection az
mines or destination al the purchasers option
by his authorized representative, and II In his
opinion the coal II not according TO The
specifications tho right Is reserved to re
The price submitted In the bid shall cover
delivery at tho mine. but In determining tho
lowest low bidder Tho KSilroSd Company. In case
will add 90 such price ia cents per ton per
mile 60 cover haulsRe charges from the
nl!n TO the point or points OF consumption
~ the mine " not located on the line OF road
of the Railroad Company then said Railroad
Company will add 10 such price the regular
transportation charge TO the point or points
ot consumption. The points OF consumption
and distribution VIII DO approximately as
5000 no, tons Run-of-Mine to Montour
Junction.
Z 900 net tons Fun .of-Mine 20 South view.
5000 net tons Run-of-Aiine TO Miffiin
1000 net tons :. inch to Moutour Junction.
The Railroad Company win reserve tho
s to sneS S ' sserc sn,.e s9 GSqirie % wh sS
Swing thirty 500 days written notice ~
tho contracting party OF its Intention 50
20 DO.
WEIGHTS: Method OF determining weights
20 be agreed upon between the Railroad
Company and the successful bidder.
ton on said coal are based on the present
mining scale In force IN the Piitsourgh dis
trict. and that it said mining scale Il 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.
DAY 20 dav az the necessities of tho Railroad
ComhAnv require, whirh shall be determined
by the Railroad Company,
The Railroad Company viii be bound -
accort and pay for only - murh OF the coal
rs viii DO required 10 operate it's road 20
Apfil I. 1928 which amount shall be de-
termined by the Railroad Company.
o. Tho right IL reserved 60 reject arg ani
all bids.
g. Every person. firm and corporation
that may submit n hid shall accompany his.
their or its bid with tender 90 bond IN y
penal sum equal 20 fifty (5Or) per cent.
~ Tho total amount OF tho surn bid, which
will be calculated by the bidder and based
on the price per ton and the indicated re-
auirements. with sufficient surety or sutsties.
20 be approved BY The undersigned. conditioned
upcn the faithful and prompt performance
of all the terms of said contract.
4 Complete specifications are nov on Cls
IN the office of the undersigned and said
specifications may be Inspected and sr-
anined free ~ charge during business hours
of any business day by any persons Who ma"
desire or propose 80 submit bids, and upou
request ~ any such persons conics ct snid
specifications viii hc furnished and Tor
vardrd ~ them without cheree.
MONTOrfH RAU ROAD CnMFANT.
ny v ". NOW. Purchasing AGENT
iiOT oliver BLDG. Pittsburgh. Pa