FUEL FOR STEAMERS.
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Bureau OF CoSsrRUeTIoR, E0uIFMESr, AND REPAR,


April -, 1876.
C,EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Propo.
- sails for fuel for Steamers" " will be received at
this bureau until O'Clock p. Of the lst Of June
next, for furnishing and delivering the nSyy.yard
at ChaTestOwn, Massachusetts, one thousand tons Of
bituminous coal, and two hundred and fifty tons Of
anthracite coal; and at the navy-yard at Pensacola,
Florida two thousand tons Of btumnous coal, and
seven hundred and fifty tons OF anthracite coal.
The whole may be delivered early may suit
the contractor, but one-haf Of each kind at each
yard must be delivered before the LIST September
next, and the whole before the lst December next
All said coal must be Of the best quality. The
bituminous coal must be dry, clean, lump coal, aS
free possible from sulphur, slate, and other i'm
purities. The anthracite coal TO be broken, Of
proper size, and screened If required, the fine
coal shall be separated from the lump after delivery
at the expense of the contractors and the coal Of
both kinds must be in all respects to the perfect sat
sfaction Of the respective commandants, before IL
will be accepted by them.


The offers must be made separately for each kind
Of coal, and separately for each yard and must spe-
city the district of country, and the pits from which
the coal is to be taken furnished. The price
be stated for the ton Of twenty-five hundred and forty
pounds; and in determining upon the offers the reia-
tive quality for steamers use will be considered,
well as the price asked Satisfactory bonds in half
the amount Of the contracts will be required, and
ten per centum Of all bills will be retained until the
contracts shall be completed, according to their
terms. In case Of failure on the part of con-
tractors TO deliver the Goals within the time specified
the commandants agents at the respective places
of delivery are to be authorized TO supply any def
ciencies by purchase and the contractors and their
suretes are to be liable for any of cost over
the contract price; and the ten per cent reserved "a
be forfeited to the use OF the United States. W
To be published once week for four weeks in
the following papers, viz: Union and Inelligencer,
Washington, d. c.; Morning Post and Daily
Times, Boston; Journal Of Commerce, Morning
News, and Evening Post, New York; Pennsylva-
nian and Keystone, Philadelphia; Union, Har-
risburg Morning Post, Pttsburg, Pennsy ylvania;
Republican and Sun, Baltimore, Md; Enquirer,
Richmond, Va. April "a