Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-27
Proposals for Cn for Light-Hou.e.
TIFAsusY DEPARTMENT.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office Lighthouse Board.
SEPARATE sealed proposals will he received II
- this Office until O'clock p. m. on Monday, the
9th day OF January, 1854. for fupplying the light
house establishment with the following lots or
quantities Of oil, 10 b. delivered aoncs tie Of the
government supply vessel at Boston, New York citr
New Bedford. or klG-srtown. Massachusetts,, at tie
option of the contractor, TO te deter mined the
the time of ping the bid. in tight wellrnadr
casks. suita bic for chipping, in prime order on ~
before the following dates Respectively, and also Ut
the Respective points Named on the lakes viz:
LOT NO. 1.
III 900 (elcren thousand gallons best wnter-s'rainel
or pressed sperm oil, and
% 600 (t,uenfgpiRe hcwSand1 gallons best spring.
strained or pressed sperm oil, TO he d-liv-
cred on the 18th day of March, l, 1. q
above.
LOT NO..
$1,000 tpeafy four ut1oSdadD gallons best winter.
strained or pressed sperm oil. and
5000 (stTtecH fhonsdnd) gallons best spring strained
or pressed Sperm oil, IN be delivered "a tie
10th day of May. 1854, as above.
FOR TIE LIKES.
LOT 40. s.
$500 (sir Homs1nd IRE hwRdr,d) gallons bcSt win
ter-stran-d or pressed sperm oil. and
800 (stI tOt,SdRd fr. hunse gallons best SJring
strained or pressed sperm OIL 10 be deliver
ed st Buffalo, New York. TO the proper off
Ger authorized to receive it, on the 18th dsy
ofApril, 1854, or immediately after the open
Ing OF the Erie canal.
600 (irteen .andrsd) gallons hest winter strained
pressed sperm oil, ard
800 (siytesn hndre) gslIoss best srrins-etrsnei
Eperm oil, to be delivered 10 the collector
and superintendent Of lights at OswegO
New York. on the 18th day OF April, ls54
or immediately aller the opening Of the
Erie canal, and
500 tire kandred) gallons best winters:rained a
pressed sperm oil. and
500 fire haHdred) gallons Rest spring strsiLed Of
0lt a he dali cd m no col
lector snd superintendent Of lights at Plat's
burg, New York. on the 18th day of April
1894, OF immeJiately after the opening OF Tbs
Erie canal.
All Of the oil comprised i'm lot No. g. to be- deliver
ed at the abov,-men tioned places for the lights ~
the lakes, mus he in sm"l III iron bound casks IN
prime order, free from leakage, containing from 80
to 80 gallons each. AMI free from all expense 10 III,
United States: all the costs Of transportation dam
and leakage, being at the charges and ri Of -
contractor or contractors. and all tests and in-Iec
ton 10 be made prior To the transportation of tbs
oil frnm the contractors warehouse, CT other place
of dsposit
The several lots OF oil required TO be delivered
aongste Of the supply vessels shall be 50 dererei
when the said vessels shsll be in read to
the same: and in case the supply sells should not
BIZ ready to receive the oil on the DAYS herein sI
fe for its delivery then the contracting party Will
BE- At liberty To- deliver il to authorizes agent Of
the light house establishment at the point of dely
cry, and rhsi b entitled 10 pay neut therefor with
IA httern days from such d.liv, nv.
All the oil contracted for under the foregoing pro
p SAD 10 br subjected 10 the usual tests of >pecihr
Z avity, temperature ST which it will remain linn 3D.
10y burning, and such other means a. NAV hc thought
proper by the Ie"son perrons to whom that du Y
may lie assigned by the I.igh IIou.e Board before it
will Ice accepted. The winter strained oil To rrmnin
linIid at TENT sraturc If 81 degrees of FahreIh e
or lower, snd the spring Strsinei oil st tcmpeit
ture cf 10 degrees of Fahrenheit or lower.
PROPOSALS WILL h- Received and considered for each
lot separately, or for the Who'll. quantity rNIIrrcd
At the option or The bidder: hut no hid will be FIT
tertaiued fur a less quantity than is comPrised IN
Cae of the several lots Designated Nos l. , and B.
The bids must stale explicitly the 10; lots proposed
for by the number numbers. the quantity ri each
kind Of oil in the lot lots, and the rce per gallon
for each quality OF oil.
All bids msst be sealed, and endorsed Proposals
fas' Oil for Eqhf Houses and thea placed in snoth.
envelope, and dirsct-d TO thu Secretary of tile
Ii. lat House hoard. Washington. DC
bond, with s.ruriy 10 thu tatisfciion Of The de-
partment in penalty equal 10 "n'-hfh of t2e
amount of eaoh contract made under the h'--oin,
Proposals, will be- rri uired a ea ooutrsctor hdF
TONED for the E.thful Performance Of e'ch '"n'
tract.
The board under the authority e the LEI srfmen'
reserves the right To reject my lid, though At may
he the lowest, from other considerations than ~
amount
BY order Of the Light House Bnsrd:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
dee 2l-rotillIaneth,ls 1854 Secretary