Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-21

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JkFAStkN NTf ARTNFNT
Ofire Lis ht. Hou.r Road
CEPARATE sealed proposals will Ne rssiyu, ~,
y this Office until | O'Clock y m On No, a., .,
9TH day Of January. lST4. for suppl,iuy tho ia.
mouse establishment with the following lots q,
quantities Of oil, to be delv.r,d alungsi5e Of -
government supply vessel st Boston New YORK ri,v
New Bedf'rd, or Edgartown. Massachusetts, at ~.
option OF u contractor 10 e deter mined on A, -
the time OF acc ping the bid, in tivht well made
casks snith be TOR chipping. in nrimP order on On
before the Following dates respectively, and ALEC Al
the re spective points nan III on the LAKES, viz:
LOT No. I.
IL 600 (clsrsn UOsdsd gallons best wipfer-s'rsi,
or pressed sperm oil and
2, 600 (t'c'nfynins thousand gallons hcst slriuv
strained or pressed sperm oil, 90 - I.liy
end on the 10th day q March, 1854, a.
above.
L0T NO. 2.
"a 700 IttreDty for Mcus0rdD gallons host winter
strained pressed sperm oil ard
1000 (siztesn hcnsdndD gallons best sprirg-strs-i
or pressed slei m oil. "a Dc delivered n tie
10th day Of May. lsj+. as above.
For THE LAKES.
lot No g.
o,soo (s,T thousand 5ire dHndr.d1 gallons b.st win
Pr-s'rained or PRESSED -. -ul oil and
',ooo t1utohS'nd Are hUhdsefl gallons hest Ii,y
strained or pressed sperm on. 10 ~, a.iiy.r
fo NJ nuhrio New York, 20 the pro,.r IN
Ger auth"rlzed to receive IL On tie 18th Ia
eI April, 1894, Or immediately sfe- ~, o.,
Ing Of the Erie nal ~ 'tA
looo ts'steeH h"' h'd) Hons hest winter strained
or pressed sperm oIl. aid
LOU lSiJt,~n hJnfe.'l gallons bet slriu,- rain,
sperm Oil, to lie delivered 10 the collect
aud superintendent of lights at oswas.
New York, ON the 18th day Of April Is.
or immediately after the opening Of IT,
Erie canal, and
500 TIRE hG.d5pd) ,allOns best wlt,r .trsi,.,5 .
pressed sperm oil. and
500 i.f~ handrofD gallons best spring s4rni, o. 49,
pressed sperm oil. TO he delivered IA a.. -
lrctor and suFerinte ndci.t ii l.hts AT IN.
hurg, New York. on the 18th day Il An,
1874, or in'medidt,l y after IL, O;.ulI go: H..
Etie canal.
All OF the oil comprisei ia l,t Nc. :: 10 r IL i..-
g at the sbovementi med PLACES ior tn li-lf. a
the lakes, must he in SIN I'll iron luunI cast. -
Prime order, free from leakage cnItri.. a. fi,U, q.
TO ~ gallons each ana free from all ~ a>e L. -,
United States: all the costs of tran ortati H. a.
s'- aud leakage Icing IL the rLar-os and Al LII
contractor or contractors, ana al t.Sts AID me-.
ton 10 lie made prior Ia the transportation Il a.
oil fr.'in the cont. actors nar,l.ou,a .r ,tb.-
of 'ro-it.
Thu several lots Of oil required % L.. dim,
alonrsi'e oi the >u;;iy vessels sLall a., - l.ly
when the said vessels SHAH BE- ia nj less g. ,,-,,
the '"rlr: Ac il "asr the supply Ne els ,lull a.,
he ready to receive The oi' the dsys her, NJ, -.
he'd for its delivery u ca the conflicting party -;
he n liberty to deliver it Ia sUthuT1z- s,,t =,
the light houSt establishment at tie lo.nt Il Ge,
cry, and shall br entitled ta paw -n-lt tLr.t,- ID
III fifteen day. from su-h del V, ~
All the oil contracted for under tn foregoing mr.
posas 10 he subjected To th- usual fs's 81! si.r.
CAVITY, temperature II which j. III remain ala
b. burning aEd such other means a. INA, l., hon.
pro- or 10y tn. re'sn or lersous 10 whom that ann
may NJ assigned by tn" Ii ia II1nse Board d. for :
will It'd accepted. The wiutsrs;raincd Oh 70 r.r;
hmrid nj temperature of o. aegre.s Of f4hl,rlt
or lower and tie spring stTaiBei oil 1t a t,ln,rrs
ture oi ~ DEGREES Of f;,hr. Ih il or lower
Proposals will " r,iyel End consi!rr.d far ,st
lot separately. CT COR the whole quantity ,e,iiir
~ the option Of the bidder hut 40 Lii viii !. -,
tertaaed for less quantity than j. rornl,ris-i in
oae Of the several lots designate Nos l. > arda
The bids must state Explicitly the lot or Tot rroos
for by the nuGier nunibcrs the quantity Of each
KIND OF oil in the lot or lots, and the rrice pr lp
for each quality Of oil.
All lids must be sealed and endorsed Pr.,asd,
far I'D for Light HonSss" End thea placed i'm ant,l
rr envelope, ami Gpcted In the Secretary # n,
LIGHT House b ard. Warrington. ID c
bond with security 20 tn satisfaction II The De-
partment in a lenaliy equal to on. firth of the
! amount of each contract made under the f,rc.oip,
proposals. will be '9urtd If ga n contractor c,r,
! TONED for the faithful Performance Of e.ch CON.
! tract.
The boaid, der the authority If M, .l.: r.rn-,,
reserves the right to reject any bis though !, nsy
be the lowest. from other considerations than is
| amount.
BY order Of the EgbtEI House Boald:
THORNTON A. JENKINS
dec 2l-eo'J h, 1854 Secretary.