Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-29
Proposals for OIL for LIght-Hous.s.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office Lighthouse Board.
SEPARATE sealed proposals will be received at
- this Office until o'clock p. m. on Mordav the
1h day Of January, 1854. for turpying the lizht
house establishment with the Following lo,ss Ut
quantities of oil, to be delivered alongside of the
government supply vessel at BOSTON. New York civ
New BedfIrd, or Edgsrtown. Massachusetts. az the
option of the contractor To Re determined ut the
the time of pting the bid. in tight we'll made
casks suits bile for shipping, in prime order OF
before the following dates respectively and also, at
the respective points named on the lakes, viz:
LOT NO. l.
Ii 900 (clerea Hous0sd gallons best winters,raiped
or pressed spcrm OIL anil
-, go (f,re,ty ine H"usofdD gallons best spring
strained or pressed sperm oil. to he deliv-
cred on the 18th day of March, 1884,
above.
LOT NO .
81 900 ttoenfy four NousGpd) gallons best winter
strained or pressed sperm oil, ard
1900 (s'rfeen o"SondJ gallons best sprinSsraiDed
or pressed sperm oil. Ia be delivered en- the
18th dsy of May. lisa, as above.
FOR TIE Lakes
Lot M. g.
$500 (Sjr thousand fre h,Rdr.oD gallons bcst win.
ter-strained or pressed sperm oil, ard
$500 (sirbousond fr, hundrec) gallons best spring
strained or pressed sperm oil, TO be deliver.
ed at Buffalo. New York, TO the proper off
CTR authorized to receive it on the 18th day
Of April, 1854, or immediately after the open.
ing of the Erie canal.
GOO (iyteeR hnhs sd gallons hest winter strained
pressed sperm OIL and
LOCO Lsrseen hundej) galloSs best sprng-strsiped
sperm oil, TO ir delivered to the collector
end superintendent of lights at Oswegu,
New York, ON the 18th day Of April 1854
or Immediately after the opening Of the
Erie canal, aid
800 ifr@ hnR,freo) gallons best winter strained ar
pressed sperm Gil, ami
500 Are hHndrrD gallons hest spring sirsncd or
pressed sI.eIm oil. to Ia delivered 10 the col
hector snd suierinie ndrnt Of lights at pIatis-
hnry, New York. on the 18th day If Al ri q.
1874, - immediately after tlse opening oi the
Erie canal
All OF the oil comprised In lot No g. Ice deliver
ed Mt iiie mentioned places for The lights on
the lakrf, must De ia sm II iron bount casks in
prime order, free from leakage, containing frurr 80
to 30 gallons each. au free iron all rx,+ase to the
United states all the costs Of traasportatiun dam
re and leakage, being ST the chares and ri,k the
contractor nr contractors, and all tests ard nsTs.
lon TO ba INSIDE prior In the transportation of the
OIL from the contractor warehouse, other place
II deposit
he several lots of oil requirs., TO 10 delivered
siongstfe al the supply vess+iS shall d. delivered
when the said vessels shall ~ ina readiness Ia receive
the sn in the supply We. srs should not
b~ ready 10 receive the oil Ga the d,ys h-ri1 sp-
tied for its delivery then the PARTY viii
he ~ liberty to deliver IL to authorized sgent of
the ii ,d house establishment at the point If dey.
cry a.; shall te entitled Ia pay meut therefor with
in tftc"n days from such icliv.ry
All the oil contracted for undrr thu farcsone pio-
posals Ia be subjected Ia the usual OF specific
gravity, temperate At which il will remain limld,
by burning and such other means as may ~ thought
proper by the person T.ar,ons to whom that du'v
IN he assigDei by thu lig ilou-e Beard. b,forc il
will be accepted. The wibr-strsiuei oil .eie.iu
imlii at temperature Of - degrees of FahreI HIT
or lower. and the springstraine oil ut a tempers-
ture If ~ degrees Of Fahrenheit or lower.
Proposals will bc received and considered for eGth
lot SEPARATELY, for the whole quantity required,
AT the rption of the bidder: but hid will h-
tertained for less quantity than is oomprised in
one of the several lots design i Nos. l. 3 and g
The bids must state explicitly the lot lots rrorc
fer by the number or numbers the Gnrutiiy Of '1ch
Kind of Gil in the lot lots, and the price per gallon
for ench quality OF oil.
All lids must I've sealed, snd endorsed Proposals
FIR OIL far Light H0Ses,' and theG placed va anoth-
IT envelope, and directed TO the secrrtary Il the
Lis lat House Board, Washington, DC
bond, with security to the satisfaction Of She de-
Dartment in penalty equal 10 oneitih Of Ne
amount Of each contract made under the fresUinS
proposals. will be required e ca contractor. clai
tiooed for the faithful Performance of each tou-
tract.
The board, under the suthority of tie DEL ar'msnt
reserves the right to reject any biI though II may
ia the lowest, from other considerations Than IL
amount
by order Of the LightHouse Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
dec eotiliJap9h,lS54 Secretary.