Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-06
Proposals for on for Ligh,-Hous,,,
TREAsgKY DEPARTMENT.
Offer IiUhf-HaUse co.rd


Office Light House Board. I
CEPARATE sealed proposals will be received q,
- this Office until O'Clock p. M, on MONDAY the
9th day of January, 1854, for supplying the i.ht
house establishment with the following lots or
quantities Of oil, 10 be delivered alongside Of tie
government supply vessel at Boston, New York city
New Bedford, or kdgartown, Massachusetts, q; the
option Of the contractor, to be determined the
the time Of accepting the bid, in tight wsllnsdr
casks suita bic for shipping, in prime order on or
before the following dates respectively, and also, at
the respective points named on the lakes, viz:
LOT NO. i.
Ii 900 (spsn thousand gallons best winters,rsiped
Or pressed sperm oil and
e. eco Q,oenfy mine g,ousand) gallons best sprine
strained or pressed sperm oil, 10 lie deIiy
cred on the 18th day Of MSrch, ls5i, rs
LOT NO.
Il 900 acentyfonr thousand gallons Rest winter.
strained or pressed sperm oil, and
5000 (Sisteca ousond gallons best spring strained
or pressed sperm oil. to be delivered on the
18th day of May, 1854, as above
FOR THE LAKES.
LOT NO. 3.
$500 (sr thousand f,e hundred gallons hsst win.
ter-strained or pressed sperm oil and
$500 (sir ltOLSJr fire huaGT,1) gallons best spr;pg
strained or pressed sperm oil. 10 be- deliver
ed at Buffalo, New York. 10 the proper off
Ger authorized to receive it, On the 18th day
ef April, 1854, or immediately after the open.
ing Of the Erie camel
LEGO (sr.ecn htsd1edO gallons hest winter strained
Pressed sperm oil, and
900 (sireen hund,ed) GALLONS best sprng-st-aned
sperm oil, tn be delivered to the coIis,trr
and superintendent Of lights at osweco,
New York, ON the 18th day Of April, 1854,
or Immediately after the opening Of The
Erie canal, and
500 fire hundred gallons best winter med or
pressed sperm oil, and
t00 Lfre hundred gallons best spring strained or
pressed sperm oil. to be delivered to the col.
iector and superintendent of lights al P!atts-
burg, New York, on the 18th day of April.
Is54, or immediately after the opening Of the
Erie canal.
All of the oil comprised in lot No g. to he deliver.
ed at the aforementioned places for the lights on
the lakes, must bs i'm small iron bound casks in
prime order, free from leakage, containing from 80
to 80 gallons eacl and Tree from all expense t. the
United States all the costs of transportation. dam
and leakage being at the charges and risk tths
contractor or contractors, and all tests and nsJpc.
ton to he made prior tn the transportation of the
oil from the contractors warehouse, other place
If deposit.
The feveral lots of oil required to be delivered
alongside Of the supply vessels shall h. delivered
when the said vessels shall be in readiness rereiv.
the same: and in the supply vessels should not
be ready to receive the oil the DAYS herein s.ri.
fled for its delivery. then the contracting parry will
be at liberty To deliver il to authorized Of
the light house establishment at he point Of d-iv
cry. and shall be entitled pay nent therefor with
in fifteen days from such delivery.
All the oil contracted for under the foregoing rro.
posals TO be subjected 10 the usual tests Of s,nc
gravity, temperature at which it will remain nrid
by burning aud such other as may Re thor, kt
proper by the person persons 10 whom ib-r >s,,
may be assgred by the Ligh Hcnre Board, hefPTe it
will be accepted. The winter-strained OIL TO remain
hmpid at temperature Of 81 degrees OF Fahrenheit
or lower, and the spring strained oil Mt q tempers-
ture of 40 degrees of Fahrenheit or lower.
Proposals will be received and considered for each
lot separately, or for the whole quantity required,
at the option IF the bidder but hid will h en-
tertained for less quartity than j. comprised in
one of the several lots designated Nos. J. . ard g.
The bids must state explicitly the lot los proposed
for by the number or NUMBER the quantity Of each
kind foil in the lot lots, and the price ger gallon
for each quality Of oil.
All bids mrst he sealed, ard endorsed I" Praposds
TOR OIL for Light Houses" and then placed in ano,h
er envelope, and directed to the Secretary Of the
Lighthouse Board. Washington, DC
A bond with security to ths satisfaction of the lie
partmeut in a penalty equal TO one-Hfth Of the
amount of each contract made under the foregoin.
proposals, will be required If ea contractor cnif
toned for the faithful performance of each COZ
tract.
The board, under the authority Of the department
reserves the right to reject any bid though 1t may
be the lowest, from other considerations than lis
amount.
By order Of the LightHous Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
dc 21-eotillJan9th, 1854 Secretary.