Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-24
Proposals for Oh for Liaht.Hou.e.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE lIGHr-HoUSE BOARD
Februa ii;h, 1854
SEALFD PROPOSALS will b. received at this Of
y fee until o'clock p. m, on Monday. the 9th
OF February inst, for supplying the light house
Enlistment with the FOL owing quantities Of OIL to
be Delivered 1t the respective points named on the
LAKES, VIZ:
$500 (sx thousand FIVE hundred) gallons best win
ter strained or pressed sperm oil. and
$500 six thousand five hundre) gallons best spring
straiued or pre.sed sperm oil IN be delivered
al Buffalo, New York, to the Proper officer
authorz to receive it, on the 18th day OF
April, 1884, or imnieiiat ly after the open
ing of the Erie canal.
l6OO Sixteen hundred gallons beet wiater strained
or pressed srerm oil. and
LOGO (sixteen hundrsd gallons best strsne
Sperm oil, to be de'iv cred 10 the collector
and superintendent of lights at 0sw-go, n.
l., ON thu 18th day Of April, 1884 or imme-
diateiy after the opening Of the Erie canal,
200 (se hupdredl gall ms hrst wintefs st aimed or
pressed sp, I'm oil, and
500 five hundred) gallons best spring-strsiped or
pressed sperm oil, to he delivered to the col
lector ami superntc ndr Mt OF lights ut Plat =
burg, New York the 18th day of April.
1854; or Immediately after tie opening OF
the Erie Canal.
The oil to be delivered at the above mentioned
places in the several quantities specified, respective
iy, in small ronbound casks, in prime ardrr. free
from leakage, containing from thirty 10 fifty gallons
eacn, aud Tree from al expense 10 the United ft5t-s
all the costs for transportation, damage aid l.sktg
being q; the charges and r-k ~ the contractor OF
contractors, and a tests and inspection 10 be M dc
prior TO the transportation If the oil from the
tractors warehouse, or other place of de oeit.
All the oil proPbsed for under this sdyer iss nj
to be subjected to the usual tests of ec.fc grav.ty
temperature ut which it will remain lImpid, 10y bur
ming and such other means ba thou ht prepel
by the person or persons to whom that duty M y
be assigned by the LightHouse Board, before it will
be accepted The winter-strained oil to remain limp
y at a temperature of 81 degrees Of Farehheit Of
lower, and the spripg-strained oil a temperatur,
of 40 degrees Of Fahrenheit or lower
bond, with security to The satisfaction Of the de
par:ment in penalty equal one Nth the amoun
of the bid which shsl be accepted under tie fOrego
ing proposals, will be required to De executed b,
the successful bidder, within five days after the con
tract prepared in accordance with such bid shai
have been rece we'd by him for Signature, condition
Cd for the faithful performance of inch conterct.
Each bid must be accnmpani.d by written guar
antee, signed by the bidd an competent surety
that in the event of the acceptance of such bid, tn
| bond above required will be executed wi hin tn
time above specified, and of the legal effect above in
Dictated.
The board, under the authority Of the department
the right to any lid. though il be tn
lowest, from other considerations than lis amount.
All bids must be sealel, and endorsed "Proposal
for Oil for Light Houses" and then placed in anoth
~ envelope, au1 directed to the Secretary Of tn
| Lighthouse Board, Washington, D. c.
| By order of tie LiEht House Boart:
| THORNTON A. JENKINS,
feb 16-3tawt4.h Serretary.