Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-05
Proposals for OH for Light-Hoases
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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Office Lighthouse Board.
SEPARATE sealed proposals will be received et
~ this Office until o'clock ?. NJ on Monday the
9th day OF January, 1854. for ,uppl, ing the lslt
house establishment with the following lots an
quantities of oil. 10 be delivered alongside of th
governDent supply vessel at Boston, New York eity
New Bedford, or Edgartown. Massachusetts, at the
option of the contractor, TO Re deter mined on nj t
the time Of acc piing the bid, in tight. we,lm.da
casks. suitable for Shipping. in prime order ON a.
hefoIe the following dates respectively, aud also 3,
the respective points named on the lakes, viz:
LOT NO. l.
900 (eJeren Honsando gallons best winterst,;,o,
or pressed sperm oil and
- 600 (t,cr,y mn, hOusoRd) gallons best srriug.
strained or pr sscd sperm oil, 10 lie drliy-
cred on the 18th day If March, 1884, as
a'ove.
LOT NO. q
81 600 (.oenfy fyar Gousdsd) gallons best winter.
strained or pressed sperm oil, and
10000 (sseen housdnd gallons best spring trained
or pre- sed sleim oil. 10 be delivered On the
10Th day oil Nay. 1854, above.
FOR THE LAKES.
LOT No. B.
s.'o9 ts,T uinttsdnd IRE hu.sd,edD gallons ST win
ter-srsiued or pressed sperm oil and
e,ooV (str Thomson fire LHR3gsd) gallons Lest srrp,
strained or pressed sp.,Ia eli, 10 be deliver
ell at Buffalo, New Iolk, to the prop.r on.
CIR authorized 10 receive it, on the 18th day
~ A?f'': 1904, or Immediately after the ol4ti.
ing Of the Erie canal
l,ooo (s']eeh h's' d. sd gallons bert winter strained
or pressed sperm oil, and
1903 tS'tsra huadre) gal.o2s best srrng-sttaiped
sperm oil, 10 he delivered TO tie rnl.e~t,r
ami superintendent Of lights at foswe,o
- New York, on The 18th day Of April lAsl
or Immediately after the opening Of Tie
Eric canal, and
500 ice hRplTod) gallons les. winter strain,l, ~
pressed sperm oil. ard
600 Lfre hundred gallons lest slring s.raired or
pressed sreim OIL. TO be delivered to the col.
leHtcr end Superintendent Of lights It P!at,s-
i.rE ont p Il 81
1874, ,r Immediately after The OPENING a The
Erie canal.
All OF the oil comprised in lot Nc ,, to be deliver
ell at The aboy,-meati ned Iacs Ter the iyhis On
the lakes, bc in SIN n iron-touud casks !,
prime order, ire from leakage, containing from 90
10 30 gallons each, sbd free ail .x;. ps 10 III.
Usted States: all the cnsts Of transportation dan.
ae and leaha, eng at the changes aud risk Of tbs
cotiatOr or c. nj FACTORS aid all tests ard pree.
ton to be inside prior to the transportation OF the
OF! from the contractors warehouse .r other place
II deposit.
The several lots Of oil required to he delivered
alongsi of the SUPPLY vessels shall b. deliv ne
when the said vessels shall b. in Readiness 20 receive
the ame; and in case the supply vessels should not
be ready TO receive tie oil the DAYS herein speci.
h'd for its delivery, then the contracting ysry will
De a. liberty to deliver ii to AUTHORIZE agent If
the lisht-house establishment ct the rolrt Of dely
cry and shall be entitled 20 IA, ment therefor with
in fifteen days from such delivery.
All the oil contracted for under the foregoing rro
posas 10 lie subjected 10 the usual test. Of specific
gravity, temperature at which it i'll remain u,ja
by burning and such other Means may be- thought
proper 10y the pc son Tersons to whom that duty
may be assigned by the Ligh iiouse Rcart b fore It
will he accepted. The winte.-strsHei OIL TO remain
limpid at tenn of 81 degrees OF Fahrenheit
or lower, and the springstrainei oil at a tmpera-
ture Of ID degrees Of Fahrenheit or lower.
Proposals will he received and considered for each
lot separately, or for the whole quantity required
at the option Of the idder; but hid will be en-
tertnined f"r less quantity than is comprised ia
one of the several lots designated Nos. l, aud g.
The bids mus, state explicitly the LOT lots proposed
for by the number or uumiers. the quantity of each
END OF oil in the lot or lots aud The price gallon
for each quality Of oil.
All bids mrst he seal, Il, and endorsed " Pro,GSts
for Od far Eigih Hpuscs, and thea placed in anoth.
er envelore, and directed TO thc Secretary If tie
Light House Boarl, Washington. DC
bond, With security TO thu satisfaction of tie de-
pirtnent in 4 Penalty equal 10 onrfiflh of toe
amount Of zach contract made under The fYernin-
proposals. will lie required Ct contractor end.
tiobed for the faithful performance OF each co.,
tract.
The board. urder the authority If the department
Reserves the right to reject sny bii though it may
be the lowest, from other considerations than it,
amount
By order Of the Lighthouse Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
dc 2l-eoiijJaDotl 1874 S.,o,..r