Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-12

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office l.. hrliouse Board.
CEPARATE sealed proposals will he revived NJ
- this Office until O'Clock p. m. on Morday, tie
9Th day Of January, 1854, for supplying the light.
house establishment with the following lots or
quantities Of oil, TO be delivered songside Of the
gcvernH-nt supPly vessel st Boston. New York ciis
New Bedford, or Ed2artown. Massachusetts, at the
option Of the contractor, TO be deter mined the
the time Of pting the bid, in tight, wellusd-
rssks, suita bic for chipping, in prime or.r. Gu or
before the following dates respectively, and a.o at
the respective points named On the lakes, viz:
LOT No. l.
ii GOO (eerrp Norsdna) gallons hes. wintersrsirtl
or pressed sperm oil and
% 900 sresty min. noas1nd) gallon, bsst sIriug.
strained or pressed sperm OIL TO be deliy-
cred on the 18th dsy II March, 1854, as
above.
LOT NO. Q.
1900 frenty:foYr Oouscrd) gallons be-, winter
strained or pressed sperm oil ard
leoce (s,seeH th"rssana gallons best 'ai,gstrairsi
or Pfesscd sperm oil. TO be deliver d On tie
18th day Of May, 1854 as above.
FOR TIE LANES.
LOT 40. g
GJOo (s,s g.oatscad free hundred yalons b. st win.
ter-strxincd or pressed sperm oil, and
900 (sJ thouschd zee kundres gallons best 81 ring
strained or pressed sperm oil, to ~ deliver.
ed at buIilo, New York, 70 the proper OH.
or authorized 10 receive it, on the 18th day
April, 1854, OR Immediately aftsr the open.
LOCO (srteea h9Eds cd gallons beet winter strained
or pressed sperm oil, and
Loco (sirt,en huadret) gallo best spring
sperm oil, to lie delivered to the collector
and superintendent of lights at osxero
New York, on the 18th day Of April, 1854,
or Immediately after the opening Of the
Erie canal, and
500 (fts hUi,dI ed gallons best uinter trimmed ~
pressed sperm I'll, and
800 Lfre hH7sdre.D gallons lcst srriug Srsired or
pressed sperm OIL to We CELL, ertsl 20 the .ul-
lector aud sureriute ndent Of lchts at Pla,ts-
burg, New York, on the lsih day Of Anil
1854, orimnediately after the opening Of The
Erie canal.
All OF the oil comprised in lot No. To he a. liver
ed at the aforementioned places Tor the Nshts ON
the lakes, mus be in SUI u irun-boand casks en-
prime order, free from leakage containing from so
to 80 gallons each, aud free IRON all 10 the
United States all the costs of trsnfportati n dam.
age and leakage Icing at the charges and r,k If the
contiactor contractor, ard all tests and nr.s.
tiop TO be made prior to the transportation Of The
oil from the contractors warehouse, other PLACE
| of deposit.
The several lots of oil required 70 be delivered
alongside Of the supply vessels shall he so delivered
when the said vessels shall BE- in readiness. 10 receive
the zane; and in TIVE supply sells should not
be ready TO receive the oil the days h.rriu rrrc-
fed for its delivery, then tb: contracting party viii
be - liberty TO deliver il TO suthorixea agent q
the light a2use estah,ishpent at to- point q dels.
cry ana shalr be entitled 10 pay ment therefor With.
| in fifteen days from su'h delivery.
O.
posals To be sullccted TO the usual tests of specific
y.temrerature at which il will remain lnIid
by burning and such other as may he thoul ht
proper by the person or persons 10 whom that dury
may be assigned by the L1h IIoufe Board before It
will be accepted The wnter-strained oil TO remain
lml Id at temp ersture Of 81 dcr-recs of FshTaInr
OF lever a.id t.ic spring strained oil at taInLera
ture II 40 degrees Of Fahrenheit or lower.
Proposals will lie received aud considered for each
lot separately, or for the whole quantity rcqui.ed
at the option Of the bidder; but 10 bid nil l.. +.
tsrtAined for less quantity than is comprised in
one Of the several lott desirnst'd Nos. l. - AID 9
The bids must state explicitly the or lot- proposed
for by the number er numbers, the quantity Of zach
kind OF oil in the lot or lots aud tie price or gallon
| for each quality Of ~.
All bids msst be sealed, and endorsed "i,.-poSIs
for Od for Lsgt Houses" and then plased in anoth.
er envelope, snd directed To The Secretary Ct the
Light House Board. Wa hington, DC
bond with security to the satisfaction Of the de-
| psrtHent in penalty equal to oneiiah of the
amount of each contract made under the foregoing
proposals, will lie required CT earh contractor cndi
TONED for the faithful performance Of each ,ou.
! tract
The board, under the authority Of The depsrtmen;
reserves the right to reject any bid, though il nav
bs the lowest, from other considerations than il.
| amoxut.
By order Of the Light House Board:
| THORNTON A. JENKINS
| dc N-eotillJan9th 1854 s,rr-tarv