Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-09
Proposals for on for LIghI.Ho1..
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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Once Lightllouss Board
SRPAkATE sealed proposals vii te rsslyes =,
~ this Office until o'clock p m on Nor1,y -,
9Th day Of January, 1854. for supplying The GA
house establishment with the Following lo,, =.
quantities Of oil, TO bA delivered aloue,ia. a. .,
government supply vessel at Rostoa. New York 81
New Bedford, or ndcartown. Massachusetts =, ~
option Of the contractor. to he determined On q, -
the time Of acc. pting the hid, in tight weD.,,I,
casks, suitable for shipping, in prime ordrr ~ -
before the following dates respectively. ana Ala -
the respective points named on the lake., viz:
LOT No. l.
Ii, 900 (eteres Housand) gallons best win,e,s,r.,
or pressed sperm oil and
2, ESQ (t,cen'y n,ns housand) gallons hest swim
strained or rtssei spsrm oil, 10 Re d.
cred ON the 18th day Il March, ls5., as
above.
LOT No. Q
u 900 t,reHty four tsossdnoD gallons best vinfs-
strained or pressed sperm OIL ard
1890 sir'eon housdso) gallons best spring
or pressed sperm Gil. Ia be delivered on he
18th day OF May, 1864, rs above.
FOR THE LAKES.
LOT No. B.
$500 (sir thousand fee krsirod0 gallon, h.st win.
ter<trsined or pressed sperm oil, aid
$500 izttouslnd fUe IErdre gallons best :, r.r
strained ar pressed sperm OIL to be deiir,r
ed ut Buffalo, New York, 10 the proper ,is
cor authorized TO receive Il on The eth dsy
Of April, 1854. or Immediately sftsr the oU,.,
ing Of the Erie cansl
LOO (siyseen huhdf sdl gallons bet winter
or pressed sperm oil, and
LOCO (sissseH haadre) eallozs best sprngstrBinea
sperm oil, To lie delivered To the collsrt..r
and superintendent of lights Ut oswero.
New York, on the 18th day Of April lS.4
or Immediately after the opening Of lie
Erie canal, and
500 (fre hUndTeoD gallons best winter trained c.
pressed sperm Gil, and
t0J ltre hundred gallons test spring strained CT
pressei sperm oil. TO l-e deli, cred 70 the col
lectcr and superintendent of lights nj Platte
burg, New York. on the 18th dsy of arril
1854, orimmediatsly after the opeuirgo Q, the
Erie canal.
All of the oil comprised in lot No , to lie d.;jrs-
ed at The Aforementioned places for the liyt;s on
the lakes, must be in Sn, II iron-bound casks IN
prime order, free from leakage, containing frc., %
70 ~ gallons each ard free from all expense to tie
Unted states; al the costs of transportation DAM
age and leakage, being at the charges and nth az fh
contractor CT G Dtrac:ocS, ard all tss All inrlse.
ton to he made prior to the transportation of tIs
oil from the contractors warehouse, ether pl.ce
of deposit
The several lots of oil required TO be d.lirerci
alongside Of the supply vessels sal l 20 deliv,r.l
when the said vessels sinai be in r.adiress 10 receive
tie same; and in the supply sells should 10;
be ready 10 receive the oil the days her,iu sVc
f,d for its delivery then the contracting rgrty viii
be at liberty to deliver il 10 auhoriyNi agent a
the light house establishment at the POINT ri G.r.
cry and shsl be entitled to -, meat therefor w.t.
in fifteen days from such delivery.
All the oil contracted for under the foregoing mo-
posais to - subjected 20 the uSusl tests of sr.che
gravity, Temperature at which il will remain Jim a.
by burning anc such ether Ms as may he thou, III
proper 10y the person or persons TO whom that gu Y
may be assigned by thS Lg h iIoure Board, before II
will be accepted. The WHITE. trained oil 10 !, r,iu
impid ut temperature 81 - tegre.s OF fnhieIils
or lower and tie sprngstrai9eri oil 1T t,Inper..
ture OF 40 degrees Of fahreEhei, or lower.
Proposals will he received ard considered FOR each
lot separately. or for the whole quantity requiri
at the option Of the lddsr; Jut no lid WiU ls "a.
tertained for .ess quantity than is comprised IN
one OF the several lots delegated Nos /, = AIDS
The bids must state explicitly the lot lot. prcpoA
for by the number numbers the quantity 81 each
kind OF oil in the lot or lots, and the Yrce Ter gallon
for each quality Of oil.
All bids mrst b. sealed and endorsed {. luo,7',
Jor Oa In7 Light House," aId thor Ise.d IL an,in
er envelope, and directed to the Secr.ta,- ii Inc
Light House Board. Wa hincton. &c
bond, With security 10 tn satisfaction Of ;ha de-
psrtnent In penaliy equal 70 one-fifth Of the
amount Of e0ch contract made ur,i,r tie foregoing
proposals. will be required II each coIira.scr c,uil
toned fc the faIthfol lerformarce Of each ,oa.
tract.
The board. under the authority of lhe d+Iartmeut
reserves the right tn reject any lid though il rnEv
ne the lowest, from other considerations than lis
amount.
BY order q the Lighthouse Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS.
dec 2l-eo,ilJau9th,lS54 Sccrptarv