Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-22
Proposals for OIL for Lighthouses.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE LIGHT-HoUsE BOARD,
Fehrua,y 18th 1884

TREASURY DEPARTMENT., !
OFFICE LGHT-HoUsE BOARD,
February l4th, 1854.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this Of
of February inst, for supplying the light house
Enlistment with the following quantities of oil, to
be delivered at the respective points named on the
LAKES, VIZ:
$500 (sx thousand five hundredD gallons best win
ter strained or pressed sperm oil. and
$500 (sx thousand five hupdred) gallons best spring
strained or pressed sperm oil. to be delivered
at Buffalo, New York, to the proper officer
authorized to receive it, on the 10Th day of
April, 1854, or Immediately after the open
ing Of the Erie canal.
LOCO Sixteen hundred) gallons best winter strained
or pressed sperm oil, and
LOGO (sixteen hundred gallons best spring strsined
sperm oil, to be deliv cred to the collector
and superintendent of lights at Oswego, N.
Y, On the 18th day of April 1854. or imme-
diately after the opening OF the Erie canal,
and
500 five hundred gallons best winterstrained OF
pressed sperm oil, and
500 five hundred) gallons best spring-strained OF
pressed sperm oil, to be delivered to the col
lector and superintendent of lights at PIatts
burg, New York, on the 18th day of April
1854, Or Immediately after the opening o.
the Erie Canal.
The oil to be delivered at the above mentioned
places in the several quantities specified, respective
iy in small iron bound casks, in prime order free
from leakage, containing from thirty TO fifty gallons
EACH and free from all expense to the United States
all the costs for transportation damage and leakage
being at the charges and risk of the contractor OF
contractors, and all tests and inspection to be made
prior to the transportation of the oil from the con
tractors warehouse, other place of deposit.
All the oil proposed for under this advertisement
to be subjected to the usual tests of specific gravity
temperature at which it will remain 1impid, by bur
ming and such other means as may be thought prepe
by the person or persons to whom that duty ma!
be assigned by the Light House Board before it viii
be accepted. The wnter-straned Oil to remain limp
id at temperature of 81 degrees Of Farenheit o
Flower, and the spriug-strained oil at temperatur
of ~ degrees of Fahrenheit or lower.
bond, with security to the satisfaction of the dc
partment in penalty equal t. one-hfth the amour
of the bid which shall be accepted under the forego
ing proposals, will be required to be executed b,
the successful bidder within five days after the con
tract prepared in accordance with such bid shal
have been we'd by him for signature, condition
ed for the faithful performance of such conterct.
Each bid must be accompanied by written guar
antee, signed by the bidd an competent surety
that in the event of the acceptance nf such bid tn
bond above required will he 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 reject any bid though it be tn
lowest, from other considerations than its amount.
All bids must be sealed, and endorsed "Proposal
for Oil for Light Houses, and then placed in anoth
| er envelope, and directed to the Secretary of tn
| Light House Board, Washington, D. @.
By order of tie Light House Board:
| THORNTON A. JENKINS,
feb 16-3tawt24th Secretary.