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once BehtHouse Board.
@ EPARATE sealed proposals VIII be received =,
~ this ofhoe until j O'Clock p. m on MONDAY. ths
9Th day Of January, 1854 for supplying the light.
house establishmsnt with the following lots .,
Quantities Of OIL TO Be delivered slorgside OF tn
SSsennsnt supply vsssel ct Boston. New York CIV
~ seasSrd, or edsartowp, Massachusetts, at a,
option OF the contractor to be determined on at %.
tne time Of accepting the bid. In tight, vell-n,s.
casks. suita bic Cor sbippins In prime order on -
shs ne sonovsg dates rsspsctirey and also,
sns sPecuve points named on the lakes viz:
LOT NO. l.
IL 900 (eieres hossond) eaous b>st
or pressed sperm OIL ana "1'1
eco 0,cenfy-nfne uhousand) gallon. bsst srr,n,
.ns neo gt prssseo sperm oil, to be deliS.
q, ooo LOT NO. q
1s,VV Vseeayyour noasdndl gallons best winter.
strained or pressed sperm oil and
lSooo (szteen fhousundD gallons best spriuestrs,,,,
or pressed sperm oil. 10 be delivered On tbs
18th day Of May, 1854, as above. 1'
FOR THE LAKES
LOT NO. s.
esoo (stz thousand fre hsndredD gallons b.s, win.
restrained or pressed sperm oil, and
,oVO (six thousand frs hundred gallons bes. sry;
strained or pressed sperm OH, TO be deliver.
ed at Buffalo New York, to the proper on
Ger authorized TO receive il on the 18th day
efAprii, 1854, or immediately aft,r The or.'.-
ing Of the Erie canal
l6oo tsrteea hslSd'sdD gallons best winter strained
or pressed sperm oil, and
LOW lstIteeh htfndred gallons best srrur-strsinea
sperm oil, to be delivered 20 the COLLECT
ana superintendent Of lghts 1t Oxwexn
New York, on the 18th day Of April ls54
or Immediately after the opening OF the
500 (fre hundred gallons best winter-strsined n,
pressed sperm oil, and
800 Lfre hundredD gallons best spring str ip@ Or
pressed sperm oil. to be delivered 70 the COL
lector and superintendent Of lights st pls,S
burg, New York, on the 18th day Of April.
1854, or Immediately after the opening of H.
Erie canal '
All Of the oil comprised In lot No. g. to be d.l,rrr
ed at the aforementioned places for the lights ON
the lakes, must be in sIasll iron-bouni casks In
prime order, free from Leakage oontaininv from "a
TO % gallons each, aud free from all expense 70 the
United states all the costs of transportation dam.
age and leakage being the charges aud ri,k oftb
contractor or contractors aud all tests and ipsr~e
ton to be made prior 10 the transportation OF the
oil from the contractors varrhousa az o,har -
of deposit f'e
The several lots Of oil required 10 be d.Iivsrel
aiongsioe OF the supply vessels shall be NO delivered
when the said vessels shall be in readiness IL RECEIVE
ZANE and In case the supply vessels should not
De ready TO receive the oil on the days herein seri.
ned for its delivery, then the contracting party win
he a. liberty to deliver it 10 authorized agent OF
the high house establishment at the point of d.li,
In hfteen days from such delivery.
All the OIL contracted for under the foregoing rro
Posais 10 be subjected to the usual tests Of specific
gravity, temperature at which it will remain lnpid
by burning and such other means as may be Thought
proper by the person or persons to whom that duty
may be assigned by the Ligh House Board before 4
viii be accepted. The winterstrsined oil TO remain
limrid at temperature Of 81 degrees OF Fahrenheit
or lower, and the spring strained oil ut a tempsra.
ture Of 20 degrees OF Fahrenheit or lower
Proposals win be received and considered for each
lot separately, or for the whole quantity required
at the option Of the bidder; but no bid viii be en-
tertained for less quantity than is comprised In
one OF the several lots designated Nos i, q aud a.
The bids must state explicitly the lot er lot. proposed
nor by the number numbers, the quantity Of each
KIND OF Oil in the lot lots and the price ptr gallon
for each quality Of oil.
All bids mast be sealed, and endorsed PropoSlLs
for Oh for Iagh Houses" and then placed in snoth
er envelope, and directed to the Secretary Of the
Light House Board. Wellington, DC.
bond With security 10 the satisfaction Of Che do
partmeut in penalty equal TO one-fnh Of the
amount Of each contract msde usder the foregoing
proposals, will be required Of each contractor cond
toned for the faithful performance Of each con-
tract.
The board, under the authority Of the department
reserves the right to reject any bid though IL may
be the lowest from other considerations than ifs
amount
BY order OF the LightHouse Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
dec 2l-eotillJsn9th,lS54 SacretarV