Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-20
FOR OIL FOB LIGHT Ho g rs
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Office Light House Beard,
January 16. 1855

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
Office l. ght House Beard,
January l6. 1855
CEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will b, re.
- ceved at this Office until O'Clock PAN On Thurs.
day, the rst day February 1856 for supplying the
lighthouse establishment vi the follow in lots or
quantities Of OIL to be livered alepg ids Of the
government supply ssel at Boston, New York CITY,
New Bedford, or EdgaItown Massachusetts, at the
opisn of the contractor to be determined OF at the
time of accepting tho BID In hit, Well made casks,
suitable for chipping in prime order, on or before
spective points named en- tie lakes, viz:
5000 eight thousand) gallons best winter strained
or pressed sperm Oil, and
$4,000 cSsn,ty.two thousand gallens hest String
on the LIST day of March, 1855
$4,000 Fourteen thousand) gallons best winter.
strained or pressed sperm oil, aud
10000 (si1teen thousand gallons best spring strain
ed or pressed sperm OIL to lie delivered on
the LIST day of May. 1856, as above
$1,000 eighteen thousand) gallons best winter.
strained or pressed fperm ill, and
se nrsttS gallon; bsst spDg strained
on the LIT day of June, 1855
FOR THE Lake,
LoT No4
$500 (seven tho usand five hur dred) gallons best
winter ST. aimed or pre- 'sed sperm OF, and
1850 (seven thousand five hundr,d) gallons best
spring strained or pressd sperm oil, 10 be
delivered at Buffalo, New York, to the Pre-.
per ofacer authorized to receive 1t, on the
10Th day OF April. 1855, or Immediately a.
ter the op ,niog of the Erie canal
$50 -four hundred and fhy) gallons bost winter.
strained CT pres sed eperm oil, aud
45O -four hundred aad ify) gallo best spring
strained or pressed sperm oil, to he delivered
to the collector aud superintendent of lights
at Pistt burg. New York, on the 18th day
sf Ap.;i, 1855, mms diately sfter the
opening of the Erie canal
All of the oil comprisel In Lot No to be deliv.
cred at the above mentioned places FIR the lights
on the lakes, must be 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 or contractors, and all tests and
inspection to be made prior to the transportation
OF the oil from the contractors warehouse other
place Of DEPOSIT.
The several lots of oil required to be delivered
alongside Of the fup vessels shall be delivered
when the sad vessels hall be in readine to re.
ceve the tame and in the supply vessels should
not be ready to receive the Oh Oh the days herein
specified for the delivery, then the contra ting party
will be at liberty TO liver 1t TO authorized agent
OF the leb house estabshr ent at the point OF de-
livery, aud shall bs entitled to payment therefor,
within hftesn days of such delivery.
ALI The oil contracted for under the propo-
sails to be subjected to usual tests of specific gravity
temperature at which it will remain limpd by bur
ming and such other means may be thought proper
by the person or persons to whom that duty may
be assigned by the Lighthouse Board, before it will
be accepted. The wnter-straped oil to remain limp
Id at temperature of 81 degrees of Farenheit or
lower and the spring strained oil at temperature
of 40 degrees of Farenheit or lower.
Proposals will be &C ived and considered for each
lot sfparatey, IT for the whole uantity required,
at the option Of tn bidder but no bid will b. enter
tanned f,r LEES quantity than is comprised in
Of the several lots d. sgnated Nos l, g. g. ard f. The
bids must state explicitly the Let or lots pop sed for
by the number or numbers, the quantity of each
kind Of Oil in the lot lots, and the price per gal
Ion of each quality Of OIL
All bids must be sealed, and endorsed proposals
for Oil for Light Houses" and then placed in anoth-
er envelope, and directed to the Secretary Of the
Light House Board, Washington, d. G.
bond, with security to the satisfaction Of the de-
partment In penalty equal to oneffth the amount
Of each contract made under the foregoing Pre- DO
sas will be required Of each contractor CONDITIONED
for the faithful performances Of each contract to be
executed within ten days after the ptauce of the
bid
The board, under the authority of the department,
reserves the right to reject any bid though may be
the lowest, from other considerations than its
amount.
By order of the Light House Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
ian 16-StaW t1etFeb Secretary.