The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-26
proposals for OIL for houses.

TREASURY DnrAHrmsSr,
Office Lisht house Beard,
January 49, ls55
,ypARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be received this
Ace aa on s ~ % asy s
Of o 70 be delivered aionssids Of he
y al opusn contractor 10 dsisr-
the r@e Of accepting ,hs bid u light wslmads casks
usbe shipping order, before The following
s respectively ana also the respective points named the
No 5000 Ceigh, housand) gallons
$4,000 uwenty-two ihousand) gallons best spring
the LIST day Of March, 1855 ess
LOT 24.ooo (ourteen thousand gallons winter
OF pressed sperm oil and
10000 (sI,seu hoassnal gallons best spring strained
os pressed sperm oil 10 be delivered on the ist
day Of Way, 1855, AS above
80 or pressed sperm OIL and
$4,000 twelve ,nou.And gallons ees. spring strains ed
pressed fperm oil, to be delivered as above ON
the l., day of June, 1855
FOR THE LAKES
No. (seven hunded) gallons
strained pressed sperm oil, and
1850 tseven hundrcd) gallons best spring
Sa s q ps% % oaos o es oesr
lied TO receive IL tne 18th day Of april, 1855,
| or Immediately after tEs opening Of The Ere ca
Aa t1aur hundred and any, gallons bes, winter
strained or pressed sperm oil, and
$50 tour hundred and dhy) gallons best spring
strained pressed sperm oil, TO be delivered TO
the collector and superintendent Of lights az
4 falsnug, New YORK on he lah day Of april,
All Of the oil lot No T. 10 be delivered at the
enoned places for the lights the lakes be in small
y ny gallons each and free from ali expense the United
charges and risk OF the all
inspection made the of oil from
Bhe eontrsctors warehouse, other place OF deposc
lots OF oil be delivered alongside the
vessels shall be delivered the said vessels shall be
the and supply sbeud
ready receive the oil the herein specified for It's
very then the contracting will be liberty deliver IL
authorized Of the light house establishment at the
delivery aud al be entitled payment Therefor within fifteen
sys from snch delivery.
contracted foregoing proposals
the usual tests Of specific gravity temperature which IL
will remain Iimpd BY burning and such other be
,sned the Light House Board before will lie accepted The
oil remain lmpd temperature of ~ degrees
Fahrenheit lower and the spring strained oil
bf 40 degrees OF Fahrenheit or lower.
win received considered for each lot
whole quantity required option of the bidder
bid will be entertained for less quantity than comprised in
several lots designated Nos. q and The bids
explicitly the lot lois proposed for by number
the quantity Of each kind oil In the lot lots and the price
per gallon for each quality OF OIL
An bids seaied endorsed Proposals for OIL for
and placed in another envelope, and directed
Secretary Of the Light House Board, Washington, D. O.
bond with security the satisfaction Of the department in
penalty fifth Of the each contract made under
faithful performance contract, be
xihn days ater the acceptance of the bid.
board under the authority Of the department. the
tight reject hid though bs the lowest from other
kideraions than Its amount
BY order Of the Light House Board:
. T1s" THORNTON A. JENKINS,
Jan ls--3 --3swtoisFeb, 1855 Secretary.