Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-18
PROPOSALS. FOR OIL FOR LIGHT no OsE rs


tncs L ght House Board,
january &c, 1866
& EPAkATE SEALED PROPOSALS will b. re.
~ eeIved AT this off, nhti oc,cck PAN on Tture.
days the FIRST day OF February 1885, for supplying the
gh house establishment with the follow ms ,rss or
quantities of Oil. to be livered aisngaile Of the
give. nnent supply vsss.l at est n New York city,
New B!dfori, or Ecgaltown Hss .achuse.ta at thu
p;isn OF Tia contractor, to be determined on tie
tine q arc pli the BID, in IT, bt yell made ,sks
suitable for shipp ng, in prime order, On or ere
the foiiosing daifs respectively and ao at tie re-.
spectivs points NAMED en- the lakes, Wis:
LoT No.
5000 (e ght thou and) gallons best winterstr irea
or pressed sperm OH, and
$4,000 twenty-five taousnnd) gallons best ing.
strained Or pressed sperm oil to be delivered
On the 1st Gay OF March, 1855
LOT No.2
1900 fourteen thou and gallons best winter.
strained or p7eased Fpsrm oil, AID
10000 sixteen thcusand) gallons best spring ST ain
ed or pressed speTm oil, to he delivered on
the LIST day of May. 1855, as above
Lof No 8
Is 0c0 eighteen thousand) gallons best yiater-
stra.led or pressed sperm ill, and
IL COO Twelve thousand) gallons sstsping strained
or pressed spa,m Ill, Il be delivered az above
on tie 1t day of June, 1866
FOR THE LAKES.
Lor No4
1900 (ssvtn thou Eve hrrdred) gallons best
winter strained or pressed Stern OF, and
1850 (seven Thousand FIVE huudred) saloaa best
fpI:ng trained or PRESS. sperm oil, 10 BE-
=, delivered at 3uGale. New York, to the PR.
per oflcsr authorized to receive it, on the
- 10Th day OF April. 1855, or Immediately IF
ter the rp ming OF tn Erie canal
$50 -four hundred aud fiy) gallons best winter.
streined CT pressed spsrm Oil, ard
$50 -four hundred AMI fftyl Ga! ons best sp ing
strained or pressed sperm ell, to LIE delivered
TO the collector and operintendsnt of lights
ct f'att.burg, New York, on the 18th day
Of Apii, 1855, or iDmsdfgt-iy after the
opening OF the Erie canal.
All OF the Oil comprised IL Lot no to be deliv-
cred at the above mentioned places flr 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
a!ongsds Of the sup2ly vessels shall be 80 deliver
when the said vessels hal be in readiness to re.
ceive the ame and in the supply vessels should
not be ready to receivs the o.. on the days herein
specified for the delivery, then the contra ting party
will be at liberty 10 dlve- 1t to authorized agent
OF ths light house establishment at the point OF de-.
livery, aud shall bs entitled to pawn mt therefsr,
within fifteen days of such delivery
All he oil contracted for under thu foregoing promo
sails to be subjected to usual tests Of specific gravity
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-strained oil to remain limp
ID at temperature of SO degrees Of Farenheit or
lower, and tine spring-strained Oil a. temperature
Of 40 degrees of Fahrenheit or lower.
Proposals. will be rec ived and considered for each
lot s. parately or for thu whole quantity required
a*the option Of thu bidder. bat bid will b, enter
tanned for ieFs quantity than ia eowprised in
Of the several lots designated Nos l. g. ard 4. The
bids must state explicitly the let or lots proposed for
by the number or numbers, the quantity Of each
kind cf 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 TOR Light Houses, and then placed in anoth.
er envelope, and directed to tse Secretary of the
Light House Board, Washington, D. O.
A bond, with security to the satisfaction Of the de
partment in penalty equal t. one-dfth the amount
Of Zach contract male under the foregoing prppo-
Gals viii be required Of each contractor CONDITIONED
for the faithful PERFORMANCES Of each contract 10 be
executed within ten days after the acceptance Of tn,
bid.
The board, under the authority of the department
reserves the right to reject any bid though may b
the lowest, from other considerations than its
amount.
By order Oh tie Light House Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
jan 1s-sMvtlstFsb - =. Secretary.