Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-30
Proposals for OH for Light Houses.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

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SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS WILL
- be received at this office until O'Clock n m
on Friday the LIST day Of February, 1850, for sup
plying the Zig ht house establishment with the fol
lowing lots quantities Of oil, TO be delivered
alongside Of the Government supply vessels a
Boston, New York city, New Bedford, or EdgaT.
town, Massachusetts,, at the option Of the conIac
tor, to be determined on at the time of accepting
the bid, In tight, well-made casks, suitable foI
shipping, in prime order on or before the follow
Ing dates, respectively and also at the respective
points named on the Lakes, viz:
Lot Mol
s,ooo teight thousand gallons best winter strain.
-, oo ed or pressed sperm oil, and
<s,VVV ttwenty-tw Two thousand9 gallons best spring
strained or pressed sperm oil, to be deliv.
p. cred on the 18th day Of March, 1856.
o.. Lot Ns.2.
Ii,OVO fourteen thousand) Sallons best winter
strained or pressed sperm oil, and
$1,000 (sikteen thousand) gallons best spring
strained or Pressed sperm oil to be deliv-
cred onthe 18th day Of May, 1856, as above
Is 900 eighteen thousand) gallons best winter
strained or pressed sperm oil, and
5000 twelve thousand) gallons best spring
strained or pre- sed sperm oil, to be deliv.
cred as above on the 18th day OF July, 1856.
FOR THE LAKES.
Lot No.4. pr
$3.50 (six thousand five huadred) gallons best
winter strained or pressed sperm ell, and
$500 (six thousand Ave hundred) gallons best
delivered at Buffalo, New York, to the
proper officer authorized to receive II, on
the 18th day Of April, 1856, or Immediate
ly after the opening Of the Erie canal.
800 (HiHt hNndrsd) gallons best winter strained
pressed sperm oil, and
900 (nine hnndrsd) gallons best spring strained
sperm OIL to be delivered to the collector
and superintendent Of lights at Oswego,
New York, on the 18th day Of pril, 1856,
Immediately after the opening Of the
Erie canal, and
3o5 (hree hundred and twenty hve) gallons
best winter strained or pressed sperm oil,
JOS (three hundred and twenty fve) gallons best
spring strained or pressed sperm oil, to be
delivered to the collector and superintend-
ent Of lights at PlattsbuIg, New York, on
the 18th day OF April 1856, or Immediate
ly after the opening Of the Erie canal.
AL Of the oil comprised In lot No 4, to be de-
livered at the above mentioned places for the
lights on the lakes, must be In small iron bound
casks, in prime order, free from leakage, contain.
ing from thirty to fifty gallons each and free from
all expense to the United States all the cost of
transportation. damage, aud leakage being at the
charges and risk Of the contractor contractors,
and all tests and inspection to be made prior to
the transportation of the oil from the contractors
warehouse or other place Of deposite.
The several lots OF oil required to be delivered
alongside OF the supply vessels shall be so deliv
cred when the said vessels shall be In readiness
to receive the same; and In case the supply yes
sells should not be ready to receive the OIL on the
days herein specified for its delivery, then the
contracting party will be At liberty TO deliver II to
authorized agent Of the light house establish
ment at the point Of delivery, and shall be enti-
tied to payment therefor within fifteen days from
such delivery.
Ali the oil contracted for under the foregoing
proposals to be subjected To the usua. tests Of spe
ctfc gravity, temperature at which II will remain
Hmpid, by burning and such other means as may
be thought proper DO the person persons TO
whom that duty may be assigned by the Light
House Board, before il will be accepted. The
winter strained oil to remain limped at a tenn
perature Of 81 degrees OF Fahrenheit or lower,
and the spring strained oil al a temperature Of 10
degrees Of Fahrenheit or lower
Proposals. will be received and considered for
each lot separately, or for the whole quantity re-
quired, at the option Of the bidder; but no bid
prfsed In one Of the several lots designated Nos
2, 3, and 4. The bids must state explicitly the
lot or lots proposed for by the number or numbers
the quantity Of each kind Of oil In the lot lots
and the price per gallon for each quality Of oil.
All bids must be sealed and endorsed 'tPyopo-
sails for Oil fOT ghf-HonSss,n and then placed
in another envelope, and directed to the Secretary
postage paid.
bond, with security 10 the satisfaction Of the
Department, In penalty equal to one fifth Of the
amount Of each contract made under the foregoing
proposals, win be required Of each contractor con-
dtioned for the faithful Performance Of each con-
tract, to be executed within ten days after the
ceptance Of the bid.
The Board, under the authority Of the Depart
ment, reserves the right to reject any bid though
IL may be the lowest, from other considerations
than It's amount.
BY order Of the Light H ouse Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
jan l6-eodtF eb1. Secretary.