Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-10
Proposals for Oil for Ligh { houses.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT

TREASURY DEPARTMENr,
II OWoe Lfeht-hoase Board, NouemEer l. s56
SkALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
ceived at this Office uatil 1 O'Clock o. 10 on
saturday, the 18th day OF November, for supply
ing the Light House establishment with the fol-
lowing lots or Quantities Of on, to be delivered
Alongside OF the Government supply vessels az
boston, New YORK city. New Bedford, Edgar
own, or Nantucket, Massachusetts, at the OPTION
q tie contractor, TO be determined on at tie tme
| OF accepting the bid, in tight, well made Casks.
.ulaoie Tor shipping, In prime order on or befor.
rle ioraoWlng dates, respectively and also at the
Lot No. 80 60 Thirty thoussndl eslInns bar
Winter strained or Pressed Sperm on a
the LIST day Of April, 1857
L"N 80 geo Thirty thousard d. gallons hest
winter strained or Press Sperm on 40
on the LIST day of June 1857,
Lot No 3.-3O, 600 (thiriy tboussndl galIans res,
winter strained or Pressed : perm Oh on
the lst dav OF August. lSs-
FOX YHB LAKES
Lot NO 80 600 trvs thollssndl oallons his,
Winter strained or Pressed Sperm OIL 81
usNegO, New York, on the LIST day OF
May, lo57, or immI diatey after ths o..sn .
Ing OF the Erie canal
me Oil comprised In lot No. q. 10 be delivered
al osWego, Tor the lights on the Lake. must he
In small unbound casks, I'm prime order. fres
from leakage, containing from thirty 10 nrty ysI
Ions each, and free from all expense to the Un7;ed
States all Tue cos $ Sf transportation, dams0s
and leakage being atthe charges ana 49, q -,
contractor and ali tests and spect n, 20 he ,ea
fri0r to the transportation Of the oil nom the con-
.
The several lots Of oil required 20 he deIIy., A
alongside Of the supply vessels shall be 40 de,S
cred when the said vessels sb all be I'm 20
receive the same; and in case the supply vesseis
should not be ready 10 receive the OF on ,bs dsy
hereinbefofe specified for It's delivery then re
contracting party will be az liberty to deliver n 10
an authorized agent Of the lght-house est,blishe
ment at the point OF delivery, and shall be emit,
tied to payment therefor within afteen days from
such delivery. '' "'"
All the Oil contracted for undsr the fo,egoIno
ptoPosals 10 oe submitted 10 the usual tests OF
speclnc gravity, by burning, and such other means
as may be thought proper by the person or per,ons
70 whom that duty may be ass igned by the \ I0bf
house Board, and required 10 remain limp,dst.
temperature OF % degrees or lowes OF Fahfenbe,,
before II will be accepted
Proposals will be received and considered for
Cd lot separately, or for the whole quantity re-
CURED, at the option Of the bidder; but no bid
Will be entertained for less quantity than is com
pflsed In one OF the several lots designated Nos
IL, 3, aud 4. The bids must state eTpicitiy the
lot or lots proposed for bv the number or numbt "a
the quantity OF each lot OF Oil and the price ef
gallon.
Al bids must be sealed, and endorsed Propo-
saIs f'r Oh for Light hOuses,n and then placed
In another envelope, and directed 20 the Secrefarv
OF Tie Lis ht- house Board, Washington D. C
bond, with security 10 the satisfaction OF the
department, In penalty equal TO one ffth OF the
am nioan. OF each contract made under the forego-
ing proposals, Will be required Of each contrsc.
lof, conditioned for the faithful performance OF
taCh contract, TO he executed within ten davs f,y
the acceptance Of the bid
The board, under the authority o, the depatt.
nent, reserves the light TO reject any bid, though
!, may be the lowest, from o.her considerations
than Its amount.
BY order Of the Light house Board
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
nov 1-eodt1Sth Nov Secre,sv