Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-16
Proposals for Oil for Light Houses.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
OFFIcE OF THE L1GHTHOUsE BOARD
January 16, 1SJ6. J
SEPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS WILL
~ be Iecei'ed at this office until O'Clock D. m
on Friday, the LIST day OF ebruary, 1855 for SUP
plying the light house establishment with the fol
lowing lots or quantities Of oil, to be delivered
alongside Of the Government supply vessels al
Boston, New York city, New Bedford, or Edgar
town, Massachusetts, at the option Of the conIrac-
tor, to be determined on at the time of accepting
the bid, In tight, well made casks, suitable for
shipping, IN prime order, on or before the follow
Ing dates, respectively aud also the respective
points named on the Lakes, viz:
Lot Mol.
5000 (eightthousanG) gallons best winter-strain-
ed or pressed sperm oil, and
-, 600 TWENTY-FIVE thousand) gallons best sprinc-
strained or pressed sperm OIL 10 be deliv-
cred on the 18th day Of March, 1856
Lot No2
IA 600 fourteen thousand gallons best winter
strained or pressed sperm oil and
10 600 tsiIteen thousand) gallons best spring
strained or pressed sperm oil, To be deliV-
cred on the 18th day Of May, IeJo, az above.
Lot No 5
Il, U0O eighteen thOusapd) gallons best winter.
strained or pressed sperm OIL and
1000 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 No4
oSoSo tsi1 tnousahu nVe hundTed) gallons beat
winter strained or pressed sperm ell and
$500 (six thousand i've hundredl gallons best
spring strained or pressed sperm oil TO be
delivered az Buffalo, New York 10 the
proper onicer authorized TO receive II, on
the 18th day OF April, le56, or immediate
ly after the opening Of the Erie canal
500 came hnAdrtd) gallons best winter strained
or pressed sperm oil, and
SUO game h.HdTed) gallons best ing-strained
sperm oil, TO be delivered TO the collector
and superintendent OF lights at Oswepo
New York, on the 18th day OF A pril, IS5e
or Immediately after the opening Of the
325 Qhree hundred and twenty hve) gallons
best winter strained or pressed sperm oil
and '
59o (three hundred and twenty fve) gallons best
spring strained or pressed sperm oil, 10 be
delivered to the collector and superIntend
ent OF lights AZ Plattsburg, New YORK on
the 18th day rApiil, 1856, OF immediate.
~ alter The opening OF the Erie canal
;, All OF tine OH comprised In lot No 4, to be de-
nVered al the above mentioned places for the
lights on the lakes, must be I'm small iron bound
casks, in prime order, free from leakage contaIn
Ing from thirty TO fifty gallons each I'd free from
an expense TO the United States; AL the cost of
trans portation. damage, and leakage being at the
charges and risk OF the contractor or contractors
and All tests and inspection 10 be made prior 10
the transportation OF the oil from the contractors
warehouse or other place OF depositr
The several lots OF oil requires, tn be delivered
alongside OF the supply VESSELS shall be so deiv-
cred when thu sa i'd vessels shall be IN readiness
TO receive the same; and in case the s.ppIy YES
sells should not be ready TO receive the oil on the
days herein specified for It's delivery, then the
Contracting party will be at liberty 10 deliver IL 70
an authorized agent Of the liz ht- house establish
ment at the point OF delivery, and shall Le emit
tied to payment therefor withia fifteen DAYS from
such delivery. .'
All the oil contracted Cor under the foreso,np
proposals to be subjected to the usua. tests OF spe
clue gravity, temperature al which Ii win remain
iimpid, 6y burning and such other means as NAV
be thought proper DO the person or Persons 10
whom that duty may be assigned by the IJ"bt'
House Board, before IL wifi he accepted rbe
winter-strained oil 10 remain limped al a tenn
peteture or ~ degrees Of Fahrenheit or lower
and the spring strained oil al a TEMPERANCE ~ "a
degrees Of Fahrenheit or lower VI "
Proposals will be received and consid Grad ~,
eech lot separately, or for the whole ouantity rs
quired, at the option OF the bidder: bps M ia
VIII De entertained for less quantity ihan Is com
2, ,, and4. The bids must state sSniic,,,,, ;h -
iot or lots proposed for by the number dr numhers
the quantity OF each kind Of oil I'm the LOT or lot
ana me price per gallon for each quality Of OIL.
Al nius must De sealed and endorsed - Ssogo-
saSJor Oh for Light Houses, . ana then placed
In another envelope aaa arrested to the Secretary
oa uhe ,.sgss House Board, Washington, ID. G.
~ bond, with security to the satI-fse tion OF the
department, In penalty equal to one-tfth Of the
sForossis will be required Of each CONTRACTOR con
etioned for the faithful perfor:alse OF each con.
tract to be executed w;inin ten days after the a.,
ceptanSe OF the bid,
The Board, under the authority Of the Depart.
ment, reserves the right to reject any bid, though
II may be the lowest, from other considerations
than its amount. rs.... p
BY order Of the Light House Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS, u 4
Jan io-eodtFeol l.a.... Secretary.