Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-10
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Il OFFICE LIGHTHorsK BoABD,

up., q o'oIos. m. on THURsDaY, tn. iitS dsy
t.hlIshment with els S1 thousand ssiion" Of the
best qua ty pure winter strained sperm OIL, to be
times undermsntooed Of the
s9SSP We , e. q At tn. wSrshe9:e other place
tof Light. Inspecting Officer, In ssrons. tiTht.
well made casks, suitable for shipping, In food
gallon. to eno h aRaSisa and & % on'
ynther 70. OF Oh Of them may bs deliyeIed at New
Bedford, .Edsartown, or NANTUCKET, at The OPTION
u saS ssssd in tSs OF must be ais.
The three lot. to be del versd q. follows, uE
Lot NO. j. tiJtWb Thirteen Thousand gallons. on
thstwenty fifth day Of Oct ober,
1859, or as s-on tnefesftsr as the
proper tests and gauging can be
Lot No. 2. ta5,o"o) Twenty 1--WE tn ussnd gallons,
on the first day of AprII. 1861,
Po0psr ts tS aud gaugins can be
Lot Nos $4,000 Forty two thousand 60 ons, on
toe FIRST day of June, 1861. OF az
soon thereafter the proper
tests and sauging can be com
No part Of the Oil prop sed for and to be- an
snail have been proved to the satire sat- sao Ion Of
on lest and 20 be s' the bs,s ANNA,
pure winter strained or bssged Sperm OF. free
ss7Iatioa.. and that 1t viii rsman In sum lsntly
mud stite Scr free burning IN lamps at t.mpera,
su rd o. ~ degrees or lower of Fshrenhes stand
The usua. means for determining. the character
sIavy BY burning to aetelR fsd ,s VIZ III
on Ins the oll VIII burn In uCtr'mmed capIlarI or
lamp after QUIT and necs ssIy .n1 c then
prPs tests to arrive at correct ooEc usions that
The casks must bs g.aged, under the direction
peIso.a supervision Of the inspecting OH se-
BY custom house or Other leg. " :9thorized ana
N IT.e 81 o.
standard, and must be marked ana acoe pied be.ore
,hhey Are removed from tho cellar warehouse Of
Proposals will be received and considered for
eecn LOO separately, or oI all Of them at the option
de ivered at one time ana place. Each md must
bid For and "a: ams snd Dses
OF ae,lyery conforming to this advertisement
firm OF copartnership will not be considered.
me Lighthouse Boasd, under the authority of
bid, although it may be he lowest, for other CON,
sloerations than the Irlce
description of On than that specifically called for
In this Advertisement {. "
Department in penai,, eoasI to one sth 81 sss
amount Of each contract made under these propo-
TONED for the faithful performances IF the ooptsot
70 pc executed within ten aaJs after the acceptance
Every Offer must be accompanied nv a written
sSsiantee. sign BY one or more RESPONSIBLE per-
cons, AMI known TO the Departments As such, or
certified by a United States District Judge Attor-
nay, Navy Agent, or Collector of Cu,toms 10 the
effect that If the bud bids be pted the bid
DER or bidders will duly execute a contract in ooi
faith, according ~ the provisions and terms of tn
advertisement, wlthn ten days after acc ptance
ahd that IN Gaze the said party or parties Offering
sha fail TO enter into the act as aforesaid he
or they guaranty TO make good the differences be-
tween the Oh 81 the said party or parties and the
endorsed IS roposals for OH for lighthouse And
then aced In another envelope, and di rected PR
> LlghthpuaA Roar
Washington city.
AL buds will be- opensd, publicly, at tho hour aud
on the day specified.
Payments will he made on the several lots With
tn rty days after they shall have been we'd by
the United States.
BY order Of the Lighthouse Board.
1t X. SEhMES S.cretary